Clinical Nurse Consultant - Community Drug & Alcohol Liaison

🔍 Surry Hills, Langton Centre | Sydney

📁: Clinical Nurse Consultant

💼: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

📅   : REQ571107 Requisition #

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration: $131,870.90 - $134,500.70 per annum plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ571107
Location: The Langton Centre, St George Community Health Service & Caringbah Community Health Centre
Applications close date: 4 May 2025

Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2) - Community Drug & Alcohol Consultation Liaison

Where you'll be working

SESLHD Drug and Alcohol Service offers a range of treatment and support services for people with problems from their alcohol, prescription or illicit drug use, and/or their families and carers. Outpatient D&A services are located in clinics at the Langton Centre in Surry Hills, St George Hospital in Kogarah, and Caringbah Community Health Centre at Sutherland Hospital. Inpatient D&A services are provided at Sydney Hospital, Prince of Wales, St. George and Sutherland Hospitals. Our goal is to improve health, wellbeing and social outcomes for individuals, families and the community, related to drug and alcohol use.

The Role

The Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 position works across the SESLHD district providing senior clinical nursing leadership and expert drug & alcohol clinical advice to a range of community health providers. The position works across Langton Centre, St George and Sutherland and works closely with the community clinical teams

The position also has significant responsibilities in the delivery of clinical leadership and education, and participates in research, quality improvement activities and clinical services planning in accordance with the criteria for a Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 as per the NSW Public Health System Nurses and Midwives (State) Award The position works day shifts Monday to Friday inclusive.

The Benefits:

Up to 12 allocated days off each year in addition to annual leave.
Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
Discounted Private Health Insurance.

Are you ready to join us ?

We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. As part of the application process, we invite you to respond to the following targeted questions:

Can you describe your experience in providing senior comprehensive nursing care to people with substance use conditions?
Tell us about a time where you have provided expert drug & alcohol clinical advice and management to treatment providers? What was your role to ensure safe, high-quality care was provided?
Can you describe a time where you provided leadership within a multidisciplinary team. What was your role in ensuring safe, high-quality care, and how did you facilitate collaboration among internal and external stakeholders?

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions, please contact Tracy Cowan via email at Tracy.Cowan@health.nsw.gov.au

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-PaCH@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for applicants

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.
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.