Employment Type : Temporary Part Time until 30th June 2024 Position Classification : Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 Remuneration : $ 64.57 - $ 65.86 per hour plus superannuation Hours Per Week : 19 Requisition ID : REQ465330 Where you'll be working St George Hospital. What you'll be doing The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’ . SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it. All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees. All staff are expected to take reasonable care that their actions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others, that they comply with any reasonable instruction that is given them and with any reasonable policies/procedures relating to health or safety in the workplace, as well as notifying any hazards/risks or incidents to their managers. The vision for nursing and midwifery at St George Hospital is to provide meaning and purpose to plan for the future;have reference to an inspirational statement that is consistent with the purpose and values of nursing and midwifery;and to inspire nurses and midwives to provide the highest quality healthcare to patients in any circumstance. The Vision Statement is:'Nurses and midwives at St George Hospital are always compassionate and competent in the delivery of excellent patient and family centred care.' Eight core behaviours were identified as being integral to achieving the vision:team player;caring;respectful;honest;advocate;collaborative;considerate and accountable. The DSN will be actively involved in all relevant end of life conversations and the Family Donation Conversation (FDC), ensuring that all elements of the Best Practice Guideline for offering organ and tissue donation are met, in particular, the collaborative approach. The DSN is responsible for auditing deaths and organ donation referral practices across the LHD, as determined by the OTDS and the Australian Organ Donation and Transplantation Authority. The position works across the LHD and also has state-wide, cross LHD responsibilities as deemed appropriate by the OTDS in collaboration with LHD line management. Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 means:a registered nurse appointed as such to a position approved by the Health Service, who has at least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience, with at least 3 years full time equivalent experience in the specialty field. In addition the employee must have approved post graduate nursing qualifications relevant to the field in which he/she is appointed to or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the Health Service. An employer may also require a higher qualification in the specialist nursing field where such qualification is considered essential for the performance of the individual position. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing. All workers and new recruits are required to receive 2 doses of a Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine to commence employment/ engagement or continue to work within a NSW Health service. A worker and new recruit will be considered compliant if they have a medical contraindication to all available Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccines and provide medical contraindication evidence in line with the policy requirements. In addition, all Category A workers and new recruits are required to receive one dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine annually to be considered compliant. Category A workers and new recruits who are non-compliant with seasonal influenza vaccination or have a medical contraindication to influenza or COVID-19 vaccinations must comply with all other infection control risk reduction strategies as directed while working in a Category A position. SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply. Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to: SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforcehealth.nsw.gov.au Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and current unrestricted NSW Class C Driver’s License. Minimum five years full time equivalent post qualification experience, with at least three years full time equivalent experience current experience in a critical care field and a post registration qualification in critical care specialty. Ability to work on call after hours and weekends at sites within the NSW Organ Donation Network across NSW. Commitment to champion, educate and lead other health professionals to improve organ and tissue donation rates and outcomes as part of a team. Proven clinical leadership skills in quality, research and/or education and demonstrated critical thinking capabilities. Need more information? 1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards 2) Find out more about applying for this position For role related queries or questions contact Hayley Smithwick on Hayley.Smithwickhealth.nsw.gov.au Applications Close: 25 February 2024