Clinical Nurse Consultant
Join Our Team: Clinical Nurse Consultant – Residential In-Reach Services
ZA7/8 Clinical Nurse Consultant
Full time/Part time permanent role available.
Shifts include AM (0730 to 1600hrs), PM (1300 to 2130hrs) – 7 days a week.
We’re seeking an experienced and passionate Clinical Nurse Consultant to join our Residential In-Reach Services team in the Western Health catchment area of Melbourne. This unique opportunity allows you to provide innovative, patient-centered care that bridges the gap between acute hospital services and community-based care.
The aim of the service is to:
- Offer an alternative to hospital visits and admissions.
- Efficiently coordinate care for individuals with chronic and complex conditions.
- Facilitate safe and timely discharge from inpatient settings.
- Provide assistance for patients to maintain their residence in the home or RACF despite changes in health or functional capacity.
- Deliver an expedient response service for clients experiencing health complications at home or in RACFs.
As a Clinical Nurse Consultant within our team, your role entails delivering prompt, evidence-based, patient-centered specialist assessment, diagnosis, intervention, management, and education to individuals living with chronic and complex health conditions. This service may be rendered in a clinical setting or within the patient's home, including residential aged care facilities.
The position demands a demonstration of expert knowledge and skills across the entire service continuum.
Success in this role requires:
- Recent clinic experience and proficiency in general and/or specialized clinical knowledge.
- Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
- Adaptability to thrive in a dynamic environment, with exceptional prioritization and work ethic.
- Proficiency in problem-solving and effective workload management.
About Us (Divison)
The Division of Western Health at Home provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, clinic based and home-based services. Our multidisciplinary workforce of over 1,000 employees includes medical, nursing, pharmacy, allied health and administration staff. Western Health at Home services provide care from all Western Health campuses and within patient’s homes, including residential aged care, supported accommodation and the custodial setting. The division is rapidly expanding to meet the needs of the community through the delivery of innovative, integrated and patient centred care.
Western Health at Home services support patients across the continuum of care with a primary objective to support patients to live more healthy days at home. Our breadth of services, clinics and units work collaboratively to reduce avoidable hospital presentations and support early and sustainable hospital discharges. Through multidisciplinary service delivery, integration with primary care, research and clinical trials our division supports the detection, management and secondary prevention of chronic disease.
The divisions medical specialties include Renal, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Geriatric Medicine and the General Practice (GP) Integration Unit. Western Health at Home provides a range of acute and subacute services that deliver hospital level care within the comfort of a patient’s home. These services include Hospital in the Home, Rehab at Home, GEM at Home, Community Based Transition Care Program and Dialysis at Home, which deliver healthcare that would otherwise be provided within an inpatient setting.
Western Health at Home’s breadth of community-based care and specialty assessment clinics provide comprehensive care to support the management of chronic disease. The division has chronic dialysis units located at all Western Health main campuses and acute units at Sunshine and Footscray Hospital. Western Health at Home manages a primary healthcare service within Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a maximum-security women’s prison located in Melbourne’s West.
Applications close at 11:59pm on 31 December 2024
About Us
Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.