Clinical Nurse Consultant - Medical and Cancer Services (528477)

Department of Health

Hospitals & Primary Care - Hospitals Sth

Hospitals Sth - Medical & Cancer Servs

Applications must be submitted by Monday 19 October, 2026 11:55 PM

Position details

The Team

Ward K10W is a 30-bed specialist respiratory and acute medicine unit located in K Block at the Royal Hobart Hospital. The ward provides care for patients across a diverse range of specialties, including respiratory medicine, acute general medicine, infectious diseases and eating disorders. K10W also works closely with the Tasmanian Eating Disorder Service and Cystic Fibrosis Tasmania to support the delivery of coordinated, specialised care

Royal Hobart Hospital is Tasmania’s largest hospital tertiary referral centre. As the major clinical teaching and research centre, RHH works closely with the University of Tasmania and other institutions. All our services work closely together to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved outcomes for our consumers, our workforce, and the Tasmanian community.

The Role

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) on K10W will:

• Provide expert clinical leadership and advice to support safe, contemporary and evidence-based nursing practice on K10W.
• Work closely with the Nurse Unit Manager to build a positive team culture and support innovation, professional practice and clinical excellence.
• Provide advanced clinical support and consultation for complex patients and assist staff with clinical decision-making and multidisciplinary care coordination.
• Lead education, teaching and professional development, in collaboration with the clinical coach to build the capability and confidence of K10W nursing staff.
• Lead and support quality improvement, patient safety and risk management initiatives, including Nursing Sensitive Indicators and clinical standards.
• Contribute to the development and evaluation of clinical guidelines, procedures, pathways and new models of care relevant to K10W.
• Promote a strong culture of continuous improvement, multidisciplinary collaboration and patient-centred care across the unit.

You will need

• Extensive experience as a Registered Nurse within medical and cancer services or relevant areas, with the ability to apply advanced clinical expertise and promote best practice principles in the care of medical and respiratory patients.
• High-level organisational, independent decision-making and problem-solving skills, including the demonstrated ability to effectively work autonomously to achieve specified outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to apply principles of clinical risk management, quality improvement, nursing research and professional practice to the clinical setting.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment

Permanent part time, day worker, working 64 hours per fortnight, as soon as possible start.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary

$118,297 to $125,543 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance withNurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023.

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10% based on qualification type

Benefits available to eligible candidates

• Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.
• Department of Health has achieved the “Carer Accredited Employer Status” providing support to employees with caring responsibilities. (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023).

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Holds, or is working towards a relevant postgraduate qualification

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties:

• Generic Clinical Nurse Consultant - Medical and Cancer Services

Application Guide:

• Applicant Guide.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

*applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role

For more information:

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Name: Andrew Hickman

Position: Nurse Unit Manager

Phone number: 0419989703

Email address: [email protected]

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