An exciting opportunity to work in the newly created Infusion Clinical Nurse Specialist role in the Medical Day Procedure Unit within Ambulatory Care, a nurse lead Infusion Centre providing complex infusions and day procedure services for over 15 medical specialties.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration: $2,170.30 - $2,241.60 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ564372

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism.

Where you'll be working

The Ambulatory Care Centre is a dynamic and vibrant facility, housing over 40 outpatient specialty clinics, serving non-admitted patients. With an average of 600 patient presentations daily, we offer specialist consultations, minor procedures, and post-operative care in a state-of-the-art environment.

What you'll be doing

Medical Day Procedure Unit (MDPU) in Ambulatory Care is a district-wide service providing comprehensive infusion and day procedure services for non-admitted patients within NSLHD. The service provides complex infusions and procedure services to medical specialties and patients requiring infusions prior to major surgical procedures.
The service is a nurse-led clinic that plays a key role in the Emergency Department (ED) and hospital avoidance through rapid triage and acceptance of referrals for frail and vulnerable patient populations requiring frequent hospital admissions.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 will be responsible for patient care coordination, referrals triaging, capacity management, organising blood products and medication authorisation and sourcing high-cost pharmacy items. This role will play a crucial role in ensuring seamless patient care and enhancing operational efficiency and patient experience.

Description

Do you want to be a part of a team that promotes and improves the health of its people and community? Are you looking for an organisation that listens to what you have to say, supports flexible working arrangements, health and wellbeing and is focused on engagement and culture? Then look no further.

This is a Recruitment Pool for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Fixed Term Full Time, Fixed Term Part Time, Casual and Sessional appointments, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency for Fixed Term and Sessional appointments.

North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) fosters an environment of equity and inclusion and strives to ensure everyone experiences a sense of belonging. We celebrate the rich diversity of our community and are committed to recruiting a team that is reflective of those we care for. We encourage anyone who aligns with our values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation and Care to apply for this role.

NMHS is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of our Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Strategy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.

NMHS upholds the social model of disability. If you have any access needs or require adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:

• Dr Elizabeth Tate on 08 6159 6960 or email [email protected].
• Dr Dharjinder Rooprai on 0476 910 644 or email [email protected].

About this role

This position is responsible for the psychiatric and medical assessment and treatment of patients under their direct care. This includes providing clinical leadership, coordination and direction to a multi-disciplinary team responsible for delivering evidence based best practice treatment and evaluating the provision of patient centred-care coordination, within recovery orientated model.

This role reports to the Head of Service - Consultant Psychiatrist and supervises multiple positions.

What we are looking for

A highly capable and values-driven individual to join our fantastic team at North Metropolitan Health Service. You will be a driven and innovative individual whose actions, interactions and partnerships achieve high quality patient care. You will have the opportunity to embody the NMHS Values and make a real difference by providing safe quality care through expertise and teamwork.

While your qualifications and experience tell us part of your story, your values and attitude speak louder still. At NMHS, we aim to ensure our behaviours reflect our core values: Care, Respect, Innovation, Teamwork & Integrity. During the selection process you will be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position while upholding our values.

What we offer

In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits:

• Generous salary packaging
• Diverse and inclusive culture
• Discounted public transport
• A smoke free environment
• Flexible leave arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Paid study leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Continuous learning
• Professional and location based allowances

NMHS supports flexible working practices and consideration will be given to flexible work options, where operationally appropriate.

Want to know more about this role?

We encourage you to contact:

• Dr Elizabeth Tate on 08 6159 6960 or email [email protected].
• Dr Dharjinder Rooprai on 0476 910 644 or email [email protected].

We think you’ll like it here

Our employees like working here, and we think you will too. Watch the video to find out what they have to say.

Ready to join our team?

Applicants are required to apply online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au, so allow enough time to complete the online application process and attach your documentation. If you experience difficulties, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Your application should include:

• A statement addressing the selection criteria as listed in the attached Job Description Form.
• A covering letter outlining your suitability for this position.
• A copy of your resume summarising your experience and achievements relevant to this position.
• The names and contact details of two (2) referees. It is preferable for one of your referees to have been a recent supervisor.

Eligibility to Apply:

Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector. To be eligible for a fixed term appointment you must have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia for the period of the contract.

Other Conditions:

This is an “open-ended” recruitment pool, and as such the following should be noted:

• The panel will monitor this recruitment pool for applications and will assess on a regular basis.
• Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur.
• Appointments may be made from this pool until 30/04/2027.

This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions after, or on, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

We look forward to receiving your application.

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Staff Specialist - Emergency Medicine (518511)

Details of Appointment:

Multiple Permanent, full time and part time, shift worker (with on-call) position working up to 76 hours per fortnight

• 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 and part time vacancies.

Why Tasmania?

It’s different here.

Life in Tasmania provides a quality work/life balance. Here you can pursue what drives you, both professionally and personally.

Today, as the rest of the world feels increasingly generic, our different-ness – our Tasmanian-ness – is among our most valuable assets. We invite you to be part of this special place, to quietly pursue the extraordinary, whether it be bushwalking, mountain biking or paddock to plate dining.

The rugged and beautiful North West Coast of Tasmania is a tourist mecca, has a strong agricultural sector, a developing innovative industrial sector and is positioned with airports and sea transport so it is very accessible to the rest of Tasmania and the Australian mainland. Air travel from Devonport to Melbourne is less than one hour.

Tasmanian | The quiet pursuit of the extraordinary

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking motivated and experienced Staff Specialists in Emergency Medicine (FACEM) and appropriately skilled and experienced Rural Generalists with Advanced skills in Emergency Medicine (RACGP and ACCRM Fellows) to join our Department of Emergency Medicine in Tasmania's North West Coast, a region servicing a population of approximately 116,000. Our department manages the Emergency Departments at the North West Regional Hospital (NWRH) and the Mersey Community Hospital (MCH), situated approximately 50 km apart, with each department managing approximately 30,000 presentations per annum. The NWRH is the regional trauma centre and has inpatient general medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, ICU and mental health. Both departments operate a VST telemedicine program for acute stroke presentations. The MCH is a subacute hospital with limited general medicine inpatient services, and inpatient rehabilitation unit. Both EDs have excellent access to 24 hour pathology and 24 hour on call radiology services. Staffing is equivalent across both sites and consists of Staff Specialists, Registrars and Residents rostered to each shift.

The NWRH is accredited by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) for 24 months training, and by both the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College for Rural and Remote (ACRRM) medicine for Advanced skills training in Emergency. At this time we have trainees from all three colleges working in our departments. Both departments are also accredited by ACEM for the Associateship Emergency Medicine Training Programs (Foundational, Intermediate and Advanced), and we have multiple FACEMS who are accredited as supervisors for these programs.

We are a small and inclusive group of specialists who have found NW Tasmania to be a beautiful place to live and an excellent location to pursue our professional goals. In our small group we have specialists with extensive experience and qualifications in diverse sub speciality areas including but limited to : toxicology, POCUS, paediatric emergency medicine, humanitarian projects and medicine, disaster medicine, clinical research, palliative care, VAD, medical education and administration. You will have the ability to develop a portfolio that matches your passion and skillset and be able to share this knowledge with trainees and colleagues alike. We are also a statewide hub for the EMET program and opportunities exist to be involved in this outreach educational program to the more remote areas in the NW including King Island and Queenstown.

Salary:

You will have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Base salary points range for Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 1 at $216,300 – Specialist Medical Practitioner Level 11 at $296,640 with further salary increments available at Senior Specialist Medical Practitioner Levels 1 – 3, with additional 11.5% employer superannuation contribution. Access to generous accommodation and relocation costs.

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available, but not limited to:

• North West Allowance in lieu of private practice of 35% pro rata
• North West Recruitment and Retention allowance of 20% pro rata
• Professional Development Allowance of up to $16480 per annum pro rata
• Fully maintained vehicle or allowance in lieu, up to $28,389 per annum pro rata

What Can We Offer?

• Contemporary, well equipped work environments
• 3 months funded accommodation to suit your family’s needs
• Flexible work/life balance, including exceptionally flexible rostering arrangements
• Attractive Salary Package, meeting parity with many mainland Specialist Awards
• Dynamic and diverse team
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

Essential Requirements

• Specialist or limited registration with the Medical Board of Australia in a relevant specialty

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:
• Crimes of Violence
• Sex Related Offences
• Serious Drug Offences
• Crimes involving dishonesty
2. Identification check
3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Please note candidates that require ACEM assessment need to provide assessment outcome to be considered

Download the Statement of Duties and Associated Documents

Generic Staff Specialist - Emergency Medicine (NWRH & MCH) SMP1-11 (July 2023) CSU (1).docx

How to Apply

Online applications are preferred, please click the blue Apply Now button. If you apply online please do not send a hard copy application as well.

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Complete the following application form and email your application to the listed contact person including the below form:

• Application for Employment (Word).docx

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Post your application with the above application form to:

Tasmanian Health Service
Attention Donna Stubbs

PO Box 21
LATROBE TAS 7307

In order to be considered for this position it is a requirement that you complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

For More Information

Donna Stubbs

Phone: (03) 6478 5283

Position: Employment Consultant – Medical Services (NW)

Email: [email protected]

Aboriginal Employment Pool

Job no: 825882
Work type: Full time, Part time
Location: To be negotiated
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Advertised: 17 Dec 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 30 Nov 2026 11:55 PM Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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