Clinical Nurse Consultant Complex Wound Management
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced wound clinician to undertake advanced nursing practice in the community setting and support the educational and professional development of Community Nursing staff.
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 17 May 2026 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration: $66.51 - $67.83 per hour
Hours Per Week: 14
Requisition ID: REQ574551
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.
Northern Sydney Home Nursing Service (NSHNS) - Macquarie Hospital, North Ryde. Provision of service across NSLHD in home, Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) and clinic based settings
The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is an expert nursing who will provide leadership, advice, and recommendations on all aspects of nursing and consults on matters relating to the safe and appropriate use of nursing practices. The CNC will formulate and implement policy, guide practice development, and engage in education and research activities. The CNC is responsible for the provision of clinical supervision to nursing staff and acts as a role model, providing nursing care on a regular basis.
NSHNS is a generalist Community Nursing Service visiting clients in their own homes and in clinic environments for a range of care including comprehensive assessment, referrals on to other services and specialists depending on client need; medication administration (oral, parenteral, topical etc), wound management – acute, simple to complex including compression therapy, NPWT, pressure injury management, conservative sharp wound debridement and vascular profiling etc; palliative care through to EOL care, syringe driver management, respiratory/heart failure monitoring, IDC/SPC changes and support, continence assessments, CVAD care and more.
The CNC2 role will support the Community Nursing staff and community-based patients (including in RACFs) with complex wound management requirements.
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.
- Demonstrated effective communication, both written and verbal; and a demonstrated ability to work both individually and in a multidisciplinary team environment with demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing practice.
- Demonstrated clinical competencies and achievement at an advanced level in chronic and complex wound nursing practice; detailing your expertise and how your experience will support this role.
- Describe your ability to undertake quality improvement and research activities that influence and enhance clinical practice and implement change.
- Current NSW Drivers licence.
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For role related queries or questions contact Kerry Hooppell on Kerry.Hooppell@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.
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Applications Close: 22 May 2025
Tentative Interview Dates: 29 May 2025
