Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 09/08/2026
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration: $66.51 - $67.83 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 20
Requisition ID: REQ553468
Applications Close: Sunday 2 March, 2025

Clinical Nurse Consultant - National Comprehensive Dementia Care (NCDC) - Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick

Are you an experienced, compassionate and highly skilled Registered Nurse looking to make a significant impact in the lives of individuals living with dementia? We are seeking a dedicated Clinical Nurse Consultant to provide guidance, leadership and expert person-centred care to individuals, families and carers.

What we offer

• A workplace culture with a foundation that promotes person centred care approaches and staff wellbeing
• Orientation and supported transition into your new role
• Targeted clinical stream education programs affiliated with university partners
• Development pathways that are aimed at career progression
• Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + novated leasing
• Corporate health and fitness program, discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• Inner city location with direct access to eastern suburbs beaches, restaurants and transport links that are right at the front door.
• Established partnerships with Universities that promote cutting edge research in wellbeing, education and teaching.
• Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.
• Opportunity to obtain Clinical Nurse Specialist status where relevant.

Where you'll be working

Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Service is a Level 6 Tertiary Referral Hospital with an inpatient bed base of 370. Each year we care for more than 70,000 patients in our Emergency Department and have around 50,000 admissions to the inpatient units. POWH offers an outpatient service and rural outreach service and provides more than 900,000 occasions of non-admitted patient care each year, including innovative virtual models of care. We have transitioned the majority of inpatient units and wards to the Acute Services Building (ASB) including a state of the art Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. POWH provides an exceptional staff experience and enhanced patient and family outcomes as a result of the provision of person-centred care. Randwick Local council is renowned for our world-class beaches and supported by cafes and restaurants to tickle your taste-buds, Randwick’s fascinating coastline and atmosphere will have you in awe the minute you arrive. Offering a mix of historic buildings, impressive beaches and coastal walks coupled with boutique restaurants, transport links and a vibrant nightlife, you’ll never be short of things to do in this progressive community.

The Role

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

The Nursing and Midwifery – Our Strategy for Transforming Person Centred Cultures 2024-2029 guides our profession in the development of effective person-centred practice and healthful cultures within SESLHD. We advocate for shared decision-making, collaborative relationships, compassionate and person-centred leadership, and supporting innovative practices.

The Clinical Nurse Consultant National Comprehensive Dementia Care (NCDC) pilot is a Registered Nurse who has responsibility for triaging new referrals to the NCDC pilot clinic with oversight from consultants; for facilitating bookings, follow-up appointments and referrals, billing codes and clinic function in liaison with the administration staff; to assist with identifying patients eligible for inclusion in the Australian Dementia Network (ADNeT) Registry; to attend multi-disciplinary cognitive disorders case conference to input into consensus diagnosis and formulation of management plans; to maintain communication with relevant community nurses regarding clients of the pilot clinic whom may require additional review; to contribute to ongoing service improvement and quality improvement, including through championing and supporting ADNeT Registry participation; to contribute to promotion of clinic activities through liaising with local General Practitioners and the Primary Health Network as required; and to regularly liaise with Coordinators based at other pilot sites.

1. Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse/Midwife, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and current NSW Drivers License (if required by service).
2. Minimum five years full time equivalent post qualification experience, with at least three years full time equivalent experience in the specialty field and post graduate qualifications relevant to the field of practice or such other qualifications in Aged Care and Dementia Care..
3. Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing/midwifery practice.
4. Demonstrated effective communication and inter-personal skills across a variety of mediums and an understanding of the practice development framework.
5. Proven ability to implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by the utilisation of evidence based research.
6. Demonstrated skills in strategic and clinical service planning including an understanding of organisational behaviour, change management and cultural change processes.
7. Demonstrated skills in clinical teaching, competency in the use of contemporary information systems and experience in the development of specialty education programs.
8. Demonstrated clinical expertise in client-centred consultancy with the ability to work independently

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Barbara Daly on [email protected]

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email [email protected] and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for applicants:

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support ([email protected]) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website