Employment Type: Temporary Full Time, 38 hours per week up until May 2025
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration: $2,453.70 - $2,502.60 per week
Requisition ID: REQ528267
Application Close Date: 10/11/2024
Interview Date Range: 13/11/2024 – 20/11/2024
Contact Details: Melissa Wakefield – 0419 648 993 | Melissa.Wakefield@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
An opportunity exists for a hard working, highly motivated and enthusiastic Senior Registered Nurse to work in the Head and Neck Specialty, Surgery Management Unit.
As the Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Consultant, you are an advanced practice Registered Nurse, specialising in the care of patients with head and neck conditions, such as cancer, trauma or chronic health conditions. The primary role is to provide specialised and expert clinical care, coordinate complex treatment plans, and support both patients and healthcare teams from diagnosis to recovery or end of life care.
The role aims at improving patient outcomes by enhancing care quality, streamlining services and addressing the complex needs associated with head and neck conditions.
Where You'll be Working
Liverpool Hospital, founded in 1813, is the major health service for south-western Sydney, providing services to the local government area of Liverpool City Council as well as district services to residents and visitors in the area. It also provides a range of state-wide services in areas such as critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care and brain injury rehabilitation.
The Hospital provides a health service of international standing, with 23 operating theatres, capacity for 877 beds, diagnostic and imaging services, emergency and trauma care, maternity, paediatric, cancer care, mental health, ambulatory care, allied health and medical and surgical services from birth to aged care.
Liverpool Hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The $790 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) project will provide enhanced facilities and an increased capacity to meet future significant population growth for South Western Sydney.
Liverpool Hospital is a principal referral and teaching Hospital of the UNSW Sydney and the Western Sydney University and also welcome students from over 20 universities and colleges.
Located in the heart of Liverpool City, the hospital is close to public transport, shopping centres and eateries.
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). 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience, with at least 3 years full time equivalent experience in the specialty field. In addition, the employee must have approved postgraduate nursing qualifications relevant to the field in which the employee is appointed, or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the public hospital or public health organisation.
- Detail how your skills and professional background align with the requirements of the role, emphasizing the value you intend to bring to the Head and Neck Service.
- Highlight the main factors driving your interest in this position and express what aspects of joining the Head and Neck Service motivates you the most.
- Outline what aspects of taking on a leadership role within the Head and Neck Service excite you and align with your professional aspirations. Give us an insight to your leadership style and how you will apply this in the role.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
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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.
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