Overview
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Alcohol & Other Drugs - Queanbeyan (NSW Health). Permanent Full Time role based in Queanbeyan. Remuneration : $113,243.15 - $116,963.48 per annum. Hours Per Week : 38. Requisition ID : REQ. Applications Close : 5 October 2025. Interview Details : Scheduled within 10 days of closing.
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Role and Service
Drug and Alcohol Clinician - Support Recovery and Wellness in Our Community. In Queanbeyan, Drug and Alcohol Clinicians provide compassionate, evidence-based care to support recovery, reduce harm, and promote wellbeing in a rural setting. You’ll work closely with clients and multidisciplinary teams to deliver tailored interventions and support lasting change. Join us to empower recovery and build healthier futures.
What You’ll Be Doing
The Clinical Nurse Specialist, using best practice evidence provides person-centered specialist nursing care at an advanced practice level for the designated speciality in collaboration with individuals and the multidisciplinary health care team. Provides clinical leadership, support and supervision for less experienced clinicians to achieve people focused quality care.
Support for the Role
- Applicants for this position may qualify for the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentives Scheme (RHWIS)
- Working within SNSWLHD
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Salary packaging options
- Health and Wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport, and annual Influenza vaccinations
- A team that values your expertise, invests in your development and supports your lifestyle
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Selection Criteria
- Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse and relevant post-registration qualifications in Alcohol and Other Drugs with a minimum of three years' experience working in the clinical speciality.
- Demonstrated competencies in and knowledge of the complexities and challenges involved in providing speciality nursing care in the context of a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate ability to exercise extended autonomy in clinical decision making capabilities and leadership in the development of nursing specialty practice advancement.
- Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology, written and verbal means and sound interpersonal skills with the capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner.
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of evidence based practice and critical thinking to advocate for and implement individualised person-centred care at an extended role level with a commitment to quality improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to supervise, delegate, and negotiate with others to deliver quality nursing care with a willingness to show leadership and embrace change in the coordination and delivery of care.
- Evidence of participation in own professional development, a commitment to maintaining competence and enhancement of Alcohol and Other Drugs skills with a willingness to apply and share professional expertise as a resource person and mentor others within the speciality.
Information for applicants: Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to closing the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This includes guidance on recruitment processes and equal opportunity employment.
We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our workforce.
All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer.
For role related queries contact Kelly Winter on or.
Eligibility
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a Recent Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport.
Position Resources
- Click here for the Position Description
- Find out more about applying for this position
If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process.
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📌 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Alcohol & Other Drugs - Queanbeyan
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council