• Clinical Nurse Specialist – Renal Home Therapies

Permanent, part time, day work
Launceston

The Role

The Clinical Nurse Specialist – Renal Home Therapies, as a clinical expert in the area of practice:
• Utilises specialist nursing knowledge, skills and experience to assess, coordinate and review patients eligible for home-based renal replacement therapies (Home Haemodialysis and/or Peritoneal Dialysis).
• Provides discipline specific expertise and effective nursing care, in partnership with patients, their families, and other health professionals, for patients undertaking renal replacement home therapies.
• Functions effectively as a senior member of the renal multidisciplinary team and contributes to workplace activities, working collaboratively to assist and support the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) in achieving the goals of the service.

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

The Unit

Applicants are expected to apply online and submit a current resume and a 1 – 2 page “statement of

The North West Satellite Renal Unit is located in Burnie on the North West coast of Tasmania. The unit is a satellite service of the Launceston General Hospital Tasmanian Health Service – North. Our service is operational 6 days a week (Monday to Saturday) and provides:

• Haemodialysis therapy for chronic medically stable patients with end stage renal failure
• Training, monitoring, follow-up, and home visits for peritoneal dialysis and home haemodialysis
• Chronic kidney disease management
• Renal supportive care
• Transplant work up pre and post
• Nurse led Outpatient Clinical Environment
• Great work life balance: Monday to Friday 0800 to 1630hrs with rostered on call

Details of Appointments

Permanent, part time, day work (not working weekends but working public holidays, position working 48 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

• Clinical Nurse Specialist – Renal Home Therapies (513498) – Peritoneal Dialysis:  Permanent, part time, day work (not working weekends but working public holidays, position working 48 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.
• Clinical Nurse Specialist – Renal Home Therapies (512362) – Home Haemodialysis:  Permanent, part time, day work (not working weekends but working public holidays, position working 48 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*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 and part time vacancies.

$96,967 to $102,473 pro rata per annum + 11% superannuation + access to salary packaging.

• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2019
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