Clinical Nurse Specialist 2 - Cluster Lead - Community Health Care

Description:

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2

Location: Lemongrove Campus
Remuneration: $113,243.15 - $116,963.48 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ560195

Applications Close: 03/04/2025

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,

working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
The Primary Care and Community Health Unit consists of 9 centres that provide a range of services for children, young people and their families, adults, older people and their carers. Our services range from health promotion, prevention and early detection through to assessment, treatment and continuing care. Our staff work in partnership with schools, GPs, hospitals, non-government agencies and other organisations to provide care across our centres, in people’s homes, other community venues as well as .

On Offer is a Permanent Full Time position working Monday – Friday for an experience Registered Nurse. You will have a high level of clinical nursing knowledge, experience, and skills in providing complex nursing care with minimum direct supervision.

The successful incumbent will work within a primary health care framework and using a client centred and strengths-based approach. Within this role as a Clinical Nurse Specialist you will provide leadership, support, and advice to registered and enrolled nurses, in the provision of care to an identified group of clients in the community setting.

This role will provide assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care using evidence based best practice guidelines underpinned by the principles of Primary Health Care as part of a collaborative partnership with the client, their family(ies)/carer(s) and other key stakeholders (including the client's GP and treating specialist).

If your ready for your next career change in providing leadership, support and advice, please apply!

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Accrued Day Off (ADO)
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here .

For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please .

What you will bring to the role * Current registration as a Registered Nurse Division 1 AHPRA with relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years’ experience working with clients who have a chronic condition and/or complex care needs or such other qualifications or equivalent experience deemed appropriate

• Demonstrated advanced clinical skills and contemporary knowledge of evidence-based Chronic Disease Nursing practice and the ability to implement those within clinical practice utilising their clinical expertise
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with clients, families/carers and the healthcare team to improve clinical service delivery, client outcomes and provide safe quality care that is culturally appropriate
• Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team and to communicate effectively with a broad range of health professionals/ services and social services to facilitate the coordination of comprehensive and collaborative care
• Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making abilities and high level communication, liaison, negotiation, time management and report writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in the provision and development of clinical practice, offer expert advice in the management of chronic and/or complex clients and has a demonstrated commitment to own professional development
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to utilise information technology systems within a variety of applications and commitment to undertake training in electronic health record systems
• Current valid Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purposes. This may include driving long distances across the LHD

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

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