Paediatric Eating Disorder Clinical Nurse Specialist
At the NSLHD Eating Disorder Service, we provide compassionate care to support people's journey toward recovery from eating disorders. Come join our innovative team as we continue to build a comprehensive specialist service for individual and their families and carers in this area.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist (Grade 2)
Remuneration: $2,170.30 - $2,241.60 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ543153
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.
Where you'll be working
Northern Sydney Local Health District - District-wide position.
What you'll be doing
MHDA Declaration
Each person’s unique journey of recovery will be supported by mental health drug and alcohol services in a way that fosters hope, purpose and resilience.
MHDA Statement of Intention
The intention of the NSLHD MHDA is to provide recovery-oriented, trauma informed services that are guided by evidence based practices and collaboration.
The Paediatric Eating Disorder Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) works as part of the NSLHD Virtual Eating Disorder Service to provide trauma informed, culturally responsive, developmentally appropriate, evidenced based, direct nursing care and consultation to paediatric consumers (<18 years) with an eating disorder and their families/carers, living in or admitted to NSLHD services. In particular, the CNS will utilise telehealth and virtual care models to provide a post discharge service to consumers and their families presenting to NSLHD services; support GPs and primary care clinicians in the screening, assessment and treatment of eating disorders; act as a liaison point for clinicians, consumers and their families/carers to navigate accessing appropriate care and provide a specialist nursing service to consumers within the NSLHD Eating Disorder Service. The CNS also provides clinical leadership, support and supervision of less experienced clinicians within NSLHD inpatient, community and primary care settings, to achieve high quality care across the eating disorder spectrum of care.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners' Regulation Authority (AHPRA) and relevant post-registration qualifications and at least three (3) years full time equivalent clinical experience working with child and adolescent consumers with Eating Disorders and their families/carers or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of people with feeding and eating disorders using evidenced based interventions. In particular, demonstrated knowledge of the use of CBT-E, Family Based Therapy, trauma informed care, telehealth and virtual models of care, and delivery of group therapies in treatment and meal support.
- Demonstrated ability to utilise advanced clinical reasoning, advocacy and care planning skills to provide and organise developmentally appropriate health care for adult consumers with eating disorders and their families/carers.
- High level interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated capacity to engage, negotiate and collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders (such as multidisciplinary healthcare providers, GPs, non-government and other government agencies) for a client group who are experiencing complex mental health issues. Demonstrated high level computer literacy and capacity to use health related information technology systems.
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For role related queries or questions contact Rachel Denzel on Rachel.Denzel@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 . 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: 6 January 2025
