About Us

Western Health manages three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. It also operates the Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care at Hazeldean and a range of community based services. We care for a culturally diverse population of more than 1 million people. We have 7,000 employees who are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES).

Our continued growth has seen the addition of a new purpose built, multi-storey Joan Kirner Women's and Children's at Sunshine Hospital.

About the Role

Clinical Nurse Consultant – Heart Failure Expressions of Interest

Mat Leave – Relieving position (Temporary until 18th October 2020)

• 32 hours / week
• Contribute to the decisions that shape our health service
• Supported by our specialist heart failure team

An excellent opportunity for a motivated, and experienced cardiac RN with a keen interest in heart failure to join our team.

The service aims to improve clinical outcomes for older patients that present with heart failure, minimise functional decline and adverse events and improve nursing practice and the coordination of care for this patient group. The Clinical Nurse Consultant role is integral to this service and supports consistency in patient care across the continuum of care.

Duties

• Co-ordinating the patients care from admission to discharge including daily review of inpatients with geriatrician and cardiologist and cardiology medical team on plan of care
• Working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team
• Supporting the ward nursing staff with the nursing management for these patients
• Liaising with the SNAP team
• Patient and carer education and discharge planning
• Discharge follow up including telephone assessment & clinical evaluation and review of patients in the weekly heart failure outpatient clinic.
• Co-ordinating the rapid access clinic in collaboration with the consulting cardiologist
• Act as a resource and liaise with community heart failure nurse facilitators (HARP / Health links), General Practitioners, community nurses and the community palliative care team.

Skills & Experience OR Essential Criteria

• Successful completion of a Bachelor of Nursing qualification or equivalent
• Successful completion of postgraduate qualification in Cardiac Nursing or equivalent
• Current registration as a Registered Nurse in Australia
• Possess excellent clinical, organisational, leadership and communication skills
• Be self-directed and adaptable and ability to work autonomously
• Have a keen interest in aged care nursing.
• Have the alibility to be released from current substantive position.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits such as:

• Work-life balance
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Onsite fitness clubs
• Culturally safe and respectful environment
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program

Culture

At Western Health, we value our employees and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience. Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance and (if applicable) a Working With Children’s Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.