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Melbourne Health is an award winning health care service and is Victoria’s second largest public health service. We provide comprehensive acute, sub-acute, general, specialist medical and mental health services through both inpatient and community based facilities through the following services: The Royal Melbourne Hospital – City Campus, The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus, NorthWestern Mental Health, RMH Kidney Care Service and Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory.
Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) | Melbourne Health | Part Time Fixed Term Position
About the Role:
Through its Metabolic Diseases Unit, Melbourne Health hosts the state wide service for adults with inherited metabolic diseases. This predominantly outpatient service is provided for all patients with inherited conditions that fall within the range of genetically determined metabolic disorders.
The Metabolic Diseases Unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital has strong links with the Department of Metabolic Medicine at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne and the Newborn & Metabolic Screening Laboratories of the Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, both well-established centres of excellence in the diagnosis and management of inherited metabolic diseases, key collaborators and an important source of referrals of adolescents and adults with inherited metabolic disorders.
A dynamic multidisciplinary team of committed health care professionals leads the development of this specialty service in Victoria and Tasmania. Amongst the key goals of the service team is minimising disease related complications and hospitalisation along with the promotion of optimal health, well-being and personal independence.
As a member of the multidisciplinary team, the MDU Clinical Nurse Consultant has an important delegated role as case manager in the outpatient setting, assists in the complex work up of undiagnosed metabolic diseases patients, and will co-ordinate, negotiate, procure and manage the care of this patient population across the health care continuum.
The CNC will act as a resource person in this field for health care workers in Victoria and Tasmania, and will be strongly supported by management and the MDU team to develop/enhance superior clinical knowledge and expertise in the specialty area of inherited metabolic diseases. The CNC will have well-developed organisation and communication skills, promoting best practice in the provision of patient care through clinical initiatives and service innovation.
Please direct enquiries to:
Mary Wong
Director Nursing/Operations
Cardiovascular Renal and Endocrine Services
Email: mary.wong@mh.org.au
Mobile: 0419 154 632
Professor Gerard De Jong
Head of Adult Inherited Metabolic Diseases Unit
Email: Gerard.dejong@mh.org.au
Mobile: 0437960104
Why Melbourne Health?
Melbourne Health is a values based organisation. A career with us is a rewarding experience, offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement. We also offer:
• Salary Packaging
• Reward & Recognition Programs
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; staff gym, staff health service, peer support program and EAP
• Discounted Staff Parking
All appointments are made subject to satisfactory police records check.
Melbourne Health values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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