Aboriginal chronic care coordinator clinical nurse consultant

Join NSLHD as an expert clinician and cultural advocate, ensuring Aboriginal patients receive holistic, respectful and coordinated care.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2

Remuneration: $2,780.00 - $2,835.50 per week

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ670336

We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like‐minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensuring that all our people feel respected and can participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working

Northern Beaches Hospital, NSLHD Aboriginal Health Service

What You'll Be Doing

The Aboriginal Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is an expert nurse who provides leadership, advice and recommendations on nursing practice, ensuring safe and appropriate care. The role delivers high‐quality, culturally appropriate, person‐centred nursing care within a holistic framework aligned with NSW Health and NSLHD values.

The Aboriginal CNC develops and implements policy, guides practice improvement, contributes to education and research, and provides clinical supervision while acting as a role model in regular clinical practice within Aboriginal health.

The Aboriginal CNC delivers evidence‐based nursing care that supports safe, effective and culturally appropriate services for Aboriginal people with chronic disease.

The Role Will

• Work within a multidisciplinary Aboriginal health team across NSLHD, supporting community‐based chronic disease services and strengthening links with NSLHD services, GPs, NGOs and Aboriginal Community Controlled Services.
• Advocate for clients and families, support informed decision‐making, coordinate care across NSLHD, and ensure follow‐up needs are met, including:
  • 48‐hour follow‐up program
  • Inpatient visits across NSLHD
  • Leading community engagement projects and events
  • Communicating respectfully in line with NSLHD CORE values
• Improve transitions from hospital to community care by formalising processes between Aboriginal‐specific services.
• Promote Primary Health Care principles using a Social Determinants of Health model.

Candidates Will Need To Meet The Following Criteria

• Applicants for this position must be of Aboriginal descent, identify as being Aboriginal and be accepted in the community as such. All applicants must supply a letter of Aboriginality signed under the common seal from a recognised incorporated Aboriginal Community Organisation such as a Land Council or Elders group, Aboriginal Medical Services. Exemption is claimed under Section 14D of the Anti‐Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
• Registered with Authority to Practice with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Minimum five years full time post graduate experience with 3 years full time equivalent in the specialty field. In addition the applicant must have an approved post graduate qualification (minimum Grad Diploma/Certificate level) or evidence of working towards Masters level qualification.
• Demonstrated knowledge and culturally informed understanding of Aboriginal cultures, histories, and the ongoing impacts of colonisation on health outcomes, with particular expertise in Aboriginal health frameworks and the principles of Social and Emotional Wellbeing.

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For role related queries or questions contact Pauline Deweerd on Pauline.Deweerd@health.nsw.gov.au

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

Applications Close: 28 June 2026

Tentative Interview Dates: Week commencing 29 June 2026