Company description:

Grampians Health exists to serve our communities across the Grampians region, providing complete care as close as possible to people's homes.

Job description:

ICU Clinical Nurse Consultant A - ICU Liaison

Permanent Part Time

24 hours per fortnight

8 hour shifts 0700-2230, 1400-2230

About the role

Grampians Heath - Ballarat has a 13 bed Critical Care unit which supports 1250 admissions annually.

The ICU Liaison Service works alongside the Critical Care Unit and plays a critical role in connecting Critical Care with the in-patient wards of Grampians Health - Ballarat. We are seeking an experienced Critical Care Nurse to join the ICU Liaison team.

Key responsibilities

• Need to demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge and practice
• Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team
• Provide leadership and professional expertise to Ballarat staff
• Support and works collaboratively with the Clinical Nurse Consultant C
• Review and assess referred patients with identified complex needs
• Member of the Medical Emergency / Respond Blue team
• Promotes and coordinates effective and safe teamwork of the members of the response team
• Supports patients and or family in clinical escalation processes, including the REACH reviews.
• Provide education
• Support patients with a tracheostomy in the community, including short term use of equipment
• Promote clinical escalation in all levels of health care disciplines
• Promote cross campus collaboration
• Act as a clinical role model

Skills and Experience

• Be eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse Division 1 with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and hold a current practicing certificate
• Post graduate qualification in Critical Care Nursing
• Extensive clinical experience in the critical care setting, preferably a minimum of 5 years

• Annual ALS and BLS competency maintained
• Computer skills for data entry and monitoring
• Promotes a psychologically safe and just culture environment
• Ability to assist the implementation of new models of care
• Ability to practice independently and interdependently
• High level of communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills

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Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Sofia Jasiowski on [email protected] or call 0418543831 for a confidential discussion.

Applications close on Monday 12th May 2025.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying

This position is paid in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2028. The classification is Clinical Nurse Consultant (ZF4-ZJ4) which ranges from $57.36 - $60.38 per hour.

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state's fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia's most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia's most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Further Information
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.