Clinical Nurse Consultant - Trauma (522704)

Job Description:

The role:

• Contribute to local trauma service establishment, development, and delivery at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) under the Nurse Manager – Trauma Service, including both clinical service delivery and trauma quality improvement projects
• The CNC – Trauma functions as a liaison for trauma care by maintaining effective lines of communication to the Nurse Manager and Director of Trauma
• Lead trauma case management across the acute phases of care for major trauma patients admitted to the RHH including facilitating multidisciplinary care across departments, wards, specialities, and sectors from presentation to discharge.
• Surveillance and notification of high-risk cases and system issues to the Nurse Manager – Trauma Service and Director of Trauma.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

The Team:

The Trauma Service is a multidisciplinary team that provides evidence-based care for injured Tasmanians informed by the Tasmanian trauma registry and contemporary research practice. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative and dynamic team creating change for injured Tasmanians.

Details of Appointment

Permanent full time, day worker position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: 104,735 - 111,334 per annum + 10.5% superannuation

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 7.5% based on qualification type
• Professional Development Allowance of up to $500 per annum
• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service Agreement) 2019

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse

   *Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

1. A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse with trauma experience

2. Holds relevant post graduate qualifications aligned with trauma nursing

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

• Crimes of violence
• sex related offences
• serious drug offences
• crimes involving dishonesty

2. Identification check
3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• 522704 Clinical Nurse Consultant - Trauma G6 (November 2022) HR22.pdf
• 522704 Clinical Nurse Consultant - Trauma G6 (November 2022) HR22.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

How to Apply

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

For more information

Claire Collins
Nurse Manager - Trauma Service
0436 818 544
[email protected]

Important information

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