• Women's and Children's Health Network, Division of Paediatric Medicine, North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary

• Classification - RN/M2C - Clinical Nurse/Midwife LV2 - $84,870 to $107,279
• Part Time (0.8) - Ongoing Permanent 

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join Paediatric Medicine as a Clinical Nurse (Diabetes Education), where you will be responsible for:

• The Clinical Nurse Diabetes Education is responsible and accountable for providing nursing services and the provision of quality patient centred care to Children and their Families at a proficient to expert level in Diabetes (Type 1/Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational Diabetes).
• The Clinical Nurse Diabetes Education works in partnership with Clients and their families and in collaboration with other health professionals and agencies to ensure optimum health outcomes.  The Clinical Nurse Diabetes Education accepts accountability for own practice standards and responsibility for activities delegated to others as well as the guidance and development of less experienced staff.
• The Clinical Nurse Diabetes Education oversees the provision of nursing care within a team or unit.
• The Clinical Nurse Diabetes Education consolidates knowledge and skills and develops capacity through experience and continuous professional development.
• The Clinical Nurse Diabetes Education practices within agreed evidence based practice standards and integrates advanced clinical knowledge and demonstrates the necessary competency to provide care relevant to each patient’s needs and achieve agreed patient care outcomes.

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/Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience
• Demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice.
• Effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise workload and meet set timelines whilst working under minimal supervision

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

RN2 - Clinical Nurse Diabetes - Paed Med - Role Description - 871183.pdf