The Team:
The Emergency Preparedness and Response team supports Hospitals South to strengthen emergency readiness across clinical services. The team works closely with service leadership, multidisciplinary teams, operational stakeholders, and external agencies to improve preparedness, coordinate response arrangements, and support safe, effective care during emergencies and major incidents.
The Role:
This is a unique opportunity to help shape emergency preparedness across Hospitals South and make a real system-wide impact on patient safety, workforce readiness, and service resilience. The role offers variety, professional autonomy, and the chance to work with senior leaders, multidisciplinary teams, and external emergency partners to strengthen how services prepare for and respond to emergencies and major incidents.
As the Clinical Nurse Consultant, Emergency Preparedness and Response, you will help drive planning, training, exercises, reviews, and continuous improvement activities that strengthen preparedness and support safe, effective emergency response.
You will need:
- Demonstrated senior clinical expertise and professional leadership as a Registered Nurse, with experience providing high‑level clinical consultation, advice, and education related to emergency preparedness, response, or complex clinical risk environments.
- Proven ability to contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of emergency preparedness and response policies, plans, procedures, exercises, or quality improvement initiatives within a healthcare setting.
- Demonstrated experience supporting operational preparedness activities, including coordination of training, drills, exercises, audits, reviews, or post‑incident evaluations, in collaboration with clinical and operational stakeholders.
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment:
Permanent, full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.
*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.
Salary:
$118,297 to $125,543 per annum. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
- Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023.
In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
- Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10% based on qualification type
Salary Packaging:
You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
Benefits available to eligible candidates:
- Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
- Professional development and accelerated pathways.
- A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
- Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.
- Department of Health has achieved the “Carer Accredited Employer Status” providing support to employees with caring responsibilities. (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023).
More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here
Eligibility:
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
- Relevant postgraduate qualification in Emergency Management, Healthcare Management, Education and/or Quality Improvement
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
Statement of Duties:
Application Guide:
How to apply:
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
David Golden
A/ Nursing Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response
(03) 6166 7405
david.golden@ths.tas.gov.au
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