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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Paediatric Medicine General Medicine - Adolescent Medicine, North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary

• Classification - RN/M3 - Registered Nurse LV 3 - $121,537 to $126,970
• Part Time (0.7 FTE) - Term Contract (12 month Temporary contract) 

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Division of Paediatric Medicine as a Nurse Consultant - Inpatient Eating Disorders, where you will be responsible for:

• Coordination of clinical activities / programs that contribute to improve patient/client/service outcomes and a model of care based on evidence/ best practice;
• Contribute to a model of care for inpatient eating disorder services that incorporates a trauma informed, recovery-oriented perspective.
• Provide clinical nursing expertise for patients and families experiencing an eating disorder. The Nurse Consultant – Inpatient Eating Disorder works collaboratively with the various specialist teams to contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of eating disorder care
• Provide case management for inpatients with eating disorders and evaluate progress
• Contribute to the development of, implementation of, and monitoring of corporate policies and processes and lead in their area of expertise.
• Contribute to the development and sustainability of nursing skills for the needs of the specific population group using systems of resource and standards promulgation.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• Registered Nurse with at least 3 years post registration experience
• Demonstrated competence in delivering proficient and comprehensive nursing assessment and direct clinical services to children, young people and their families experiencing complex, acute or chronic mental illness/ trauma or a wide range of emotional and behavioural disturbance.
• Demonstrated ability in the leadership and facilitation of change management
• Experience in the supervision of students, nurses and less experienced staff
• Provide leadership and direction, acts a role model, mentor, consultant and resource person.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free Public Transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital Workers.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

You may be eligible for financial support if you are considering relocating from interstate or overseas.  Please speak to the enquiries person of the role on offer to find out more.

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

WCHN Paed Med Executive Assistants – Nursing; Phone: 8161 8139; E-mail: Health.paedmednursingadmin@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 18/7/2024– 11:55pm

Useful Links

RN3 - Nurse Consultant - Inpatient Eating Disorders - Role Description - 870000.pdf