Hospital in the Home (HITH) Clinical Nurse Specialist Clinic Lead
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative Hospital in the Home team (HITH). Our team has a high focus on quality and prides itself on the standard of care provided to our patients. Job share considered.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 5 October 2025 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration: $2,107.10 - $2,176.30 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ518699
Who We Are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
You will primarily be based in HITH Clinic at Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) Campus. Occasionally, you may be required to travel within NSLHD depending on service need.
What you'll be doing
Leading the HITH clinic at RNSH, ensuring efficient patient flow, customer service and quality care. Providing acute-level care to patients in the community to prevent hospital admissions, reduce ED presentations and facilitate early discharges from hospitals. Working within a multi-disciplinary team to provide the highest standard of care. Collaborating with medical teams and guiding the practice of RNs in HITH clinic.
Collaborating with our key referring stakeholders during the onboarding and subsequent care of patients on the HITH service. Supporting the HITH Intake and HITH Liaison role at times.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse Division 1, with post registration qualification relevant to specialty and at least 3 years’ experience working in the clinical area of the post graduate qualification or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of health care providers including those in government, non-government, and residential aged care and community organisations.
- Evidence of advanced level of knowledge and skill related to Hospital in the Home and demonstrated ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team, with an emphasis on service delivery, quality of care and team cohesion.
- Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy in Microsoft Applications and evidence of personal time management capabilities and effective negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge in initiating and implementing changes to improve clinical service delivery and outcomes, models of care, evidence based practice and practice development.
- Ability to identify and improve opportunities to enhance continuity of care between acute hospitals, primary care providers and community based services and a comprehensive knowledge of primary health and community based services.
- Current NSW driver’s licence
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For role related queries or questions contact Amy Herdman on Amy.Herdman@health.nsw.gov.au or 0422 007 835.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 23 September 2024
