Child Family Health Clinical Nurse Consultant
NSLHD is looking for a very experienced Child and Family Health Nurse to lead, influence and innovate in Child and Family Health nursing services.
This role will help shape future care, inspire clinicians and influence clinical excellence in our nursing workforce to improve outcomes for children, families.
Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 3
Remuneration:$3,****** - $3,****** per week
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ******
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 environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
District wide role with office base at Macquarie Hospital in North Ryde.




The NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Workforce will be compassionate, competent, confident, contemporary, capable and committed to leading person-centred health care.
The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) - Child and Family Health (CFH) works as part of the senior CYF Health Clinical leadership team.
The CFH CNC is an expert nurse who provides clinical advice, leadership and complex clinical consultancy relating to all aspects of child and family health nursing service.
The position provides an advanced level nursing service as an expert in Child and Family Health Nursing practice to support quality nursing care.
The CNC will formulate and implement policy, guide practice development, and engage in education and research activities relevant to the scope of the role to support evidence-based practise in CFH.
The CNC also takes a lead role in Child and Family Health:
By providing education, training, clinical consultancy and mentoring for staff to optimise CFN clinical practice.
In initiating and supporting nursing research and district-wide clinical practice improvement projects.
In supporting services embed nursing qualified standards into all aspects of clinical practice.
As the primary liaison point between CYF and the Local Primary Health Care Network in relation to Child and Family Health Nursing.




People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
NSW Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration with minimum 7 years full time post graduate experience, with at least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience in Child and Family Health as well as an approved postgraduate tertiary qualification and/or Master's in Child and Family Health.
Demonstrated leadership in strategic and clinical service planning and experience and expertise in the management of organisational and cultural change that is driven by the initiation, utilisation and review of evidence based research.
Proven advanced skills in clinical teaching and coaching, competency in the use of contemporary information systems and evidence of the ability to direct the development of specialty education programs.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases.
The full list of requirements are outlined intheNSW Health OASV Policy(Page 11).
You will be required to complete theOASV Undertaking/ Declaration FormandTB Assessment Toolduring the recruitment process.
Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing theChild Safe Standards.
The team enriching health in millions of ways every day.
Applications Close: 2 November ****
Tentative Interview Date: Week Commencing 20 November ****
For role related queries or questions contact Margaret Hayes on ******
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