Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (from 2 June 2025 until 31 December 2025)
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist - Grade 2
Remuneration: $113,243.15 – $116,963.48 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per Week: up to 14
Requisition ID: REQ569329
Applications Close: 16 May 2025
Vaccination Category: A

Outstanding Experiences. Infinite Opportunities.

Here in the Riverina, we treasure your skills and experience and we’re ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome you to town.

We’ve prepared oodles of goodies to help you move and settle in, including:

• Salary packaging up to $20,600 per annum tax free for living expenses! Take advantage of novated leasing a new car!
• Subsidised gym and leisure centre membership for you and your family
• Free confidential counselling services for you and your family
• Genuine training and development opportunities plus a comprehensive online learning library
• Flexible working arrangements, choose your own hours!

Craving a fresh start somewhere new and actually interesting? Join the incredible team in the Murrumbidgee District. Jump in at a comfort level that suits you: from state-of-the-art hospital that will remind you of the city, to small multi-disciplinary health facility where you literally get to do it all. No matter where you choose, your learning will be nurtured and you’ll be well supported to operate at the top of your scope.

And don’t worry - there are already oodles of young people here to welcome you: at work, in local clubs, at the pub, and down at the river!

There’s heaps to show your family when they come to visit, which is a breeze - you’ll be central to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. (You can always pop home for the weekend on a quick flight if you find a break in your social calendar!)

Want to know more about the community of Wagga Wagga? Visit us here

About Your Role

This position will work as part of the Oncology team in the Wagga Wagga, Griffith or Young. It involves working with various services including the LHD Health Services, the Riverina Cancer Care Centre, tertiary referral cancer centres in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne, Community Health, GPs, Medical Specialists and other cancer service providers to increase access and ensure the effective coordination of care.

The treatment pathway for a person diagnosed with cancer is often complex and the Cancer Care Coordinator has an opportunity to improve the quality of treatment and of life for the cancer patient.

Funding for this position is provided by the Cancer Institute NSW for the purpose of establishing clear referral pathways with local GPs and service providers for cancer that will assist patients accessing cancer treatment and improve continuity of care both within and external to the Local Health District.

The Cancer Care Coordinator will demonstrate the ability to act as a professional role model, delivering a high-level capacity for patient advocacy while demonstrating the ability to provide effective clinical leadership and the ability to practice as an autonomous professional with the capacity to work within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 (CNS2) are crucial members of the Murrumbidgee Local Health District Nursing and Midwifery Workforce. The CNS2 is responsible for the provision of high level patient centred, evidence-based clinical nursing care and is expected to embrace and lead a practice development philosophy in the delivery of that care.

The CNS encompasses the core criteria of the CNS1 with additional characteristics of; exercises extended autonomy of decision making and exercises professional knowledge and judgement in providing complex care requiring advanced clinical skills. This outcome is achieved through undertaking comprehensive nursing assessments, providing expert consultation and educational support to staff, patients and family in the designated area of clinical practice.

The CNS2 is responsible for evaluation and supervision in the provision of complex nursing care directed towards patients within the designated area of clinical practice.

The CNS2 will demonstrate the ability to act as a professional role model, delivering a high level capacity for patient advocacy and cost benefit practice while demonstrating the ability to act as a change agent, provide effective clinical leadership and the ability to practice as an autonomous professional with the capacity to work within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Learn more about the role and requirements here.

Upgrade Your Career and Lifestyle at MLHD

Your application will require you to include a resume and cover letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position.

Go on, you’ve earned a promotion, a world-class workplace, inspiring colleagues, award-winning staff and patient programs - all wrapped up in a rich tapestry of cultural treasures. Contact Lucinda Hyde, Cancer Services & Innovations Manager on 0438 435 428 or lucinda.hyde@health.nsw.gov.au now for a confidential chat.

MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.

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