Nurse Practitioner - Diabetes Clinical lead

🩺 Lead advanced diabetes care with real impact

🔬 Drive research-led, innovative practice

🤝 Shape care across hospital and community

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time 
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner 
Remuneration: $70.43 - $75.41 per hour
Hours Per Week: 32
Location:  Blacktown

Where you'll be working
Blacktown Hospital is situated in a rapidly growing, culturally diverse community, providing modern facilities aimed at enhancing staff experience and patient outcomes.

• State-of-the-art facilities designed for exceptional care.
• Teaching hospital offering university students a rich, supportive experience.
• Dedicated outdoor staff areas with landscaped gardens for well-being.
• Convenient access to Westpoint shopping centre, just a 10-minute walk away.
• Parking options available: onsite parking for a small fee, all-day street parking, and close proximity to Blacktown train station.

Discover more about our workplace culture by watching this short video: Hear from Our Staff.

What you'll be doing 
Join the Diabetes Service at Blacktown as a Nurse Practitioner and provide expert, person-centred care to patients with complex needs. This advanced clinical role blends autonomy, leadership and collaboration to improve outcomes and innovate service delivery. Responsibilities will include:

• Delivering high-quality, advanced nursing care for diabetes patients
• Autonomously assessing, diagnosing, prescribing and referring as required
• Leading and integrating research into clinical practice
• Supporting transitions between hospital and primary care
• Engaging in peer review, education and continuous improvement

How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Requirements:

Qualifications: Registered with ADEA as credentialed diabetes educator
Registrations: Registered Nurse (Division 1) with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) with endorsement from the Nurses and Midwifery Board Australia to practice as Nurse Practitioner in Diabetes

Selection Criteria:

1. Demonstrated capacity to integrate the principles of clinical governance, quality improvement, and evidence based practice, patient centred care and practice development into the delivery of advanced nursing practice
2. Demonstrated capacity to deliver advanced nursing practice in the field of Diabetes management
3. Demonstrated excellent leadership, time management and interpersonal abilities with the speciality and the profession.
4. Commitment to ongoing professional and educational development of the diabetes team and commitment to own professional development and currency of practice
5. Demonstrated effective communication and negotiation skills with demonstrated knowledge of computerised health information system
6. Demonstrated accomplishment in clinical research and ability to contribute to a multidisciplinary academic/ research team

Requisition ID: REQ584962
Applications Close: 31^st July 2025 

Need more information ?

• Find out more about applying for this position.
• Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.   
• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications. 
• For inquiries about the role, contact Melissa Cooke on 0447 365 846 or Melissa.Cooke@health.nsw.gov.au