Leading clinical preparedness, strengthening resilience, ensuring continuity of care.

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 28 February 2027 (with possibility of ongoing employment)

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2

Remuneration: $75.35 - $76.86 per hour

Hours Per Week: 6

Requisition ID: REQ691618

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday.

We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work workplace without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working

Primary location is RNS Campus, required to work across NSLHD Emergency Management Office

What You'll Be Doing The Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade (CNC) Emergency Management is responsible for expert clinical, organisation, coordination, leadership and consultancy services within the area of emergency and disaster medicine.



The CNC collaborates with the hospitals and designated facilities to implement these Emergency Management Systems.

The focus of this position is to act as one of the principle agents of the NSLHD Emergency Management to implement the District Wide Program. This includes but is not limited to mass casualty incidents, bushfires, explosions, chemical, biological and radiological incidents, civil unrest and Business Continuity Management.

As a part of their role they will be instrumental in supporting the development, maintenance and evaluation of the District Response Plans. The role is also proactive in the participation in committees, state-wide meetings and other forums, liaison with the State Preparedness & Response Branch, emergency response agencies, other LHDs, private health care providers and government agencies. This interaction with agencies and health services is on a broad level that encompasses all senior clinicians and managers of the organisation and external bodies in developing resilience and disaster preparedness.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates Will Need To Meet The Following Criteria

- Registered with Authority to Practice with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.



A registered nurse who has a minimum of 5 years full time post graduate experience, with at least 3 years full time equivalent experience in the Emergency, Emergency Management & Business Continuity fields. In addition the applicant must have an approved post graduate qualification relevant to the speciality and hold a Masters (pertaining to emergency / disaster management fields) or is willing to enrol and commence a Masters in the relevant speciality field within two years of the appointment.
- Demonstrated clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing practice.
- Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of mediums and an understanding of the practice development framework.

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For role related queries or questions contact Louise Barker Allner on 0404 031 636. This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

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Applications Close: 2 October 2026

📌 Clinical Nurse Consultant Emergency Management (Sydney)
🏢 Northern Sydney Local Health District
📍 Sydney