After Hours Clinical Nurse Consultant (Gde 2) - Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital -Perm PT

After Hours Clinical Nurse Consultant (Gde 2) - Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital - Perm PT

Employment Type : Permanent Part Time, 28 hrs per week

Location : Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital

Position Classification : Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2

Remuneration : $68.50 - $69.86 per hour

Requisition ID : REQ614371

Application Close Date : 09 / 11 / 2025

Interview Date Range : 12 / 11 / 2025 – 19 / 11 / 2025

Contact Details : Mariamma Varghese

About The Opportunity

This After Hours Clinical Nurse Consultant role at Bankstown Hospital offers a unique opportunity to lead with compassion, expertise, and influence. As a key figure in the after-hours team, you'll provide expert clinical advice in complex situations, support evidence-based practice, and collaborate closely with nurses, patients, carers, and other health professionals. The position calls for someone who is both personable and professional – a critical thinker who can navigate high‑pressure environments while maintaining strong relationships across the multidisciplinary team.

Beyond clinical excellence, this role is about driving meaningful change. You'll be empowered to shape the service, mentor others, and contribute to the hospital’s ongoing improvement. With your advanced knowledge and leadership skills, you’ll help foster a culture of collaboration and continuous learning, working alongside After-Hours Nurse Managers (AHNM), Nurse Unit Managers, educators, medical and allied health team, and students.

What You'll Be Doing

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is an expert practitioner who, through leadership, facilitates evidence based practice. The CNC will promote a service which fosters clinical excellence, research and professional leadership. The CNC contributes to quality health care by collaborating with the health care providers and consumer groups, developing clinical practice standards and evaluating their outcomes. The CNC is responsible for providing services which facilitate effective management of the care in the given specialty.

Where You'll Be Working

Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is located in the city of Bankstown and is in one of the most multicultural local government areas (LGA) in Australia. This hospital has tertiary affiliations with three universities and offers a range of roles and experiences to employees. The hospital receives highly diverse presentations in ED as well as having general medical and surgical services and sub‑specialty services across the hospital. Working at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is a truly rewarding experience which allows you to make a real difference to the multicultural community.

Being part of the team at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital means you will be part of a friendly and enthusiastic group of people where you will be truly valued in your work. Being a smaller hospital, you are seen as part of the wider Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital Family where you are known to the other staff and your patients. Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is unlike other hospitals in our district and offers unmatched career development and progression opportunities and the hospital focuses on regular training and upskilling.

How To Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.

Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and at least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience, with at least 3 years full time equivalent experience in the specialty field. In addition, the employee must have approved postgraduate nursing / midwifery qualifications relevant to the field in which the employee is appointed, or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the public hospital or public health organisation.

Highlight the main factors driving your interest in this position and express what aspects of joining the After Hours Team at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital motivates you the most.

Can you describe a recent example where you played a pivotal role in improving patient outcomes or driving change? What was the change and your role in implementing it?

What systems or tools do you use to facilitate collaboration between staff, Nurse Unit Managers, educators, and other departments?

Additional Information

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership / Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHD's key strategy to always positively transform our patients, consumers, staff and communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

EEO Statement

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQ+ community to apply. SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.

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