South Western Sydney Local Health District Hiring for Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade (Central Venous Access Service (CVAS)) – Perm FT at Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia Full Time

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2

Remuneration: $123,104.90 – $125,557.29 per annum

Requisition ID: REQ430185

Application Close Date: 24/09/2023

Interview Date Range: 27/09/2023 – 04/10/2023

Contact Details: Michelle Dowd – (02) 8738 3629 / 0467 706 395 | Michelle.Dowd1@health.nsw.gov.au

About The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 to join the Liverpool Hospital Central Venous Access Service (CVAS).

The Central Venous Access (CVAS) Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is responsible for providing a nursing consultancy service and insertion of central venous access devices (CVAD’s) to patients/clients, carers and other health professionals across the Liverpool Hospital.

The CVAS CNC is to provide clinical leadership and speciality related education within a discreet environment, initiate and utilise research for Evidence Based Practice and co-ordinate the activities and outcomes of the speciality service within associated organisations.

The CVAS CNC will oversee Parenteral Nutrition Orders for the hospital in conjunction with ICU Consultants, deliver education on CVAS management, participate in policy development and review of CVAD credentialing medical staff across Liverpool Hospital.

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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

• Liverpool Hospital was founded in 1813 and is the major health service for south-western Sydney, providing services to the local government area of Liverpool City Council as well as district services to residents and visitors in the area. It also provides a range of state-wide services in areas such as critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care and brain injury rehabilitation.
• The Hospital provides a health service of international standing, with 23 operating theatres, capacity for 877 beds, diagnostic and imaging services, emergency and trauma care, maternity, paediatric, cancer care, mental health, ambulatory care, allied health and medical and surgical services from birth to aged care.
• It is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The $790 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) project will provide enhanced facilities and an increased capacity to meet future significant population growth for South Western Sydney.
• Liverpool Hospital is a principal referral and teaching Hospital of the University of NSW and the Western Sydney University and also welcome students from over 20 universities and colleges.
• Liverpool Hospital is in the heart of Liverpool City and is close to public transport and shopping centres and eateries.

How To Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible.

• Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience, with 3 years full time equivalent experience in Critical Care, with Central Venous Access experience. Approved post graduate nursing qualifications in a Critical Care or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the organisation. Demonstrated computer skills with willingness to learn and use electronic medical information and ing systems
• Demonstrated evidence of strategies used to maintain current knowledge of clinical practice advances and research in the relevant specialty
• Demonstrated ability to apply expert knowledge to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally responsive and demonstrated ability to provide expert clinical education and training on complex issues
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness and provision of care needs. Highly developed written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal and problem solving capabilities
• Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise
• Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of advanced evidenced based nursing care
• Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace
• Demonstrated knowledge of and /or experience in initiating and implementing changes to improve clinical service delivery and outcomes through enhanced models of care, evidence based practice, practice development, and the Transforming Your Experience (TYE) Program

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Stepping Up – Close the Gap

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process.

If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on SWSLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au.

Salary Packaging

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.

Workplace Giving Program

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees also have the opportunity to make a difference to help those less fortunate. Visit the Workplace Giving Program for more information.

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.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

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