Orthopaedic Nurse Consultant

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Health is seeking an Orthopaedic Nurse Consultant to provide specialist clinical consultation across the orthopaedic patient journey within NALHN. You will deliver advanced clinical assessment and care planning for orthopaedic patients in acute and peri-operative settings.

You will contribute to quality improvement initiatives and support best-practice standards, while facilitating timely discharge planning and coordination with allied health and surgical teams.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for problem solving and conflict resolution.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a stressful environment.
• Commitment to contemporary, innovative health services in modern facilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced clinical assessment and care planning for orthopaedic patients.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and support best-practice orthopaedic care standards.
• Facilitate timely discharge planning and coordination with allied health and surgical teams.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Conflict resolution

Job description

As an Orthopaedic Nurse Consultant in NALHN you will provide specialist clinical consultation and evidence-based guidance across the orthopaedic patient journey.

Key responsibilities

• Delivering advanced clinical assessment and care planning for orthopaedic patients across acute and peri-operative settings.
• Contributing to quality improvement initiatives and supporting best-practice orthopaedic care standards within NALHN.
• Facilitating timely discharge planning and coordination with allied health and surgical teams.

What you need

• In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships.
• An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.
• You will be joining a dynamic and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high-quality health services within modern facilities.