Clinical Nurse Consultant, Research

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until June 2027

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2

Remuneration: $68.50 - $69.87 per hour plus superannuation

Hours Per Week: 16

Requisition ID: REQ664237

Location: Caringbah, Sydney

Application Close: Sunday 14 June 2026

Where you'll be working

SESLHD is one of the largest local health districts in Sydney, covering a geographical area of 468 square kilometres from Sydney’s central business district, the beaches from Bondi to Cronulla and down to the Royal National Park. We deliver health care to around 930,000 residents across the local government areas of Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick, Bayside, Georges River and the Sutherland Shire. We also provide a key role in helping residents of Lord Howe Island. Our staff also deliver high quality health care across a variety of community-based services ranging from pre-birth to palliative care.

The Role

The Nursing and Midwifery – Our Strategy for Transforming Person Centred Cultures 2024-2029 guides our profession in the development of effective person-centred practice and healthful cultures within SESLHD. We advocate for shared decision-making, collaborative relationships, compassionate and person-centred leadership, and supporting innovative practices.

As the Clinical Nurse Consultant/Clinical Midwife Consultant, Research and working alongside the Nurse/Midwife Manager, Research you will facilitate and support research knowledge generation, utilisation, and dissemination within SESLHD. You will play a pivotal role to imbedding research through into clinical service and consultancy, clinical leadership, education and clinical services planning and management.

As the Clinical Nurse Consultant/Clinical Midwife Consultant, Research you will utilise your extensive experience and/or qualifications to provide expert consultancy, support, and education across the research process to enhance clinician nursing and midwifery-led research activity, capacity, capability, and impact within the LHD.

You will be part of a team that strives to support each other to reach our potential, focus on what matters most and continue to be innovative in approaches to practice.

Benefits

• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
Discounted Private Health Insurance.

Are you ready to join us?

We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. As part of the application process, we invite you to respond to the following targeted questions:

• Provide an example of a research project or practice-based initiative you have led or significantly contributed to. In your response, outline your involvement in literature review, study design, ethics or governance applications, data collection and analysis, and dissemination of findings through presentations or publications.

• Explain how you apply advanced critical thinking and evidence-based nursing practice in complex clinical situations while maintaining professional and ethical boundaries. Include a specific example that demonstrates your decision-making process and impact on patient care.

Need more information?

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For role related queries or questions contact Kate Hackett on ***email_hidden***

Our CORE Values are C ollaboration, O penness, R espect and E mpowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email [email protected] and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for applicants

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
• If you have relevant qualifications or experience, please include any supporting documents with your application.
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural background, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support ([email protected]) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website

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