The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers.

Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Clinical Nurse Consultant – Infection Prevention             

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• 80 hours per fortnight covering Mon-Fri business hours – including ADO.
• Full time permanent position (part-time considered).
• Royal Melbourne Hospital – City Campus.
• Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 5, ZA7/ZA8.

The Royal Melbourne is one of Victoria’s largest hospitals providing a comprehensive range of health services including acute, sub-acute, general, and specialist medical services throughout inpatient and community based facilities. We are also a proud part of the world renowned Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, working in collaboration to advance research for continuous improvement of clinical care.

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our Infection Prevention and Surveillance Service. This is a Full time, permanent position, working 80 hours per fortnight including ADO, based at Royal Melbourne Hospital, City Campus.

Your Opportunity:   

• Under supervision, participate in the development, delivery, reporting and evaluation of the infection prevention program.
• Sharing information and measuring and reporting performance which will allow assessment of IPC safety within patient groups/areas and inform practice decisions.
• Provide expert advice based upon evidence based practice, legislation, standards and guidelines and benchmarking against other recognised levels of national and international practice.
• Participates in the development of Infection Prevention policy and procedure and facilitates implementation and evaluation of same.
• Works in partnership with key internal and external stakeholders to promote patient centred care.
• Engage and collaborate with clinical groups and be recognised as a team of the multi-disciplinary clinical team.
• Supply tool kits, educational aides and supportive materials to assist clinical leaders to facilitate IPC change within their area.
• To participate in process improvement projects.
• Support a value system that holds staff, patients and visitors accountable for the IPC practice choices.
• Participates in the infection prevention roster for occupational exposures.
• Uses effective communication strategies to promote Infection Prevention strategies.

About You: 

Essential:

• Registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated communication and presentation skills.
• Familiar with the use of PC windows including Word and Excel.
• Experience in participating in a workplace project.
• Undertaken a post graduate course.

Desirable:

• Worked in an Infection Prevention team
• Infection prevention and control post graduate certificate/diploma.
• HIV pre and post-test counselling course.
• Hand hygiene auditor.

Benefits of working at the RMH:

• A rewarding career offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement including mentorship and leadership programs.
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; On-site staff gym, Staff Medical Service, Employee Assistance Program, Peer Support Program - run by our dedicated employees.
• Salary packaging options, monthly ADO.

For a full Position Description, please click here.

For a copy of the RMH's Nursing Professional Practice Framework, click here.

Interested? Click apply! Applications will be reviewed as they come in and this position may close earlier than the stated end date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.