Join our team as a Clin­i­cal Nurse Con­sul­tant — SAFE and make a mean­ing­ful dif­fer­ence in the care and assess­ment of clients who have expe­ri­enced sex­u­al assault and/​or fam­i­ly vio­lence, deliv­er­ing crit­i­cal response ser­vices and engag­ing in pre­ven­tion focussed ini­tia­tives. This per­ma­nent, part-time role offers the chance to lead clin­i­cal excel­lence while sup­port­ing vul­ner­a­ble clients and fam­i­lies dur­ing crit­i­cal moments.

Work­ing with­in our depart­ment, you’ll pro­vide spe­cial­ist clin­i­cal lead­er­ship in sex­u­al assault and/​or fam­i­ly vio­lence iden­ti­fi­ca­tion, risk assess­ment, safe­ty plan­ning and exam­i­na­tion. Your exper­tise will guide mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary teams and strength­en our hos­pi­tal’s capac­i­ty to respond effec­tive­ly and respect­ful­ly to clients who have expe­ri­enced sex­u­al assault and/​or fam­i­ly violence.

Why Choose Us

We offer flex­i­ble work­ing arrange­ments to sup­port work-life bal­ance, com­pre­hen­sive pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties, and the chance to work along­side pas­sion­ate col­leagues who share your com­mit­ment to patient safe­ty and well­be­ing. We’re com­mit­ted to cre­at­ing an inclu­sive work­place where every­one can con­tribute their unique per­spec­tives and skills.

What You’ll Do

• Pro­vide clin­i­cal con­sul­ta­tion and case coor­di­na­tion for com­plex sex­u­al assault and/​or fam­i­ly vio­lence situations
• Deliv­er edu­ca­tion and train­ing to health­care staff on trau­ma-informed care approach­es and sex­u­al assault and/​or fam­i­ly vio­lence ser­vices and process­es for the North West
• Devel­op, imple­ment and main­tain evi­dence-based poli­cies and procedures
• Col­lab­o­rate with com­mu­ni­ty part­ners, police, child pro­tec­tion ser­vices and statewide SAFE services
• Lead qual­i­ty improve­ment ini­tia­tives and data col­lec­tion activities
• Men­tor and super­vise nurs­ing, mid­wifery and/​or med­ical staff in sex­u­al assault and/​or fam­i­ly vio­lence response practices
• Par­tic­i­pate in an on-call ros­ter as and when required

What We’re Look­ing For

• Cur­rent reg­is­tra­tion with AHPRA as a Reg­is­tered Nurse 
• Post­grad­u­ate qual­i­fi­ca­tions in a rel­e­vant field preferred
• Demon­strat­ed expe­ri­ence in sex­u­al assault and/​or fam­i­ly vio­lence and/​or men­tal health, or emer­gency care settings
• Strong com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills and abil­i­ty to work autonomous­ly and with diverse communities
• Under­stand­ing of trau­ma-informed care prin­ci­ples and safe­ty planning
• Com­mit­ment to pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and evi­dence-based practice

Why Tas­ma­nia:

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 (with on call) posi­tion, work­ing up to 45.6 hours per fort­night, com­menc­ing from as soon as you can join us. *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 12% 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

Ben­e­fits avail­able to eli­gi­ble candidates:

• 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. 

• Trav­el and relo­ca­tion assis­tance sup­port avail­able up to $15,000 for eli­gi­ble appointees from over­seas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate. 
• 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 $14.50 per week per per­son, or $28.05 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
• Cur­rent Work­ing with Chil­dren Registration

Appli­cants should note the fol­low­ing cri­te­ria are desirable:

• Holds or is work­ing towards a post grad­u­ate qual­i­fi­ca­tion in the area of fam­i­ly vio­lence assault foren­sic and med­ical examination

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: 

• 525155 CNC — Fam­i­ly Vio­lence & Foren­sic Exam­i­na­tions G6 (July 2023) WWCR CSU.docx

Appli­ca­tion Guide: 

• Depart­ment of Health — Appli­cant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the ​“Apply” but­ton on this screen 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 Recruit­ment Agen­cies specif­i­cal­ly con­tract­ed are invit­ed to pro­vide appli­cants to this role

* Please note oppor­tu­ni­ties are avail­able for oth­er nurs­ing posi­tions sit­u­at­ed in the North West. Check them out here!

For more information:

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

Ruth King

Direc­tor of Nurs­ing and Midwifery 

Phone: (03) 64265420
Email: ruth.​king@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au

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