Clinical Nurse Specialist - Community Rapid Response Service (524570)

Job Description:

The Role:

The Clinical Nurse Specialist role is a senior leadership role within the service, supporting Grade 3/4 Nurses to deliver care to clients in the Community. We are looking for Registered Nurses with demonstrated advance clinical skills to work within a service model that requires a rapid acute response to those in the community with an acute illness, injury or an exacerbation of a pre-existing complex and or chronic condition. The Clinical Nurse Specialist - Community Rapid Response Service (CNS):

• Is responsible for clinical leadership in the development, provision and evaluation of the Community Rapid Response Service (ComRRS) in the North West (NW) Community Health Nursing Service that ensures optimal patient/client/family and community outcomes, under the supervision of the Nurse Unit Manager, Nurse Practitioner and CNC.
• Provides nursing expertise, case coordination, nursing management and education in the field of chronic/complex care to the ComRRS team, community nurses and to people in their homes, referred to ComRRS.
• Provides expertise and support in the management and care of people with illness, injury or exacerbation of a chronic health condition, within the community.
• In the absence of the Nurse Practitioner and CNC, is responsible for clinical leadership, decision making and care planning, within their scope of practice and experience, and in partnership with the person’s General Practitioner (GP)

If you are this person and would like to work in a dynamic, can do focused, team environment we want to hear from you!

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for a full list of the duties.

The Service:

• The North West Community Rapid Response Service (ComRRS) is a community based, hospital avoidance service that works collaboratively with the client’s GP to provide care in the client’s home, that they would otherwise have to go to hospital to receive.
• ComRRS is a Nurse Practitioner (NP) lead service that operates 7 days per week, 14 hours per day. ComRRS clinicians deliver timely, complex, client centred care across the North West Coast of Tasmania.

Details of Appointment

Multiple Permanent, full time, shift-worker positions available, working 76 hours per fortnight commencing from November 2023.

• 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: $96,967 - $102,473 per annum + 11% superannuation + access to salary packaging

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
2. Current Drivers License

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

1. Post Graduate qualifications in Community Nursing or working towards a relevant postgraduate qualification.

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
• serious traffic offences

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

• (image) Clinical Nurse Specialist - ComRRS G5 (July 2023) CSU.pdf
• (image) Clinical Nurse Specialist - ComRRS G5 (July 2023) CSU.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 (Contact Officer)

Lynn Sims

Position: NUM Community Specialist Services
Phone: 03 6464 3080
E-mail: lynn.sims@ths.tas.gov.au

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