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Salary Employment Type: Permanent Full Time 38 hours per week
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration:
Nurse Practitioner: $135,591.23 - $145,181.65 per annum
Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2: $128,030.56 - $130,582.09 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ471373
Application Close Date: 24/03/2024
Interview Date Range: 27/03/2024 – 03/04/2024
Contact Details: Cheryll Villarosa – (02) 8738 7*** | ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
Apply Here: http://sydc1a.rfer.us/HEALTHNSWGOVEG21WQt
About the Opportunity
SWSLHD is seeking a flexible, adaptable and driven Nurse Practitioner or Transitional Nurse Practitioner to join our growing team.
Our district offers unmatched opportunities for NPs or TNPs to join NSW's leading Local Health District for the field. Our globally recognised hospitals are setting the standards for NP's and offer secure, ongoing roles. You will be highly supported in your role and have the opportunity to experience acute presentations and work in a fast paced environment where you can utilise your specialised skills.
Working in our globally recognised hospital provides a range of learning and development opportunities where you can be at the forefront of your field. Our district has state of the art facilities and is undergoing redevelopments at many of our hospitals, providing new and exciting opportunities to bring patient centred care to the community.
If you are ready to use your highly refined skills in one of NSW's best LHD's for Nurse Practitioners, click APPLY NOW!
What You'll be Doing
The Nurse Practitioner is educated and endorsed to function autonomously and collaboratively in an advanced and extended clinical role. The NP role includes assessment and management using nursing knowledge and skills. The role may include, but is not limited to, the direct referral of patients to other health care professionals, prescribing medications and initiating and interpreting diagnostic investigations.
Where You'll Be Working
• Liverpool Hospital, founded in 1813, is the major health service for south-western Sydney, providing services to the local government area of Liverpool City Council as well as district services to residents and visitors in the area. It also provides a range of state-wide services in areas such as critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care and brain injury rehabilitation.
• The Hospital provides a health service of international standing, with 23 operating theatres, capacity for 877 beds, diagnostic and imaging services, emergency and trauma care, maternity, paediatric, cancer care, mental health, ambulatory care, allied health and medical and surgical services from birth to aged care.
• Liverpool Hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The $790 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) project will provide enhanced facilities and an increased capacity to meet future significant population growth for South Western Sydney.
• Liverpool Hospital is a principal referral and teaching Hospital of the University of NSW and the Western Sydney University and also welcome students from over 20 universities and colleges.
• Located in the heart of Liverpool City, the hospital is close to public transport, shopping centres and eateries.
How to Apply:
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible.
1. Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Authorised by the NMBA in accordance with s95 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) No 86a to use the protected title of 'Nurse Practitioner' and therefore utilise the extensions to clinical practice including prescribing, referral, diagnosis, initiation of diagnostics and discharge from care.
2. Demonstrated ability to undertake comprehensive health assessments of patients within target populations in order to collect relevant clinical data to inform clinical and diagnostic decision making processes
3. Demonstrated ability to articulate sound reasoning behind clinical, diagnostic and prescribing decisions that are informed by evidence based practice and made within a nursing context
4. Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs
5. Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise
6. Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical and reflective thinking, complex reasoning and analysis to guide assessments, clinical judgements and decisions whilst managing complete episodes of patient care.
7. Demonstrated ability to perform in a clinical leadership role evidenced by participation in practice development activities including mentoring, education, active participation in communities of practice, policy development, research and quality improvement.
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