Clinical Nurse Consultant - Vascular Access Specialist Team

• Patients and Carers
• Infection Prevention Team 
• Cancer Imaging Team 
• Clinical Units 
• Specialist Clinics and Pathology team 
• Academic Nursing Unit 
• Clinical Nurse Consultants and Nurse Practitioners
• Nurse Managers
• Research clinicians 
• Chief Nursing Informatics Officer 
• Clinical Product Advisor 
• Nursing staff 
• Multi-disciplinary team
• Improvement Science Team 
• Quality Managers and Coordinators 

• VCCC and Precinct partners
• Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR) 
• Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (CNSA) 
• Industry and clinical/professional partners 
• Relevant education providers 
• World Congress on Vascular Access (WoCoVA)

Essential Requirements

• Registered Nurse (AHPRA).
• Postgraduate Qualification in Oncology Nursing, Advanced Practice Nursing, or related field. 
• Minimum five years’ experience in oncology nursing, predominantly in a senior role
• Proficiency in ultrasound guided PIVC insertion and teaching. 
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge with CVAD management and vascular access. 
• Experience in implementing and managing change initiatives and innovations, with a focus on improving clinical outcomes and service delivery. 
• Evidence of leadership in applying evidence-based practice and critical appraisal of research findings to inform practice.  
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex clinical information to a diverse audience.
• A proven ability to lead a high performing team and work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, fostering a culture of teamwork and shared responsibility for patient care. 
• Advanced patient assessment and management knowledge and skills relevant to vascular access and cancer care. 
• Demonstrated active involvement in professional activities and organisations relevant to role e.g., AVATAR, and CNSA, WoCoVA.
• Well developed leadership skills with experience in providing clinical supervision, guidance, and mentorship to nursing staff. 

• An understanding of and experience with developing evidence-based practice and practice change and development.
• Experience with vascular access insertion, including PICC insertion and midlines or working towards.
• Experience with clinical education and training - vascular access 
• Experience in providing expert consultation to resolve clinical issues and improve patient care processes.

• Provides clinical leadership and maintains clinical standards, collaborating on relevant practice auditing and monitoring, policy development and change management relevant to Vascular Access Specialist Team (VAST).  
• Leads coordination and implementation of vascular access research quality improvement activities in collaboration with the Vascular Access Committee.
• Collaborates and applies effective change management strategies to develop expert vascular access practice within Peter Mac with stakeholders. 
• In conjunction with relevant Peter Mac Education specialists and other stakeholders, develops, implements, and evaluates multi-disciplinary team (MDT) education and training programs for vascular access.
• Develops innovative techniques for complex problem solving for relevant function and speciality within the health service.

• Provides clinical leadership through formation and clinical leadership of a dedicated vascular access committee to establish, monitor, evaluate and maintain KPIs and related activities for vascular access at Peter Mac 
• Initiates and analyses research to inform clinical best practice in vascular access at Peter Mac.
• Translates research findings into clinical practice, contributing to the advancement of nursing knowledge and patient care outcomes. 
• Leads and evaluates evidence-based standards and policies that inform best practice and quality clinical decision making.
• In collaboration with stakeholders maintains policies, procedures, practice, products, and professional standards in line with National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSHQS) clinical care standards and national and international evidence-based and consensus-based guidelines in vascular access assessment and management.  
• Evidence of involvement in the development and/or recognition and/or evaluation of evidence-based patient education resources.
• Establishes and provides clinical leadership within health service vascular access governance committee and relevant work groups. 
• Provides expert consultation advice and clinical leadership for nursing staff that supports learning and fosters a culture of inquiry and evidence-based practice.

• Effectively engages with key internal and external stakeholders to support excellence in vascular access practices at Peter Mac 
• Enable and support effective communication across departments through appropriate and effective interpersonal behaviour and leadership.  
• Maintains excellence in interpersonal skills to guide appropriate patient care and service delivery.