Clinical Nurse Consultant (Gde 1) - Diabetes Education - Perm PT
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- Clinical Nurse Consultant
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- REQ605197 Requisition #
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- Sep 18, 2025 Post Date
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time, 20 hours per week
Location: Fairfield Hospital
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Remuneration: $63.91 - $65.22 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ605197
Application Close Date: 06/10/2025
Interview Date Range: 08/10/2025 – 15/10/2025
Contact Details: Courtney Macdonald – (02) 9616 8113 | Courtney.Macdonald@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity:
The Diabetes team at Fairfield Hospital are seeking a hardworking, enthusiastic, and personable Clinical Nurse Consultant to join their expert team.
This role required someone who can interact with others in a highly professional and personable manner. You will be a critical thinker who facilitates evidence-based practice by working collaboratively with the Diabetes Nursing team to provide expert clinical advice to patients, carers and other health care professionals.
We are looking for someone who is a true leader and can become a person of influence in their role. The role requires someone with strong negotiation skills and who can drive change in the facility. You will bring your expert knowledge on Diabetes to the role and be ready to grow and develop the service through sharing your expertise with the team.
You will be able to work both independently and as part of a strong, multidisciplinary team and you will bring with you your professional knowledge and judgement in providing care in highly complex cases.
Collaboration is at the forefront of this role and you will be able to form professional working relationships with NUMS, Education providers, students and the wider team.
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What You'll be Doing:
The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is an expert practitioner who, through leadership facilitates evidence based practice. The CNC will promote a service which fosters clinical excellence, research and professional leadership. The CNC contributes to quality health care by collaborating with the health care providers and consumer groups, developing clinical practice standards and evaluating their outcomes. The CNC is responsible for providing services which facilitate effective management of the care in the given specialty.
Where You'll Be Working:
Fairfield hospital is located in one of NSW’s largest LGA’s and is a hub of diverse cultures, ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds. This brings a range of experiences to hospital employees and provides varied learning and development experiences for all levels of Medical, Clinical, administrative and support roles.
Fairfield Hospital provides a chance to work closely with patients and the community whist providing a strong learning environment and exposure to a variety of disciplines and specialties. The team at Fairfield Hospital is supportive and encouraging, with the senior members of the hospital always looking for ways to enrich the experience of the team.
The hospital sits close to public transport (T-Way), Public Schools, a major shopping centre and has an onsite cafeteria.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Do you currently hold Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA, relevant post-registration qualification and at least 5 years full time equivalent experience? Please attach a copy of your AHPRA registration and associated qualifications with your application.
- Detail how your skills and professional background align with the requirements of the role, emphasising the value you intend to bring to the Diabetes Education Department.
- How do you ensure that your clinical education practices remain evidence-based and relevant to both experienced staff and students? Can you share an example of how you've adapted your teaching to meet diverse learning needs?
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western 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.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
