Clinical Nurse Consultant - Neurosurgery (531720)

The Team:

"Paving the way for exemplary patient centred care through clinical excellence, innovation and professionalism" - Tasmanian Neurosurgical visions and values statement.

The Tasmanian Neurosurgical Unit is a level 6 statewide tertiary referral centre receiving both elective and emergency Neurosurgical and, in some instances, Neurology patients with a variety of clinical presentations. The team on K8W are made up of skilled Neurosurgical Nurses, Allied Health and Surgical Professionals. Nurses on K8W are afforded the opportunity to be exposed to and care for, varying levels of acuity with a total of 24 beds inclusive of 6 Neurosurgical High Dependency beds. The team on K8W strive for achieving care that is evidence- based practice informed and consumer driven.

Benefits of working within this team:

* State of the art Neurosurgical Unit with stand alone high dependency unit.

* Providing exemplary elective and emergency acute care as part of a state wide service.

* Practice collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team in the management of tracheostomy patients.

* Hobart offers modern conveniences within a contemporary laid-back lifestyle.

* Hobart Offers world Heritage wilderness and pristine beaches on your doorstep.

The Role:

The Tasmanian Neurosurgical Unit manages all Neurosurgery admissions via the Emergency Department, Direct Admission process and Theatres complex. The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) – Neurosurgery works as a key member of the multi-disciplinary health care team, under the indirect supervision of the Nurse Unit Manager. The Clinical Nurse Consultant –Neurosurgery ensures the provision of high quality, accountable and measurable healthcare by:

• Providing clinical leadership and direction to improve the quality and continuity of care and support provided to Neurosurgical patients.
• Supporting the multidisciplinary team to provide timely assessment, expert advice, and management of Neurosurgery patients in the clinical environment.
• Providing expert advice, client education and health promotion, appropriate clinical interventions, case management and consumer advocacy according to the specific and changing needs of individuals with tracheostomies.
• Clinical lead for the specialist consultancy service, RHH Tracheostomy Service which included the collection of data for the Global Tracheostomy Initiative.
• Through the delivery of advanced nursing care leads tracheostomy case management across the acute phases of care for patients admitted to the RHH including facilitating multidisciplinary care across departments, wards, specialities, and sectors from presentation to discharge including rehabilitation.
• Provides advice on relevant aspects of discharge planning and liaises with Community Service Providers and other hospitals including the facilitation of interhospital and interstate transfer and timely back transfer.

You will need:

• Extensive experience with demonstrated advanced level of clinical expertise in Neurosurgical Nursing; is patient/client focused, demonstrates self-awareness of the effects of behaviour on others, deals with or manages ambiguity and complexity, and demonstrates resilience in the delivery of safe and quality patient care.
• Demonstrated ability to provide contemporary leadership together with the ability to initiate, guide and motivate a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to identify the learning needs of patients, carers and staff in relation to Neurosurgical conditions and the ability to develop, deliver and evaluate education activities that will meet those needs.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment:

Permanent, part time, day worker position, working up to 16 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary: $114,851 to $121,886 per annum pro rata. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

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