Clinical Nurse Consultant - Falls

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

Permanent Position

Full Time at 80 hours per fortnight including ADO

Clin Nurse Cons C Year 1 or 2 Classification (ZA7-ZA8)

Alfred Hospital Location

The Department

Nursing Services is responsible for developing the Nursing Professional Practice Framework which is an essential reference for nurses working in clinical practice, education, management or nursing research. The framework assists nurses in all settings, to understand and integrate key elements of nursing practice required to deliver safe, high-quality care for patients. The Nursing Services governance and committee structure has been established to reflect the Nursing Professional Practice Framework.

The Position Summary

The Falls CNC provides leadership for falls prevention and management interventions and initiatives. The role of the Falls CNC is to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams, and patients and their families/carers to support falls prevention. They will translate falls prevention research and guidelines into practice at Alfred Health, and review findings from case reviews to establish barriers to the implementation of evidence-based falls prevention at Alfred Health. The CNC facilitates changes to practice to ensure falls risks are identified and incorporated into care plans, and develop falls prevention education in collaboration with consumers to support professional development programs for nursing, medical and allied health staff. The Falls CNC works within the Nursing Quality team who have a broader approach to risk prevention and the need to understand how other risks like delirium impact falls. 

Skills and Qualifications Required

• Current Registered as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA.
• Postgraduate qualification preferred/working towards Masters qualification
• •Commitment to quality and safety activities/research process and application to practice

Staff Benefits

• Generous salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia
• Onsite staff gym (Alfred Hospital)
• Modern onsite library facilities, exclusive to Alfred Health staff
• Access to health and wellbeing incentives
• Discounted health insurance 
• Staff Car Parking (subject to availability)

For further enquiries, please contact Kelly Decker, Deputy Director of Nursing, Quality & Clinical Safety at [email protected] or on 03 9076 3010 

Applications close Sunday, 6 October 2024

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, in accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au