Clinical Nurse Specialist

Child and Adolescent Health Service; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Child and Adolescent Health Service is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide advanced clinical and professional nursing expertise as part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of comprehensive, evidence-based patient care.

You will promote patient safety, quality outcomes, and best-practice standards while practicing within your professional scope, guided by the Nursing and Midwifery Board’s framework and governance guidelines.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 4 years clinical experience.
• Must have previous experience in similar role, or critical care experience.
• A current resume which summarises your experience and how you meet the position requirements.
• The name, email and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide an employment reference.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical and professional nursing expertise as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Promote patient safety, quality outcomes and best-practice standards while supporting excellence in nursing care.

Skills

Advanced clinical nursing

Critical care experience

Team collaboration

Job description

Vacancy Reference No. 753486 This is a 12 month Fixed Term Full Time appointment, with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Position Profile:

We are looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide advanced clinical and professional nursing expertise as part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of comprehensive, evidence-based patient care. In this role, you will promote patient safety, quality outcomes, and best-practice standards while supporting excellence in nursing care. The successful candidate will practice within their professional scope, guided by the Nursing and Midwifery Board’s Midwifery Practice Decision Flowchart and relevant clinical governance frameworks.

Suitability Criteria:

• A statement of no more than 2-3 pages addressing the Essential Selection Criteria 2, 3, 5 and the the following
• Must have at least 4 years clinical experience
• Must have previous experience in similar role, or critical care experience.
• A current resume which summarises your experience and how you meet the position requirements.
• The name, email and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide an employment reference (we will contact you and seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).

Suitability recognises that there is a range of factors - along with having the skills, knowledge and abilities - that constitute merit. These factors included a person's eligibility, ability to demonstrate the right behaviours, ethical alignment and cultural fit. In addition to the Essential Criteria and Desirable Criteria outlined in the attached Job Description Form, these requirements will also be considered to determine your suitability for the role.

Selection Criteria:

Please see the attached Job Description Form (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au ).

Eligibility to Apply:

To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. Sponsorship is not currently available for this position.

Other Conditions:

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply. This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within CAHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

About CAHS

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children, and young people. CAHS comprises three service areas: Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and Neonatology, Community Health, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). With over 7000 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area. For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS, please click here and for further information regarding CAHS’ services, please click here

CAHS values:

To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy communities , CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion , Collaboration , Equity , Respect , Excellence and Accountability . During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the person named in this advert.

Support for your interview process

CAHS is committed to ensuring that our interview process meets the access needs of all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate a disability, enhance access, or support your inclusion and success during the interview, please contact the CAHS Talent Acquisition Team prior to your interview. You can reach the team via [e-mail] or by calling 08 6456 0321. All enquiries will be treated confidentially. Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.