Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 Hours Per Week
Location: Campbelltown Hospital
Position Classification: Clinical Midwife Consultant Grade 2/Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration: $131,870.90 - $134,500.70 Per Annum

Requisition ID: REQ572504
Application Close Date: 18/05/2025
Interview Date Range: 21/05/2025 – 28/05/2025
Contact Details: Sibusisiwe Teckler Matutu | 0439305080 | [email protected]

About the Opportunity
Are you a flexible, adaptable, and driven professional? Join the Drug Health Services team at South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) as a Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) or Clinical Midwifery Consultant (CMC) in our Substance Use in Parenting and Pregnancy Service (SUPPS).

SUPPS is dedicated to supporting pregnant women facing substance use challenges. We offer intake assessments, treatment services, and case management during pregnancy and postpartum, with plans to extend care up to two years postnatally.

We seek a dynamic, engaging professional passionate about supporting mothers with substance use issues, their babies, and their families through a trauma-informed approach.

Ready to make a difference? Join our growing, supportive team. CLICK APPLY NOW!

What You'll be Doing
The Clinical Midwife Consultant (CMC)/Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is an expert practitioner who, through leadership facilitates evidence based practice. The CMC/CNC will promote a service which fosters clinical excellence, research and professional leadership.

The CMC/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 CMC/CNC is responsible for providing services which facilitate effective management of the care in the given specialty.

Where You'll Be Working
SWSLHD Drug Health Services operates across the South Western Sydney Local Health District, providing a comprehensive range of treatments and interventions for individuals, families, and carers affected by alcohol and other drug use.

The services include inpatient withdrawal at the 'Corella' unit in Fairfield, the Opioid Treatment Program, outpatient clinics, and specialised teams such as the Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Team and the Youth Service. Recognised for their excellence, SWSLHD Drug Health Services has been a finalist in the NSW Health Excellence in Allied Health Awards, highlighting their commitment to high-quality care and innovation.

The supportive and multidisciplinary team is dedicated to delivering compassionate care and innovative treatment approaches. With convenient locations at hospitals and community health centres, the service ensures accessible and effective support for the diverse communities in the region.

Working here means being part of a committed team focused on improving health outcomes and making a positive impact on people's lives.

How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.

1. Current Authority to Practice as a Midwife/Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
   At least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience, with at least 3 years full time equivalent experience in the specialty field. In addition, the employee must have approved postgraduate nursing/midwifery qualifications relevant to the field in which the employee is appointed, or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the public hospital or public health organisation. Drug and Alcohol experience is essential.
2. Demonstrated evidence of strategies used to maintain current knowledge of clinical practice advances and research in the relevant specialty
3. Demonstrated ability to apply expert knowledge to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally responsive
4. 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
5. Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise
6. Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of advanced evidenced based midwifery/nursing care
7. Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace

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Additional Information

Salary Packaging
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.

Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.