Clinical Nurse Consultant (Gde 1) - Critical Care - Temp PT

What you'll be doing

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is an expert practitioner who, through leadership facilitates evidence based practice. The CNC will promote a service which fosters clinical excellence, research and professional leadership. The CNC contributes to quality health care by collaborating with the health care providers and consumer groups, developing clinical practice standards and evaluating their outcomes. The CNC is responsible for providing services which facilitate effective management of the care in the given specialty.


Where you'll be working
The Southern Highlands of NSW is made up of 34 towns and villages, providing both a rural yet cosmopolitan lifestyle of cafes, restaurants and wineries, offering a diverse range of industry, sports, arts and culture, affordable housing, excellent schools, all less than hours travel to Sydney, Canberra and the coast

Bowral & District Hospital is part of the South West Sydney Local Health District with strong and established networks to tertiary facilities of Campbelltown and Liverpool.

Bowral & District Hospital is a new state of the art hospital - opened in December 2020, with level 3 acute bed facility which provides a wide range of services including 24 hour Emergency Department, 2 Operating Theatres plus a Procedures room, Day Surgery, Endoscopy, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Critical and Coronary Care, Maternity & Paediatrics.

The Hospital has established an excellent reputation in the community for its commitment to safe, quality patient care, consumer feedback rating is at an average of 94% satisfaction across all markers.

 

Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience

Approved post graduate nursing qualifications in a field relevant to the specialty field or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the organisation

Demonstrated evidence of strategies used to maintain current knowledge of clinical practice advances and research in the relevant specialty

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

Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace