- Make an impact supporting patients, their families and carers
- Part time (16hrs/week), permanent position
- A job share role with a second Chronic Kidney Disease CNC also working 16hrs/week
- Located primarily at the Austin Hospital campus
- $47,850 base + salary packaging + super
- A commitment to Austin Health values
- Graduate Qualification in Renal Nursing
- Substantial clinical experience in all areas of Nephrology, RRT and acute care.
- Minimum 4 years nursing experience
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking
- Five weeks annual leave (pro rata for part time), plus purchased leave options
Clinical Nurse Consultant - Victoria, Australia - Austin Health
Description
Position Summary
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the department
The department provides a comprehensive range of kidney care services to inpatients and outpatients with kidney disease. The renal inpatient ward is based on Ward 7 North and is supported by 7 North Dialysis, both situated in the Austin Tower. The Department of Nephrology operates a comprehensive patient-centred dialysis program including home haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and facility haemodialysis. The department is responsible for a full range of outpatient renal clinics, with more than 8,000 attendances per year, including renal medicine, renal transplant, dialysis, live donor clinic and renal genetics.
About the role
The Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) clinical nurse consultant is responsible for the management of patients with stage 4 and stage 5 chronic kidney disease from referral to the nephrology service through to receiving a kidney transplant, commencement of dialysis, or palliative care. The CKD clinical nurse consultant undertakes patient assessment, planning and education, ongoing monitoring and facilitates patient-centred care applying a shared decision-making approach, and ensures appropriate and timely referrals. The CKD clinical nurse consultant works as part of a multidisciplinary team of internal and external stakeholde
About you
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To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Inclusion at Austin Health
We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+, and people of any age.
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If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager.