Pathology Clinical Nurse Consultant

Colac Area Health; Colac; On-site; AUD 24,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Professional development

Employee assistance program

On-site research support

Job summary

Colac Area Health seeks a Pathology Clinical Nurse Consultant to provide governance and leadership for the CAH Pathology Program. The role operates with high autonomy, coordinating pathology services across CAH and collaborating with Australian Clinical Labs and partners.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Clinical Services, you will work part-time (8 hours per week) and contribute to safety, quality, and performance reporting while supporting service improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Current registration with AHPRA in relevant discipline (scientist, allied health, nursing).
• Experience with safety and quality performance indicators and reporting requirements.
• Working knowledge of contracts, SLAs, and KPI monitoring and escalation.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical governance and operational leadership for the CAH Pathology Program.
• Coordinate pathology service activities and act as the dedicated pathology resource at CAH.
• Collaborate with ACL and external partners to deliver pathology services.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Autonomous work

Clinical governance

Education

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Healthcare leadership qualification

Tools

RiskMan

SLA monitoring

KPI monitoring

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Classification -Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028 : ZA7 Clinical Nurse Consultant C Year 1 || Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028 : ZA8 Clinical Nurse Consultant C Year 2 || Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028 : ZF4 Clinical Nurse Consultant A || Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028 : ZJ4 Clinical Nurse Consultant B

Job Category -Clinical Nurse Consultant

About Us

Situated just 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, at the foot of the stunning Otway Ranges, close to Lorne and the Surf Coast, Colac Area Health services 21,000 people who call the Shire home.Colac Area Health meets the needs of more than 30,000 people in the Corangamite, Colac Otway, and Surf Coast Shires. A unique integrated health service providing a wide range of clinical and non-clinical services to the Colac and district community. This includes the following:

• Nursing/Midwifery
• Aged Care
• Medical
• Community Services
• Corporate Services
• Support Services

About the role

PATHOLOGY CLINICAL NURSE CONSULTANT

Part Time - 8 hours per week

Colac Area Health is a values-based organisation providing a unique integrated health service comprising of over 500 employees, providing Acute Care, Aged Care, Community and Allied Health Services.

The Pathology Clinical Nurse Consultant is the dedicated pathology resource at Colac Area Health (CAH), providing clinical governance and operational leadership for the CAH Pathology Program. This role combines the clinical and operational accountabilities of coordinating the pathology service.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Clinical Services, the role operates with a high degree of autonomy and works collaboratively with, and draws on, the specialist advice and program support of Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) and external partners as required.

What’s required?

• Current registration with AHPRA in relevant discipline (scientist, allied health, nursing)
• Highly self-motivated, with proven ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment with limited on-site supervision, as the sole dedicated pathology resource at CAH.
• Proven ability to manage multiple, competing tasks, priorities and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of partnering with consumers concepts and principles and demonstrated application in improving care.
• Practical knowledge and experience with safety and quality performance indicators, including monitoring and reporting requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation and relationship-management skills, including the ability to work effectively with an external/independent pathology provider.
• Experience using the Riskman system, monitoring incidents and undertaking case reviews.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to prepare concise, accurate and informative documents including agendas and reports.
• Working knowledge of contracts, SLA and KPI monitoring, with the judgement to escalateme
• Valid Victorian driver licence. Travel between sites, including to external hospitals and/or laboratories may be required as part of the role.
• Demonstrated clinical excellence and extensive consolidation in a clinical pathology or transferrable/related setting.
• Healthcare leadership or management qualification.
• Experience and/ or Qualification in Safety and Quality.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
• Working knowledge of contracts, SLA and KPI monitoring, with the judgement to escalateme.
• Experience in Clinical Pathology or working within a pathology service model.

Benefits working with us

Colac Area Health offers the following benefits;

• Extensive organisational orientation/department induction
• Salary Sacrificing/Packaging
• Active Social Club
• Extensive professional development and continuing education
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to on-site research support from theCAH Research Unitand theWestern Alliance Academic Health Science Centre

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of our team members, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

Our commitment to diversity strengthens our ability to provide compassionate and equitable care to all individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, abilities and identities.

We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and a workplace that promotes wellbeing, and we welcome and encourage applications from those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

We actively encourage individuals with disabilities and diverse backgrounds and identities to apply for our positions. Should you require any reasonable adjustments or support during the recruitment process, we are here to assist you every step of the way.

This role requires you to provide evidence of the current influenza vaccination.

Application closing date: (HR to Complete)

We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country upon which we work, the Gulidjan people and their Elders past, present and future.