Clinical Nurse Specialist (Grade 2) - Diabetes Education
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time, 16 hours per week until November 2025
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration: $55.45 - $57.27 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ526418
Application Close Date: 10/11/2024
Interview Date Range: 13/11/2024 – 20/11/2024
Contact Details: Cecilia Astorga – 0438 690 147 | cecilia.astorga@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
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 within the Diabetes and Endocrine Service to achieve identified goals and outcomes.
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). 3 years relevant Full Time equivalent post registration experience and approved post graduate nursing/midwifery qualifications in a field relevant to the specialty field, or such other qualification, or experience deemed appropriate by the organisation. Desirable experienced Credentialed Diabetes Educator (or working towards) with extensive clinical experience and knowledge working with insulin pumps (CSII) and CGMs.
- Please elaborate on how your skills and experiences align with the role requirements and highlight what you will bring to add value to Diabetes Education
- Share the main reasons for your application for this role and tell us what aspects of joining Diabetes Education motivates you.
- Outline what aspects of taking on a leadership role within Diabetes Education excites you and aligns 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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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
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Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
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.
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