ABOUT NORTHERN BEACHES HOSPITAL

Operated by Healthscope, Northern Beaches Hospital (NBH) is located in Frenchs Forest in Northern Sydney just 13kms north of the CBD. The hospital is a contemporary 488 bed facility comprising of 60% public and 40% private beds. We provide a wide range of health services to the local community including Surgery, a 50 bed Emergency Department, Intensive Care, Birthing, Paediatrics, Cardiac, Mental Health, Dialysis, Cancer Centre and Outpatients.
NBH has thirteen operating theatres, one hybrid/cardiac catheter theatre, two Catheter Laboratories and four endoscopy procedure rooms, all supported by a critical care unit which includes two intensive care wards.
Northern Beaches Hospital is a dedicated facility for all patients in our local area. It was thoughtfully designed to optimise patient safety and overall experience, and to provide meaningful management and operational efficiencies that benefit everyone.
Key to the hospital’s success is a highly skilled and expert team of staff who are supported by a comprehensive range of professional development opportunities.

Key responsibilities:

• Acts as a role model and an expert clinician in services to patients with gastrointestinal cancer.
• Engaging directly with patients to assist in planning and navigating their investigations and treatments, supportive care and referral to required services.
• Providing expert clinical advice to patients, family members and other health professionals involved in the care of the patient
• Supporting the delivery of multidisciplinary care for inpatients and outpatients, including attendance at Multidisciplinary Meetings (MDMs)
• Coordination of education for patients and carers
• Leadership role in the development and provision of evidence-based nursing clinical practic