Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 (Violence, Abuse and Neglect)
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- REQ555141 Requisition #
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration: $57.11 - $58.98 per hour
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ555141
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.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 – Violence, Abuse and Neglect (CNS2 – VAN) works within the psychosocial-led NSW Health Sexual Assault Service model of care to provide integrated, trauma-informed medical care and forensic examinations to people of all genders aged 14 years and older who have experienced recent sexual assault. This role collaborates with the Medical Lead - Sexual Assault and Domestic and Family Violence, Child and Adolescent Safety Paediatrician, and other VAN Service nursing staff to ensure strong integrated practice, communication networks, data management and standards of practice in responding to violence, abuse and neglect are maintained.
This role will see you provide medical and forensic responses and health care (within scope of practice) to people who have experienced violence, abuse and neglect, this includes providing integrated crisis responses, non-acute clinical care and follow up medical care and health care navigation.
As the Clinical Nurse Specialist you will be responsible for providing education and advice on caring for victim-survivors of VAN to other clinicians in NSW Health and will participate in the 24 hour/7 day per week on-call roster, regular team meetings, quality improvement activities, administrative tasks, and research and education delivery as appropriate.
This role can be offered as Permanent Full time or Part time and is located at Nepean Hospital. Our positive and innovative environment will offer many opportunities and career pathways and we encourage you to apply now to join the team!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Accrued Day Off (ADO) for Full Time employees only
- 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.
What you will bring to the role
- Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Agency (AHPRA) with relevant post registration qualifications (i.e. sexual health, family planning, women’s health, obstetrics and gynaecology and emergency nursing) and at least 3 years’ experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualification, or such other qualifications or equivalent experience deemed appropriate by the organisation.
- Completed, working towards or willing to undertake NSW Health Education Centre Against Violence Graduate Certificate in the Medical and Forensic Management of Adult Sexual Assault (or equivalent).
- Demonstrated commitment to and experience in service development and quality improvement including the capacity to initiate change and negotiate support from key stakeholders and coordinate clinical audit activities.
- Demonstrated ability to provide high quality, trauma-informed and culturally safe care to clients who have experienced violence, abuse and neglect and may present as highly distressed.
- Highly developed clinical skills in patient assessment and care planning with demonstrated ability to provide a referral service as required.
- Demonstrated experience in leading and initiating education to improve clinical service delivery and patient clinical outcomes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills enabling collaborative work with colleagues, other health professionals and individuals to provide safe and effective care.
- Current Driver's Licence and willingness to use same as required for the position and the ability to participate in an on-call roster.
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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For role related queries or questions contact Amanda Horton-Hallett on Amanda.Horton-Hallett@health.nsw.gov.au
