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Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Gde 2
Remuneration: $135,826.04 - $138,534.10 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ644768
About The Role
Lismore Base Hospital is seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 (CNC2) – Infection Prevention and Control to join the team.
The CNC2 provides advanced clinical leadership and expert nursing services within the specialty area of Infection Prevention and Control. This role plays a key part in supporting safe, high-quality patient care through specialist consultation, education, and service development.
The position is responsible for the expert clinical organisation, coordination, leadership, and consultancy of Infection Prevention and Control services across Lismore Base Hospital and targeted populations within the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD).
Working collaboratively with nurses, midwives, medical officers, and key stakeholders across the hospital and Local Health District, the CNC2 acts as the principal representative of the Infection Prevention and Control Service. The role leads and supports the implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of Infection Prevention and Control programs in alignment with NNSWLHD and site-specific requirements.
About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)
We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.
If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.
You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.
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Learn more at: www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Join Our Team And You’ll Enjoy
Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home payFitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeingGrowth – access to professional and personal developmentTeam culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environmentOpportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
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Applications Close: 15 March 2026
NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.
NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.
For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.
To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au.
This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).
You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.
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