Employment Type: Temporary Full Time - Contract end date - 03 May 2026
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Remuneration: $2428,59 - $2478.29 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ589444
Applications Close: Sunday 20 July at 11:59 pm
At Central Coast Local Health District, our vision is Trusted care. Better health for everyone.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse with strong clinical judgment and a passion for research to step into a research-focused Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) position that will directly influence national clinical practice and policy on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).
This position is part of a high-quality randomised controlled trial, funded through the prestigious NHMRC Investigator Grant, and will be based at either Gosford or Wyong Hospitals, working closely with a multidisciplinary research and clinical team.

ABOUT THE RESEARCH

Despite advances in infection prevention, catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) remain one of the most common healthcare-associated infections in Australia. This project will assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of chlorhexidine versus saline meatal cleaning during catheterisation building on prior research and seeking to shape future clinical guidelines.

YOU’LL BE A CRITICAL LINK BETWEEN RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, ENSURING THE TRIAL IS DELIVERED IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH STUDY PROTOCOLS, ETHICS REQUIREMENTS, AND OPERATING PROCEDURES.

For more information about this role, please view the Position Description

VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS

All NSW Health workers are required to comply with the Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy Directive (PD2024_015). This includes:
Category A positions: Mandatory evidence of protection against specified infectious diseases, including annual influenza vaccination and tuberculosis assessment.
Category B positions: Vaccination is recommended but not mandatory.
Applicants must provide appropriate evidence of compliance prior to commencement. For detailed information, please refer to the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Policy.
NSW Health strongly recommends all workers stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations as per the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation guidelines. However, COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.

THIS ISN’T A STANDARD CNC ROLE. YOU’LL BE:

• Working at the forefront of clinical research and infection prevention
• Applying precision nursing skills, including conducting catheterisation procedures, in a controlled research setting
• Engaging with multidisciplinary clinical teams across the hospital to champion research recruitment and implementation
• Supporting patient enrolment, informed consent, and catheterisation procedures
• Delivering training and education to clinical teams on catheter protocols and trial objectives
• Collecting, entering and analysing trial data, and contributing to published findings

WHY THIS ROLE?

This position offers a unique opportunity to:

• Contribute to national and international evidence on CAUTI prevention
• Work alongside a respected research team, in collaboration with local CNCs and clinical educators
• Build research and leadership capabilities within a funded project framework
• Advance your CNC portfolio while contributing to better outcomes for hospitalised patients

FOR ROLE-RELATED QUERIES, PLEASE CONTACT:

Jennie King
Phone: 0418 245 086
Email: jennie.king@health.nsw.gov.au