Clinical Nurse Consultant - Clinical Practice and Standards (524099)

Job Description:

The role:

The Clinical Nurse Consultant - Clinical Practice and Standards:

• Provides advanced clinical leadership, direction, and change management to facilitate the progression of strategic objectives for Surgical and Perioperative Services through the development and implementation of associated standards of practice, models of care, relevant service policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Provides advanced clinical expertise and leadership in patient safety and quality initiatives/activities and programs across Surgical and Perioperative Services and offer specialist advice, information, and consultation to staff to meet statutory, policy and regulatory requirements related to safety and quality including the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.

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

Location

Royal Hobart Hospital - K9E Orthopaedics & Surgical Specialties

Details of Appointment

Permanent part time, day worker position working 45.6 hours per fortnight, commencing ASAP.

*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 to $111,334 pro-rata per annum + 10.5% superannuation + access to salary packaging

• 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. Relevant postgraduate qualifications

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

• Generic Clinical Nurse Consultant - Clinical Practice and Standards G6 (Oct 2022) HR22.pdf
• Generic Clinical Nurse Consultant - Clinical Practice and Standards G6 (Oct 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

Annette Goulding

Assistant Director of Nursing - Surgical Services
0460 037 419
[email protected]

Important information

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