Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 - Infection Prevention and Control, Wound and Continence Advisor
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- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ544940 Requisition #
Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 - Infection Prevention and Control, Wound and Continence Advisor
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration: $131,870.90 - $134,500.70 per annum plus Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ544940
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration: $131,870.90 - $134,500.70 per annum plus Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ544940
Location: Waterfall, Sydney
Applications Close: 26 January 2025
Come Work With Us!
What you'll be doing
Applications Close: 26 January 2025
Come Work With Us!
What you'll be doing
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
Garrawarra Centre is a NSW Health Residential Aged Care Facility that specialises in providing person centred care to residents with Advanced Dementia displaying Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD).
Garrawarra Centre is located just south of Waterfall on the outskirts of the Royal National Park, and due to the location, the facility is not accessible by public transport.
The Clinical Nurse Consultant (Infection Prevention, Wound & Continence Advisor) is a Registered Nurse who has responsibility for:-
Provide expert nursing advice to Health Care Workers, Residents and Carers within the Centre. Develop specialised information and education resources for Residents, Carers and Other Health Care Professionals. Participate in research projects incorporating Best Practice principles into clinical practice. Identify and adopt appropriate clinical practice models.
Manage the surveillance and control of Infections within the Centre. Provide leadership in all aspects of Infection Prevention / Wound Management / Continence Management establishing effective communicate and interaction with Medical, Allied Health Staff and Support Staff.
The Clinical Nurse Consultant provides expert clinical advice to Residents, Carers and Other Health Care Professionals within a defined speciality. The Clinical Nurse Consultant develops, facilitates implementation and evaluates care management plans for residents with complex health needs. Provides an expert Resident-Centred Consultancy practice participating in direct patient care provision. Provides education on complex clinical issues to Residents and Carers. Responsible for staff exposure prevention, review of all incidents that occur and reporting as required.
Identifies and adopts innovative clinical practice models eg implementation and evaluation of new treatments, technologies, and therapeutic techniques relating to infection prevention, wound and continence management.
Provides a complex person-centred consultancy practice within a mixed clinical environment.
Participates / collaborates in the design and conduct of quality improvement initiatives
Garrawarra Centre is a NSW Health Residential Aged Care Facility that specialises in providing person centred care to residents with Advanced Dementia displaying Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD).
Garrawarra Centre is located just south of Waterfall on the outskirts of the Royal National Park, and due to the location, the facility is not accessible by public transport.
For more information we encourage you to contact Catherine Wynn on Cathy.Wynn@health.nsw.gov.au
The Clinical Nurse Consultant (Infection Prevention, Wound & Continence Advisor) is a Registered Nurse who has responsibility for:-
Provide expert nursing advice to Health Care Workers, Residents and Carers within the Centre. Develop specialised information and education resources for Residents, Carers and Other Health Care Professionals. Participate in research projects incorporating Best Practice principles into clinical practice. Identify and adopt appropriate clinical practice models.
Manage the surveillance and control of Infections within the Centre. Provide leadership in all aspects of Infection Prevention / Wound Management / Continence Management establishing effective communicate and interaction with Medical, Allied Health Staff and Support Staff.
The Clinical Nurse Consultant provides expert clinical advice to Residents, Carers and Other Health Care Professionals within a defined speciality. The Clinical Nurse Consultant develops, facilitates implementation and evaluates care management plans for residents with complex health needs. Provides an expert Resident-Centred Consultancy practice participating in direct patient care provision. Provides education on complex clinical issues to Residents and Carers. Responsible for staff exposure prevention, review of all incidents that occur and reporting as required.
Identifies and adopts innovative clinical practice models eg implementation and evaluation of new treatments, technologies, and therapeutic techniques relating to infection prevention, wound and continence management.
Provides a complex person-centred consultancy practice within a mixed clinical environment.
Participates / collaborates in the design and conduct of quality improvement initiatives
Selection Criteria
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse/Midwife, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Minimum five years full time equivalent post qualification experience, with at least three years full time equivalent experience in the specialty field of Aged Care and post graduate qualifications relevant to the field of practice.
- Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework
- An understanding of the practice development framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing practice
- Demonstrated effective communication and inter-personal skills across a variety of mediums.
- Proven ability to implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by the utilisation of evidence based research.
- Understanding of Residential Aged Care Facility requirements.
- Demonstrated participation in the Quality Improvement process.
- Current NSW Driver's License (or a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position).
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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-TSH-Garrawarra@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
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. Please note we are not offering sponsorship for work rights for this position.
- 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 (including Covid-19) for all positions prior to offer.
- At South Eastern Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
- 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
