Clinical Nurse Consultant - Diabetes

Available hours: 24 hours per week

Permanent Part Time

Clinical Nurse Consultant A-B

This position is paid in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2028. The classification is Clinical Nurse Consultant (ZF4-ZJ4) which ranges from $59.79 - $62.94 per hour.

About the Role

The Diabetes Nurse Educator provides specialised clinical support and education to individuals living with diabetes. This role is centred on empowering patient to confidentiality self-manage their condition through evidence-based practice and individualised care planning. Working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, the Diabetes Nurse Educator delivers high-quality, patient-centred care tailored to diverse needs across the continuum of care.

The Diabetes Centre is located in Ballarat, in close proximity to the Grampians Health Ballarat Base Hospital.

This position offers a diverse and rewarding scope of practice across multiple clinical settings. Diabetes Nurse Educators provide services within acute and sub-acute sites, as well as delivering outpatient consultations. The team supports a broad range of patient cohorts, including paediatric patients, adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, diabetes in pregnancy, and individuals using insulin pump therapy.

Services are delivered across multiple specialty clinics including paediatrics, maternity outpatients, adult clinics and young adult clinics. The diabetes education teamwork in close partnership with endocrinologists, paediatricians, medical teams, and allied health professionals to ensure coordinated, comprehensive diabetes management.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive diabetes team at Grampians Health in a permanent capacity. The position is 3 days per week, with availability required Wednesday to Friday.

Key Responsibilities

• Practice in accordance with the Australian Diabetes Educator Association (ADEA) Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional Performance for Credentialed Diabetes Educators
• Provide comprehensive patient education and self-management support
• Deliver high quality clinical assessment, care planning and ongoing management
• Collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Participate in service development, quality improvement initiatives and clinical audits to enhance patient outcomes
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance to organisational and legal requirements
• Engage is ongoing professional development to maintain credentialing and contemporary clinical knowledge

Skills & Experience

• Experience in diabetes education is highly desirable; Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) status highly regarded.

Culture & Benefits 

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

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Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Amy Horvath, Regional Manager of Diabetes Services on 0408 1360 86 for a confidential discussion. 

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

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About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Ballarat has some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.