Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2) - Infection Prevention and Control

at  South Western Sydney Local Health District

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: Campbelltown Hospital
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2
Remuneration: $128,030.56 - $130,582.09 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ491654
Application Close Date: 02/06/2024
Interview Date Range: 05/06/2024 - 12/06/2024
Contact Details: Rebecca Celan - 0423 841 859 | rebecca.celan@health.nsw.gov.au

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Campbelltown Hospital is actively seeking a skilled Clinical Nurse Consultant in Infection Prevention and Control.
This role is pivotal in maintaining the district’s commitment to upholding stringent infection prevention and control standards across its diverse range of healthcare facilities and services. The successful candidate will lead efforts to prevent and manage healthcare-associated infections, implement evidence-based practices, and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement in infection control measures.
Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, infection control practitioners, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals will be paramount.
Responsibilities include policy development, staff education and training, surveillance, outbreak investigation, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Joining the SWSLHD as a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Infection Prevention and Control offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care within a vibrant community.
If you are an experienced nursing professional passionate about patient safety and quality improvement, we invite you to apply and be an integral part of our dedicated team striving for excellence in healthcare delivery.

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.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is an expert practitioner who, through leadership facilitates evidence based practice. The CNC will promote a service which fosters clinical excellence, research and professional leadership.
The 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 CNC is responsible for providing services which facilitate effective management of the care in the given specialty.