Eligibility: Open to Everyone Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre– Liver Transplant Unit SAPOM Salary $125,183 - $130,779 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN / M3 | Part Time Position, 19 Hours Per Week, 8 Month Contract Until June
Expert Nurse Consultant - Liver Transplant | Join South Australia’s Premier Transplant Team!
Join SA Health as a Part‑time Nurse Consultant - Liver Transplant at Flinders Medical Centre, where you will provide expert clinical consultation and support patients through their complex transplant journey.
This short‑term contract position until June
offers the opportunity to mentor nursing staff, develop evidence‑based care protocols, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in South Australia’s leading transplant program.
Make a meaningful impact in specialist healthcare while advancing your career within Australia’s most comprehensive public health system.
About the role Reporting to the Advanced Nurse Consultant, this role is responsible for providing expertise for Liver transplant patients of the South Australian Liver Transplant Unit.
The SA Liver Transplant Unit is a statewide service incorporating the Northern Territory and some areas of NSW and Victoria.
Employees classified at this level are expected to have / develop expert knowledge within their area and stream of practice and have a significant degree of autonomy and decision making.
Duties
Integrate contemporary information and evidence with personal experience to support decision making, creative thinking and objective analysis that is expected at this level.
Expert clinical knowledge underpins and informs the ability to support, lead and / or provide expert clinical care to improve and optimise nursing care.
Provide direct, expert clinical nursing care; select and implement different therapeutic interventions; provide individual case management to patients with liver disease and post‑transplant and evaluate progress.
Contribute expert nursing assessment and advice to local clinical teams to achieve integrated nursing care within a risk management framework.
Use information systems to inform decision making, implement and co‑ordinate processes for quality improvement, monitor and analyse incidents and accidents, ensure quality and safety is not compromised, evaluate outcomes and convey information to staff.
Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of corporate policies and processes and lead in the area of expertise.
Manage resources with due diligence; implement and co‑ordinate within a span of control, processes for quality improvement and continuity within corporate risk management and nursing professional practice frameworks.
Participate in after‑hours on‑call roster for liver transplant coordination.
About you Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
Effective leadership skills including highly developed communication, problem‑solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
Ability to work independently as well as effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to prioritise workload and meet set timelines.
Demonstrated ability to foster a workplace environment that develops staff potential.
Demonstrated competence in Liver Disease and Transplant nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards.
Experience in the supervision of students, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses and midwives.
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
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