Position details
Position Number: 00012481
Classification: RNM Level 2
Agreement: Nurses and Midwives Agreement
Directorate: Operations - Service Unit 4 - Medical
Department: Diabetes and Endocrinology
Location: Perth Children's Hospital & Perth CBD
Reporting relationships
This position reports to:
00013120
Clinical Nurse Consultant
SRN 4
Positions under direct supervision:
Nil
Key Responsibility
As part of a multidisciplinary team provides clinical and professional expertise to ensure
comprehensive evidence based nursing care is delivered to patients. Facilitates and promotes
patient safety and quality of care. The Clinical Nurse practices within their scope of practice considerate of the Nursing and Midwifery Board’s Midwifery Practice Decision Flowchart.
Summary of accountabilities
•Practices in accordance with the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council Professional Practice.
•Framework, in particular the ANMC National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse.
•Provides comprehensive evidence based nursing care and individual case management toa specific group of patients including assessment, intervention and evaluation.
•Co-ordinates the daily activities of the unit/ward, including newly diagnosed education,
diabetes clinics and camps.
•Actively participates in development and implementation of quality improvement activities
with other nursing and health care professionals.
•Demonstrates effective communication skills with all members of the health care team,
fostering the development of the multi-disciplinary team and a collaborative approach to
service provision.
•Responsible and accountable for patient safety and quality of care through planning,
coordinating, performing, facilitating, and evaluating the delivery of patient care relating to a
particular group of patients, clients or staff in the practice setting.
•Monitors, reviews and reports upon the standard of nursing and midwifery practice to
ensure that colleagues are working within the scope of nursing and midwifery practice,
following appropriate clinical pathways, policies, procedures and adopting a risk
management approach in patient care delivery.
•Participates in ward rounds/case conferences as appropriate.
•Educates patients/carers in post discharge management and organises discharge
summaries/referrals to other services, as appropriate.
•Supports and liaises with patients, carers, colleagues, medical, nursing, allied health,
support staff, external agencies and the private sector to provide coordinated
multidisciplinary care.
•Completes clinical documentation and undertakes other administrative/management tasks
as required.
•Participates in departmental and other meetings as required to meet organisational and
service objectives.
•Develops and seeks to implement change utilising expert clinical knowledge through
research and evidence based best practice.
•Monitors and maintains availability of consumable stock.
•Complies with and demonstrates a positive commitment to Regulations, Acts and Policies
relevant to nursing including the Code of Ethics for Midwives in Australia, the Code of
•Conduct for Midwives in Australia, the National Competency Standards for the Midwife and the Poisons Act 1964.
•Promotes and participates in team building and decision making.
•Responsible for the clinical supervision of nurses/midwives at Level 1 and/or Enrolled
•Nurses/ Assistants in Nursing under their supervision.
•Engages in continuing professional development/education and ensures continuous
registration in the category of Midwife by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as
per essential criterion 1.
•Undertakes supervision and development of undergraduate nursing students.
•Plans, develops and implements education programs for patients/colleagues/consumers.
•Participates in evidence based clinical research activities where applicable.
CAHS governance, integrity, safety and quality requirements
•Commits to undertake the duties of the role in accordance with the WA Health Code of Conduct; the CAHS Vision and Values; and CAHS commitment to protecting children and promoting their safety.
•Maintains a safe work environment by taking reasonable care for own health and safety and that of others.
•Undertakes duties to an agreed performance standard to support safe, high-quality health care with a focus on continual improvement, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability.
•Supports the delivery of safe patient care and the consumers’ experience including participation in continuous quality improvement processes in accordance with the requirements of the WA Healthcare Safety and Quality Capabilities Framework, the NSQHS standards and other recognised health standards
•Completes mandatory and core requirement training as relevant to the role and service.
•Performs duties in accordance with WA Public Sector, WA Health, CAHS and other specific service policies and procedures and applicable legislative obligations under Public Sector Management Act (WA) 1994, Health Services Act (WA) 2016, Work Health and Safety Act (WA) 2020, Disability Services Act (WA) 1993 and the Equal Opportunity Act (WA) 1984.
•Actively contributes to the development of the health service by undertaking other duties as directed including additional tasks or projects in line with continual improvement, collaboration and sustainable health initiatives.