Clinical Nurse Consultant Donation Specialist Nurse
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 30 April 2027 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration: $66.51 - $67.83 per hour
Hours Per Week: 19
Requisition ID: REQ578245
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism.
Royal North Shore Hospital
What you'll be doing
The Local Health District/Specialty Health Network (LHD/SHN) Donation Specialist Nurse (DSN) is responsible for raising awareness of, and providing clinical and educational services on organ and tissue donation for all LHD medical, nursing and allied health staff.
The DSN will be actively involved in all relevant end of life conversations and the Family Donation Conversation (FDC), ensuring that all elements of the Best Practice Guideline for offering organ and tissue donation are met, in particular, the collaborative approach.
The DSN is responsible for auditing deaths and organ donation referral practices across the LHD, as determined by the OTDS and the Australian Organ Donation and Transplantation Authority.
The position works across the LHD and also has state-wide, cross LHD responsibilities as deemed appropriate by the OTDS in collaboration with LHD line management.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Registered with Authority to Practice with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Minimum five years full time post graduate experience with 3 years full time equivalent in the specialty field. In addition the applicant must have an approved post graduate qualification (minimum Grad Diploma/Certificate level) or evidence of working towards Masters level qualification.
- Ability to work on call after hours and weekends at sites within the NSW Organ Donation Network across NSW.
- Commitment to champion, educate and lead other health professionals to improve organ and tissue donation rates and outcomes as part of a team.
- Proven clinical leadership skills in quality, research and/or education and demonstrated critical thinking capabilities.
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For role related queries or questions contact Jeffrey Ramos on Jeffrey.Ramos1@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 5 June 2025
Tentative Interview Dates: Week Commencing 9th June 2025
