War Memorial Hospital Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 Rehabilitation

War Memorial Hospital (WMH) is a 3rd Schedule Aged Rehabilitation hospital situated in Waverley owned and operated by Uniting and part of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD). Services are comprised of 24-hour inpatient care Monday to Friday outpatient departments iREAP Day Rehabilitation program several specialist community teams inclusive of Transitional Aged Care Geriatric Flying Squad Young Onset Dementia and day centre program 24-hour accommodation service for regional guests and the full range of hospital support services. It is set within beautiful tranquil grounds and is a well-supported team more about War Memorial Hospital at the following link:War Memorial Hospital video The Rehabilitation Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 (CNC2) is a senior clinical leadership role at War Memorial Hospital providing advanced consultancy leadership and expert nursing practice across both inpatient aged rehabilitation (Morgan Unit) and the Transitional Aged Care Program (TACP).This position leads clinical excellence across the full patient journey from inpatient rehabilitation through to community-based transitional care supporting complex care coordination optimal functional outcomes and person-centred service closely with the Nurse Unit Manager TACP Manager and WMH Executive the CNC2 plays a key role in clinical service development workforce capability building and the advancement of evidence-based practice across both services. The role provides high-level clinical guidance to multidisciplinary teams drives quality improvement initiatives and contributes to strategic planning research and education aligned with ARNA competencies and NSW Health an expert resource in aged rehabilitation and transitional care nursing the CNC2 leads clinical supervision education and service innovation fostering a culture of excellence accountability and continuous improvement. The position represents WMH at local and district forums and supports the development of integrated models of care across inpatient and community is a permanent full-time position with Uniting a not-for-profit organisation offering competitive salary packaging Criteria:Qualifications:Current Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse with a minimum of 5 years full-time equivalent post-registration experience including at least 3 years in aged rehabilitation gerontology community care or related postgraduate nursing qualifications relevant to Aged Care Rehabilitation or Chronic/Complex Care or commitment to commence within 12 Class C Drivers Licence (required for community-based TACP activities).Skills & Experience: Demonstrated advanced clinical leadership expert clinical reasoning and the ability to deliver evaluate and guide high-quality patient care across inpatient and community commitment to professional development capability building and clinical supervision for self and experience in quality improvement service development research translation and the ability to lead multidisciplinary improvement ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within complex multidisciplinary and cross-site interpersonal written and verbal communication skills including high-level computer commitment to consumer participation person-centred care and engagement in service planning evaluation and policy Category A NSW Health workers are required to have received an annual seasonal Influenza vaccination or have an approved medical contraindication certificate. COVID-19 vaccinations are strongly recommended for all NSW Health and how to apply please contact: Amy Barzen Clinical Operations Service Manager/Deputy Director of Nursing. Mobile: Email: Position Description: Position Description Application Guide: Application GuideApplications close Sunday 9th August at 11:30pmWMH is proudly committed to the provision of environmentally sustainable health services. WMH operates under Unitings values and Code of Conduct which employees are committed to uphold. It is important that the people who work at Uniting have a sense of commitment to our purpose. We are an equal opportunity employer and we select staff based on merit and experience. As an organisation we celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity faith sexual orientation and gender identity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from a diverse cultural background are encouraged to apply.