Posi­tion details

• Appli­ca­tions close: Sun­day 30 March, 2025 11:55 PM AEST
• Award/​Classification: Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Award, Reg­is­tered Nurse, Grade 6
• Salary: $114,851 to $121,886 pro rata, per annum
• Employ­ment type: Part Time
• Region: South
• Loca­tion: GPO Box 1061, Hobart, Tasmania

The CNC — Con­sumer Engage­ment is also respon­si­ble for ele­vat­ing the con­sumer voice to influ­ence strate­gic plan­ning activitie

The Qual­i­ty & Patient Safe­ty Ser­vice (South) Team:

Come and join our Team! This is your oppor­tu­ni­ty to join the Qual­i­ty & Patient Safe­ty Ser­vice (Hos­pi­tals South), we are a dynam­ic and grow­ing team based in the Hobart CBD. The focus of our depart­ment is to lead the imple­men­ta­tion of safe­ty and qual­i­ty pro­grams and sup­port Hos­pi­tals South to mon­i­tor qual­i­ty improve­ment, pro­vid­ing the best pos­si­ble care for our patients and their sup­port net­works. As part of our team, you will be work­ing along­side an amaz­ing and diverse group who are pas­sion­ate about the Tas­man­ian Health Ser­vice CARE val­ues — Com­pas­sion, Account­abil­i­ty, Respect and Excellence. 

The Role:

The Clin­i­cal Nurse Con­sul­tant (CNC) — Con­sumer Engage­ment facil­i­tates and advo­cates for a strong, diverse con­sumer voice as well as pro­mot­ing effec­tive engage­ment between health con­sumers and health ser­vices for Hos­pi­tal South. This role is respon­si­ble for ele­vat­ing the con­sumer voice to influ­ence strate­gic plan­ning activ­i­ties and ensure align­ment with Tas­ma­nia Health Ser­vice (THS) and Depart­ment of Health con­sumer engage­ment frame­works and policies.

The role will involve

• Active par­tic­i­pa­tion and con­tri­bu­tion to the effec­tive oper­a­tion of the Con­sumer and Com­mu­ni­ty Engage­ment Coun­cil with­in Hos­pi­tals South
• Pro­vid­ing clin­i­cal advice, lead­er­ship and direc­tion to rel­e­vant key stake­hold­ers regard­ing adher­ence to the Part­ner­ing with Con­sumers nation­al stan­dard (Stan­dard 2) 
• Build capac­i­ty amongst health con­sumer rep­re­sen­ta­tives and in con­sumer organ­i­sa­tions and health organ­i­sa­tions to engage con­sumers effectively

To effec­tive­ly per­form this role, you will need 

• Demon­strat­ed high lev­el inter­per­son­al, com­mu­ni­ca­tion, medi­a­tion, and con­flict res­o­lu­tion skills, with the abil­i­ty to effec­tive­ly liaise with a broad range of inter­nal and exter­nal stake­hold­ers with a demon­strat­ed abil­i­ty to influ­ence and moti­vate staff
• Thor­ough under­stand­ing of the Nation­al Safe­ty and Qual­i­ty Health Ser­vice (NSQHS) Stan­dards par­tic­u­lar­ly Stan­dard 2
• High­ly devel­oped organ­i­sa­tion­al and project man­age­ment skills includ­ing expe­ri­ence lead­ing qual­i­ty improve­ment activities

Note: — Please refer to the State­ment of Duties for all the key account­abil­i­ties and selec­tion cri­te­ria of this posi­tion to address in your application.

Why Tas­ma­nia:

The Depart­ment of Health Tas­ma­nia over­sees var­i­ous hos­pi­tals across the state, includ­ing the Roy­al Hobart Hos­pi­tal, Launce­s­ton Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal, North­west Region­al Hos­pi­tal, and Mersey Com­mu­ni­ty Hos­pi­tal, as well as dis­trict hos­pi­tals and ambu­lance ser­vices. Addi­tion­al­ly, it pro­vides com­mu­ni­ty health, men­tal health, and pri­ma­ry health­care ser­vices to the Tas­man­ian com­mu­ni­ty through more than 300 sites.

Tas­ma­nia, Aus­trali­a’s only island state, offers unpar­al­leled nat­ur­al beau­ty and a lux­u­ri­ous lifestyle. Pur­su­ing your health career in Tasmania’s pub­lic health sys­tem means build­ing strong con­nec­tions with col­leagues and patients. It also means embrac­ing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extra­or­di­nary expe­ri­ences out­side of work while mak­ing a sig­nif­i­cant impact on the com­mu­ni­ty dur­ing work.

Details of appointment:

Per­ma­nent, part time, day work­er posi­tion, work­ing up to 60.8 hours per fort­night, com­menc­ing from as soon as you can join our team.

*notwith­stand­ing 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.

More infor­ma­tion about our Employ­ee Ben­e­fits can be found here

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty:

Suc­cess­ful appli­cants will be required to meet the essen­tial criteria 

• Reg­is­tered with the Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board of Aus­tralia as a Reg­is­tered Nurse

Appli­cants should note the fol­low­ing cri­te­ria are desirable:

• Holds, or is work­ing towards, rel­e­vant post­grad­u­ate qualifications
• Demon­strat­ed strong project man­age­ment experience

Note: — Please refer to the Appli­ca­tion Guide for more infor­ma­tion of pre-employ­ment check.

Down­load the State­ment of Duties and any Asso­ci­at­ed Documents

We encour­age you to review the State­ment of Duties, Appli­cant Guide, pri­or to apply­ing for an overview of the duties, pro­gram, selec­tion process and appli­ca­tion guidance.

State­ment of Duties: 

• 527509 Clin­i­cal Nurse Con­sul­tant — Con­sumer Engage­ment G6 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Appli­ca­tion Guide: 

• Depart­ment of Health — Appli­cant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the ​“Apply” but­ton at https://careers.pageuppeople.c… to ensure that impor­tant ques­tions about you are answered.

You will be prompt­ed to com­plete a 1 – 2 page appli­ca­tion detail­ing your expe­ri­ence, skills and knowl­edge as they relate to the attached State­ment of Duties. A sep­a­rate state­ment address­ing the selec­tion cri­te­ria in the State­ment of Duties is not required.

*only Agen­cies specif­i­cal­ly con­tract­ed are invit­ed to pro­vide appli­cants to this role

For more information:

Appli­cants who require fur­ther infor­ma­tion are encour­aged to con­tact the Con­tact per­son for detailed infor­ma­tion about the vacancy.

Name: Simon Cas­tles
Posi­tion: Direc­tor of Patient Safe­ty and Qual­i­ty Improve­ment
Phone num­ber: (03) 61667564
Email address: simon.​castles@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au