Employment Type: Permanent Full Time - Part Time will be considered Location: Queanbeyan Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2 Remuneration: $109,945.46 - $113,556.22 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38 Requisition ID: REQ532468 Applications Close: 20 November 2024 Interviews Details: Interviews will be scheduled within 10 days of closing date What we offer
Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
Corporate Health and Fitness program
11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
Annual Leave Loading
What you'll be doing
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an expert practitioner who, through leadership facilitates evidence-based practice. The CNS will promote a service which fosters clinical excellence, research and professional leadership. The CNS contributes to quality health care by collaborating with the health care providers and consumer groups, developing clinical practice standards and evaluating their outcomes. The CNS is responsible for providing services which facilitate effective management of the care in the given specialty. The Safeguards Team operates 7 days/week with extended hours on weekdays, and will respond to young people in their schools, homes and communities and in hospital-based settings (EDs/Wards), through face to face, phone and telehealth appointments.
Selection Criteria
Current registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA)
Relevant post graduate qualifications in mental health and at least 3 years recent experience working in the child and adolescent mental health clinical area.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex clinical care and service delivery issues and problem solve through the development and use of clinical management plans.
Demonstrated ability to exercise extended autonomy of decision making while working as part of a multidisciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations.
Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others.
Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
Extensive contemporary experience and knowledge of nursing practice, as well as demonstrated understanding of the principles of trauma informed care and its application when working with children/adolescents and families/carers.
Evidence of a current unrestricted driver's licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases This is a Category 'A' position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs. Australian Work Rights Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent. Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact the hiring manager below should you require assistance. If you are an Aboriginal person and seek support in applying for a role, please visit the Stepping Up website, which has been designed to support Aboriginal job applicants in applying for positions at NSW Health. Visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ Need more information? 1) Click here for the Position Description 2) Find out more about applying for this position For role related queries or questions contact Jennifer Hudson on ****** or phone: 0407 410 804. The Welcome Experience The Welcome Experience connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster. Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
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