Clinical Nurse Consultant – Renal Vascular Access

Permanent part-time position
Tasmania

Clinical Nurse Consultant – Renal Vascular Access

The Clinical Nurse Consultant – Renal Vascular Access (CNC) provides clinical leadership and expertise within a multidisciplinary team located at the North West Renal Satellite Unit to improve the quality and continuity of care and support provided to clients.

The role:

The Clinical Nurse Consultant – Renal Vascular Access (CNC) provides clinical leadership and expertise within a multidisciplinary team located at the North West Renal Satellite Unit to improve the quality and continuity of care and support provided to clients. 

Working in partnership with Consultant Nephrologists, Nurse Unit Manager, CNC  Radiology team, Renal nursing staff and the multidisciplinary team to provide an autonomous nursing service using advanced clinical judgment and knowledge for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and haemodialysis (HD) patients.

The role of the CNC is to:

• Provide clinical leadership, and authoritative expertise in clinical care and interventions, including knowledge and guidance for individual case management, regarding renal vascular access for all referred patients.
• Work in collaboration with the LGH CNC – Renal Vascular Access to maintain a single centre point of referral and co-ordination for all renal vascular access creation, management, and education
• Develop and provide the delivery of patient care with respect to renal vascular access surveillance, monitoring and management through promotion of quality improvement activities, including staff competencies, audits, and data collection.
• Develop and support the delivery of patient and care giver education.
• Work in collaboration with the Nurse Unit Manager North West Renal and LGH CNC – Renal Vascular Access, to ensure development of nursing practices are consistent with the broader renal specialisation and addressing inconsistencies between nursing practice and policy.

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

The North West Renal Satellite team:  

North West Renal Satellite Unit located in Burnie is a highly specialised area of renal nursing which will provide:

• Great work life balance: Monday to Friday day work with rotational on call.
• Nurse led Outpatient Clinical Environment
• Opportunity to work collaboratively with the entire renal team including Nurses, Consultants, Social Work and Allied Heath to provide a holistic approach to the  provision of renal vascular access planning and management.

Living and working in the best place on earth

Tasmania offers an enviable lifestyle in one of the world’s most beautiful natural environments. It is the smallest Australian state, with all the services and facilities of a big city in a relaxed and safe community setting. Short commutes to restaurants, beaches, and iconic at-home getaways within close proximity make for the perfect work life balance. 

Details of Appointment

Permanent, part time, day worker position working 40 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 months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $104,735 to $111,334 pro rata, per annum + 10.5% superannuation + access to salary packaging

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year, plus other benefits if eligible. 

• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2019

Enquiries: Jennifer Reynolds, Nurse Unit Manager, (03) 6477 7746, jennifer.reynolds@ths.tas.gov.au

Closing date: 11 April 2023

To apply: Please click here to apply