PROSTATE CANCER NURSE CONSULTANT - RAH

at  SA Government SA HEALTH

SA HEALTH

Job reference: 872444
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Central Adelaide Local Health Network, The Royal Adelaide Hospital
• Salary RN-3 $121,537 - $126,970 p.a.
• Full-time temporary up to 30/6/27

QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.

ABOUT CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.
We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Current National Police Clearance (NPC)
• Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description. SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
  Diversity and inclusion: At CALHN we support and foster a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

The Prostate Cancer Nurse Consultant will provide support for patients with prostate cancer and their families and carers, and will promote better understanding of prostate cancer for patients and families by providing appropriate written and verbal information and addressing general health education and health promotion issues in order to empower them to take a greater part in the management of their disease.

Various practice models may be used to enact this role, including but not limited to:

• Primarily providing nursing/midwifery care;
• Providing clinical leadership to nurses/midwives;
• Coordination and leadership of projects and/or programs that contribute clinical expertise to improve patient/client/service outcomes;

Employees in this role accept accountability for their nursing/midwifery practice, the outcomes of nursing/midwifery practices for the specific patient/client group, the professional advice given, delegations of care made and for addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy.