Beschreibung:

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.
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is committed to improving the care provided to our patients in line with our vision of Working together to improve the health & wellbeing of our community.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate & effective role model & promote culture & supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect & Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours & interactions with patients, clients & employees.
The clinical nurse consultant for the Infectious Diseases team provides expert clinical advice on all matters relating to infectious diseases as reportable under the NSW Public Health Act 2010, in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. This role provides a high degree of clinical consultancy around communicable diseases through the delivery of specialist consultant services relating to:
• Ensures adherence with the communicable diseases control guidelines under the NSW Public Health Act 2010 and the NSW health communicable diseases control guidelines
• Provides leadership within the infectious diseases team as well as in the ongoing development of public health practice both locally and within the state
• Initiates and utilises findings of research in the provision of clinical services
• Contributes to the development and delivery of education programs related to infectious diseases and public health
• Provides high level support to outbreak management
• Identifies, participates and leads on quality improvement and accreditation activities
Clinical Nurse Consultants are employed as Grade 1, 2 or 3 according to the criteria outlined below, and in line with the NSW Public Health System Nurses’ and Midwives’ (State) Award. 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 encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.

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.

Current authority to practice as a registered nurse, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and current NSW drivers license

Minimum 5 years full time equivalent post graduate qualification experience and a post graduate qualification in the field of practice

Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing practice

Demonstrated effective communication and inter-personal skills across a variety of mediums and knowledge of the practice development framework to clinical practice

Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic and clinical service planning

Demonstrated involvement in the development / change of clinical practice underpinned by evidenced based research

Proven skills in clinical teaching, the identification of education needs in the clinical area and competency in the use of contemporary information systems

Ability to apply clinical expertise in client-centred consultancy with the ability to work independently