Clinical Nurse Consultant - Dementia/Delirium

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Remuneration: $65.83 - $67.17 Per Hour + 12% Super + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: 19
Requisition ID: REQ623942
Location: Tamworth Hospital
Closing: Sunday, 14th December 2025
 

About the Role

As the Dementia & Delirium Clinical Nurse Consultant, you’ll provide advanced clinical leadership, expert consultancy and education across Tamworth Hospital for patients with cognitive impairment. You’ll support teams in ED, medical, surgical, rehabilitation, mental health and the older persons’ dementia unit.

Your role includes expert assessment, care planning, coaching staff, implementing evidence-based pathways, supporting prevention and early recognition of delirium, leading quality improvement, and strengthening partnerships with aged care and community services.

This is a highly visible role where your expertise will directly influence safer, more compassionate care for older people across the hospital. You won’t be alone in this role! From day one you will receive a structured orientation, ongoing mentorship, access to statewide dementia/delirium networks and education, professional development, workshops and Clinical Nurse Consultant forums.

Why You'll Love Tamworth

Tamworth is a major regional centre offering the convenience of a large town with a warm, country feel. Tamworth Hospital, a Level 6 facility, offers excellent scope for advanced practice and career growth, with the opportunity to work alongside a geriatrician as well as passionate discharge planners and nurse leaders.

You’ll enjoy affordable living, short commutes, great schools, strong community spirit, and a vibrant arts and music scene - plus easy access to national parks and outdoor activities. It’s a great place to grow a specialty career while enjoying a relaxed regional lifestyle.

Who You Are

You are a clinically strong, person-centred nurse leader with a passion for improving outcomes for people with dementia, delirium and cognitive impairment. You bring:

• Current AHPRA registration
• Significant recent experience in gerontology, acute care of the older person, mental health and/or dementia/delirium care
• Advanced assessment, care planning and consultancy skills
• Expertise in evidence-based dementia and delirium practice, including BPSD management
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage patients, carers, and stakeholders with sensitivity
• Proven ability to mentor, educate and build capability across the workforce
• Confidence leading change, translating evidence and data into practice, and driving improvement initiatives
• A collaborative, approachable style and commitment to culturally safe, person-centred care

You are proactive, supportive, and committed to shaping safer, kinder cognitive impairment care - someone who brings both expertise and compassion to every interaction.

Benefits
At Hunter New England Health enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day: 

✅Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero 

✅Proximity to shopping and other services 

✅Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees) 

✅4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees) 

✅Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance 

✅Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing 

✅Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family 

✅Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members 

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For role related queries or questions contact Carolyn Heise on Carolyn.Heise@health.nsw.gov.au

Information for Applicants: 

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2 
 
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.  

Hunter New England Health is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse. 

At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace.  Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact HNELHD-Diversity@health.nsw.gov.au  for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process. 

An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies. 

Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.  
 To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa. 

We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.   
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