Clinical Nurse Consultant - Surgical Access (531680)
* Australia, Tas
* Apr 16, 2025
About Tasmania Government
About the Tasmanian State Service
The Tasmanian State Service (TSS) is the largest employer in Tasmania, with over 28,000 employees providing services to the Tasmanian community at all levels. At work, you’ll have access to world-class services and facilities. Our smaller teams mean you can work closely with decision-makers and connect with your team, colleagues, and patients. You’ll genuinely make a difference.
The Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) is the largest hospital in the state and is the major provider of public elective surgery, including being the tertiary referral centre for anaesthetically complex patients and the Trauma, Burns, Cardiac Surgery, Neurosurgery, Vascular, and Endovascular surgical sub-specialties from Hospitals North and Hospitals North West. The Surgical and Endoscopy Access Unit is responsible for surgical waitlist management, perioperative optimisation, and the scheduling and communication of all elective surgery operating sessions for the Royal Hobart Hospital.
The Role:
The Surgical Access Clinical Nurse Consultant provides subject matter expertise in the subspecialty composition and demand for elective surgery from the waitlist and undertakes patient safety and service improvement projects to facilitate timely and equitable waitlist management practices aligned with the statewide Planned Surgery Access Policy & Operational Standards 2024. This role includes local guideline development and implementation with Unit & medical staff, change management advocacy, service safety & quality reviews, and regular activity & performance reporting to the Surgical & Perioperative Services executive management team against the Tasmanian Health Services Annual Service Plan.
You will need:
* Highly developed clinical management and leadership skills, and demonstrated advanced clinical expertise in the Elective Surgery area in accordance with best practice standards, utilising a high degree of independent decision-making.
* Demonstrated ability to apply patient access and flow principles to ensure prioritisation of patients/cases as well as efficiency of processes to optimise theatre utilisation.
* Demonstrated highly developed communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to apply these skills within a sensitive setting and to ensure effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
* Project management experience and a systems thinker.
Details of appointment:
Permanent part-time, day worker position, working 70 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible. Note: 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: $114,851 to $121,886 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 11.5% 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:
* 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 $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.
Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:
* Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse.
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact Nicole Siggers, ADON of Surgical Services, at 0460 037 419 or
What it is like working at the Department of Health?
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence are the key values to work in the Department of Health. We respect diversity and strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.
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