
Clinical Nurse Infection Control
NSW Ambulance
Posted 24 days ago
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Gde 2
Remuneration: $131,870 per annum - $134,500 per annum + 11.5% super and benefits
Location: NSW Ambulance State Operations Centre, Sydney Olympic Park
Closing Date: 14 April 2025
ABOUT NSW AMBULANCE
NSW Ambulance is an integral part of the NSW Health system that must work together seamlessly to deliver services to the community of NSW. We take a values-based leadership approach putting our people at the centre of everything we do, striving to deliver our mission of Excellence in Care through our CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
Hear what it’s like to work for NSW Ambulance
Around the Grounds
WHATS ON OFFER
- Permanent employment, providing job security and stability
- Excellent remuneration and leave support including annual, parental, carers and more
- Allocated Days Off (ADO) once a month take a paid day off
- Additional Public Holiday
- Meal entertainment lowers your taxable income & increases your take home pay
- Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary
- Staff Support Program - extensive free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
- Fitness passport, and medic-fit gyms at most locations – discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy
- Discounted private health insurance
- Career development and growth opportunities
- Collaborative and supportive team
- Flexible / hybrid working conditions
- Accessible via Public Transport
ABOUT THE ROLE
Participate in all aspects of the Infection Control Program for NSW Ambulance. Participate in all aspects of the occupational screening and vaccination program against infectious diseases, for NSW Ambulance.
Please refer to the Role Description and Position Conditions and General Info for further information.
ABOUT YOU
To be successful in this role, you will require the following experience and attributes:
- Registered Nurse (NSW) with minimum 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience in nursing, with at least 3 years full time equivalent experience in infection control or Public Health.
- Postgraduate qualification relating to infection control and NSW Health accreditation to administer vaccinations.
- Must have the TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience in the implementation and evaluation of educational programs, policies and learning methodology.
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, negotiation and consultation skills.
- Be able to demonstrate sound research, analytical and program evaluation experience.
- Familiarity with quality improvement concepts and practices.
- Strong written communication & computing and word-processing skills.
HOW TO APPLY
Please respond to the below two questions (max 4000 characters including spaces) and submit this with your CV and other required information.
Question 1: Describe your role in developing and successfully implementing a quality improvement initiative relating to infection prevention and control, including how you undertook the change management process, and implemented the change to achieve the desired outcome.
Question 2: Describe a situation where you had to use your negotiating skills and your approach to influencing stakeholders in order to deliver a positive outcome.
If you’d like to discuss the position and role description more before you formally apply, confidential enquiries can be made to Manager Infection Prevention and Control, Jennifer Sealy:
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
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About NSW Ambulance
We are committed to providing high quality clinical care and health related transport services to over 7.25 million people in NSW, distributed across an area of 801,600 square kilometers.
The average number of ambulance responses increased by 3.3 per cent over the past year. Factors contributing to increased activity include population growth, an ageing population and the associated increase in rates of illness.
In 2013/14 we provided 1,234,843 total responses (both emergency and non-emergency) compared to 1,219,262 total responses in 2012/13. There were on average 3383 responses per day - this is equivalent to a response every 26 seconds.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
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