Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 30 June 2026)
Location: Goulburn
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Gde 2
Remuneration: $131,870.90 - $134,500.70 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ560037
Applications Close: 20 March 2025
Interviews Details: Interviews will be scheduled within 10 days of closing date
Be part of the vibrant and professional team working to improve the health of our communities. Join our dynamic workforce utilising innovative, evidence-based skills and interventions to professionally support people requesting assistance with alcohol and drug use. We employ trauma informed practice and a respectful, person-centred approach. An inclusive and committed team, where you can bring your whole self to work. What We OfferSalary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasingCorporate Health and Fitness program11.5% Superannuation on top of your gross incomeAnnual Leave LoadingWhere you'll be workingThere is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Forget about sitting in traffic for hours and paying for parking, live in the city you'll be minutes away from work (perhaps even close enough to walk or cycle) and even if you live on a property outside of Goulburn or in one of the neighbouring villages, it's still a much shorter trip than big city living. That's more time for family, friends, and recreation. More time to live. Goulburn is 45 minutes from Canberra, 2hrs to the beach and 2hrs from Sydney.
What You'll Be DoingProvides a complex person-centred expert clinical consultancy service for individuals, carers and other health care professionals with the Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) specialty to provide a people focused, evidenced based, quality clinical consultancy service in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team with a focus on harm minimisation.
Selection CriteriaCurrent Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse with at least 5 years full time equivalent postgraduate experience with at least 3 year's fulltime equivalent experience in the provision of alcohol and other drugs services and a breadth of knowledge and expertise in contemporary practices in alcohol and other drugs. In addition, tertiary nursing qualification in Alcohol and Other Drugs or current enrolment or commitment to enrol in an approved postgraduate course within the next 12 months is mandatory.Demonstrated advanced skills in alcohol and other drug services including but not limited to health and social impacts of substance abuse, dependence, harm minimisation and evidence-based AOD interventions.Demonstrated skills and ability to conduct and apply scientific research and evidence-based practice to the workplace with the ability to critically problem-solve and link outcomes to the principles of continuous quality improvement in the alcohol and other drugs specialty field.Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills, including written, verbal and computer skills and an ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.Proven clinical leadership and clinical supervision capabilities with the ability to provide consultant advice, education and support to individuals, their families, AOD clinicians and other health professionals.Proven ability to develop, implement, present and evaluate education, clinical procedures and policies to multidisciplinary teams.Current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances.Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific DiseasesThis is a Category 'A' position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work RightsPlease note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au.
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.
Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact the hiring manager below should you require assistance.
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