Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1, Substance Use in - Illawarra, Australia - Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District

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Illawarra, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Employment Type:
Permanent Part Time

Position Classification:
Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1

Remuneration:
$ $63.31 per hour

Hours Per Week: 32

Requisition ID:
REQ450157

Applications Close:10 December 2023

What you'll be doing

The Substance Use in Pregnancy and Parenting Specialty (SUPPS) Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is a clinical expert who, through leadership, education, training, and mentoring, facilitates excellence in clinical practice and research and provides expert advice to patients and carers with complex health care needs in relation to substance misuse.

The CNC works collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide assessment, treatment, support, crisis intervention, care planning and evaluation of care in line with the NSW

Health Clinical Care Standards:
Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment.

The CNC provides expert consultation and advice to health care workers and external agencies for patients with complex needs through their continuum of care until discharge.

The CNC is a clinical expert and is responsible for the provision of high-level person centered, evidence-based clinical nursing care, they are expected to embrace and lead a practice development philosophy in the delivery of care.

The CNC models the CORE (Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment) values of the organisation.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (2 doses) which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).

New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Please provide proof of vaccination if available.

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

Talent Pool

Please note:

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation.

The applicant must be certified as compliant with Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases before employment can commence.

Selection Criteria

Registered nurse with a current licence to practice from the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and current NSW Driver's License.
A minimum 5 years full time equivalent post graduate qualification experience and a post graduate qualification in the field of Drug and Alcohol clinical practice, or other qualifications or experience relevant to the Drug and Alcohol specialty.
Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing practice.
Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of mediums and an understanding of the practice development framework and personcentred care.
Proven ability to implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by the utilisation of evidencebased research.
Demonstrated skills in strategic and clinical service planning including an understanding of organisational behaviour, change management and cultural change processes.
Demonstrated skills in clinical teaching, competency in the use of contemporary information systems and experience in the development of specialty education programs.
Demonstrated clinical expertise in clientcentred consultancy with the ability to work independently.

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