Description:
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time, 12 hours per weekLocation: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration: $57.11- $58.98 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ560541
Application Close Date: 23/03/2025
Interview Date Range: 26/03/2025 - 02/04/2025
Contact Details: Cecilia Astorga | (02) 02 8738 4*** | ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
Liverpool Hospital is recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist (Grade 2) to complement and enhance the current Transitional/Diabetes Education Department.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (Grade 2) - Transitional Diabetes Education will provide safe, compassionate, quality, person centred specialist care and work in collaboration with patients/ families/ carers and a multidisciplinary team to achieve identified goals and outcomes.
To manage a Transitional care program for teenagers and young adults with diabetes.
- To provide comprehensive diabetes education programs to teenagers and young adults with diabetes and their families/ carers.
- To provide education for Nursing and other relevant staff in the management of teenagers and young adults with diabetes and promote their own patient education skills.
- Transitional clinic occurs every Thursday and every second Tuesday.
- Successful applicant should have advanced knowledge and skills in the management of diabetes and the current diabetes technology.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (Grade 2) will provide safe, compassionate, quality, person centred specialist care and work in collaboration with patients/families/carers and a multidisciplinary team to achieve identified goals and outcomes.
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviors and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
The vision of SWSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Service is Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, through leading effective workplace cultures that improve the patient experience.
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 UNSW Sydney 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 below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years’ experience working in the clinical area of the employees specified post-graduate qualification, or such other qualifications or equivalent experience deemed appropriate by the public hospital or public health organisation.
- Please elaborate on how your skills and experiences align with the role requirements and highlight what you will bring to add value to the Transitional Diabetes clinic.
- Share the main reasons for your application for this role and tell us what aspects of joining the Liverpool Diabetes (Transitional) service that motivates you.
- Outline what aspects of taking on a leadership role within the Liverpool Diabetes & Endocrine Service - Transitional clinics excite you and align with your professional aspirations. Give us an insight to your leadership style and how you will apply this in the role.
- Give an example of your approach to tailoring educational content for adults in a workplace setting, taking into consideration diverse learning styles, and how you plan to adapt your strategies to ensure effective skill transfer and development within the team?
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Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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