Melanoma Specialist Nurse - Clinical Nurse Specialist (Gde 2) - Temp PT
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- Clinical Nurse Specialist
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- REQ538169 Requisition #
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- 1 day ago Post Date
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time, working up to 26 hours per week until June 2026
Location: SWSLHD District Wide Service
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration: $55.44 - $57.27 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ538169
Application Close Date: 08/12/2024
Interview Date Range:11/12/2024 - 18/12/2024
Contact Details: Tien Thomas – 0419 417 290 | Tien.Thomas@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
Join our dedicated team as a Melanoma Specialist Nurse and make an impact on patients cancer care.
The Melanoma Specialist Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist (Grade 2) will provide safe, compassionate, quality, person centered specialist care and work in collaboration with patients/families/carers and a multidisciplinary team to achieve identified goals and outcomes.
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviors and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
The vision of SWSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Service is Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, through leading effective workplace cultures that improve the patient experience.
- Responsible for the provision of high level person centred, evidence-based clinical nursing care and is expected to embrace and lead a practice development philosophy in the delivery of that care. This outcome will be achieved through undertaking comprehensive nursing assessments, referral, providing care coordination and educational support to staff, patients and family in the cancer setting.
- Responsible for evaluation and supervision in the provision of complex nursing care in the oncology area of practice.
- Undertake comprehensive assessment and management of cancer patients within Melanoma tumour, to support and manage these groups of patients.
- Provide a Care coordination service in consultation and collaboration, and ensure safe management of relevant patient which includes consideration of care requirements for these patients.
- Demonstrate the ability to act as a professional role model, delivering a high level capacity for client advocacy and cost benefit practice while demonstrating the ability to act as a change agent, provide effective clinical leadership and the ability to practice as an autonomous professional with the capacity to work within a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Assist in the provision of supervision and support for less experienced clinicians and will maintain their professional accountability and development in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia's Standards of Practice.
- Delivers expert nursing care, clinical advice and support to inpatients/outpatients, nurses, and other health care professionals with regards to high risk and advanced melanoma.
- The Specialist Melanoma Nurse is an advanced practice nursing role that incorporates high level care coordination and leadership, provides education to optimise patient outcomes.
- Expected to work predominantly within the treatment settings for advanced and high-risk melanoma.
- Work closely with the Medical and Surgical Oncologists as a key part of the treatment team.
- Specialist Melanoma Nurses will sub-specialise within the areas of surgical and medical oncology nursing.
Where You'll Be Working
South Western Sydney is rapidly growing and is a great place for young people and families to build a life. We are close to public transport, a short drive to the beach and the natural wonders of the Blue Mountains and Royal National Park.
The area is growing exponentially with many major shopping centers, great entertainment venues and the development of Sydney’s new airport all located within minutes of new housing estates.
As part of the greater Sydney area, we have bustling metropolitan hubs as well as areas that maintain their rural heritage. It is an incredible place to explore with adventure or relaxation are at your fingertips.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and 3 years relevant Full Time equivalent post registration experience and approved post graduate nursing/midwifery qualifications in a field relevant to the specialty field, or such other qualification, or experience deemed appropriate by the organisation.
- Demonstrated experience and skills in providing complex care in the relevant field and providing complex care requirements of cancer care patients.
- Demonstrated ability to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally responsive.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs.
- Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise.
- Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of advanced evidenced based nursing care and leadership in the development of nursing specialty clinical practice and service delivery.
- Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.
Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
