There is an opportunity to work in the community playing major clinical and care coordination role to improve quality of life and reduce Emergency Department (ED) presentation and hospital admission for people living in the community who are at risk of deteriorating health.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 1 May 2026 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration: 2,170.30 - $2,241.60 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ596803
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.

The purpose of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) position is to provide senior nursing clinical leadership in the development of specialist clinical practice and service delivery within a nursing unit, team or service. The CNS employs advanced clinical skills and exercises extended autonomy of decision-making working closely with managers and other senior clinicians.
This position plays a major clinical and care coordination role through the provision of expert clinical assessment, referral and coordination of health and community services for people with severe chronic disease and complex care requirements living in the community who are at risk of deteriorating health that may result in declining quality of life and a hospital admission.