Clinical Nurse Specialist - Murrumbidgee Local Health District
Murrumbidgee Local Health District • Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU
15 days ago
Job description
About the role:
We are seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 – Home haemodialysis trainer, to join the Murrumbidgee Local Health District nursing workforce at Wagga Wagga. In this role, you will deliver advanced, patient-centred care, focusing on teaching patients and their carers to perform haemodialysis at home, for people living with end stage renal disease.
In this role, you will:
- Education and Training: Training patients and carers on home haemodialysis (HHD) Fresenius 4008 machines, techniques, and troubleshooting.
- Support and Monitoring: Providing ongoing clinical support, often including telehealth or home visits, to manage vascular access (AVF/AVG/CVC) and assess treatment effectiveness. Advocating for patients, while supporting innovative models of care, to reduce avoidable hospital presentations.
- Patient Autonomy: Empowering patients to manage their own care, improving quality of life, and offering flexibility.
- Clinical Environment: This role is based in the hospital outpatient settings, with some travel to patient homes and other sites.
- Multi-disciplinary: Working and collaborating care for the patient and carers, alongside multi-disciplinary team members, for patient centred care outcomes.
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) allowing you to practice as a Registered Nurse
- Post graduate qualifications relevant to the specialty and at least 3 years full-time equivalent clinical experience in the specialty of the specified post graduate qualification.
- Demonstrated commitment to own professional development to maintain, improve and broaden knowledge, expertise and competence, capability and develop the personal and professional qualities required.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary health care team.
- Proven ability to provide complex care and advanced clinical skills.
- A current Class C drivers licence and ability and willingness to travel for work purposes
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