Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS2) - Care Coordinator - Planned Care for Better Health (PCBH)
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- REQ540044 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Location(s): Lithgow, Lawson, Lemongrove Campus
Remuneration: $57.11 - $58.98 per hour
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ540044
Applications Close: 13/02/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
The Primary Care and Community Health Unit consists of 9 centres that provide a range of services for children, young people and their families, adults, older people and their carers. Our services range from health promotion, prevention and early detection through to assessment, treatment and continuing care. Our staff work in partnership with schools, GPs, hospitals, non-government agencies and other organisations to provide care across our centres, in people’s homes, other community venues as well as virtual care (telehealth).
The Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) Planned Care for Better Health (PCBH) team provides comprehensive multidisciplinary assessments and time limited interventions to ensure clients with chronic conditions, complex social needs and those at risk of hospitalisation are provided with coordinated and timely care.
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS2) you will take on the role as Care Coordinator and work collaboratively with clients and relevant health providers across the NBMLHD to enable clients to self-manage their own health care. The incumbent will ensure provision of care navigation, care coordination, and health coaching to identified clients across a variety of programs. Key to your success is developing and maintaining good working relationships with General Practitioners, health care providers, and other relevant stakeholders. Interventions with clients will be conducted face to face or via virtual care.
We invite you to make this next step in your career with us. Apply Today!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time employees
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
What you will bring to the role:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse Division 1 AHPRA with relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years’ experience working with clients who have a chronic condition and/or complex care needs or such other qualifications or equivalent experience deemed appropriate.
- Demonstrates a high level of confidence and clinical proficiency in the provision of care navigation, care coordination and health coaching
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with clients, families/carers and the healthcare team to improve clinical service delivery, client outcomes and provide safe quality care that is culturally appropriate
- Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team and to communicate effectively with a broad range of health professionals/ services and social services to facilitate the coordination of comprehensive and collaborative care
- Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making abilities and high level communication, liaison, negotiation, time management and report writing skills
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in the provision and development of clinical practice, offer expert advice in the management of chronic and/or complex clients and has a demonstrated commitment to own professional development
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to utilise information technology systems within a variety of applications and commitment to undertake training in electronic health record systems
- Current valid Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purposes. This may include driving long distances across the LHD
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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For role related queries or questions contact Anna Esdaile on Anna.Esdaile@health.nsw.gov.au
