Reference Number: 5585
Category: Nursing
Department: Health Independence Program
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Clinical Nurse Consultant Diabetes - Thursdays and Fridays - permanent, 16 hours/week (0.42EFT)
Opportunity to practise at an advanced clinical level, delivering holistic, community-based care to clients with chronic and complex diabetes, within a highly integrated multidisciplinary model
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
An exciting opportunity currently exists for an experienced Diabetes Nurse Educator (DNE) to join the Diabetes Care management and Assessment Service (DCAS) within the Health Independence Program (HIP).
About the Health Independence Program department, Continuing Care Division
The Continuing Care division includes aged care, rehabilitation, community services (Health Independence Program (HIP), Residential In-reach Services, and Better@Home) and specialist clinics, with services provided across the Austin, Heidelberg, Royal Talbot campuses and into the community.
The Health Independence Program (HIP) provides multi-disciplinary services that support people to optimise their function and self-management skills so that they can live independently and well in their homes and community. HIP Services aim to provide integrated and coordinated care that responds to the client’s needs and goals. Services are delivered at the centre, home, telehealth or community setting, and are time-limited. This role sits within the Complex Care Management area of HIP.
The (Chronic and) Complex Care Management team provide their clients with:
Chronic Heart Failure outreach (via nurse liaison and nurse consultancy services)
Chronic Respiratory Disease outreach (via nurse liaison and nurse consultancy services), and weekly respiratory consultant clinic - Wed AM Repat campus
Diabetes Care management and Assessment Service (via dietitian, nurse consultancy diabetes education), and weekly endocrinologist clinics - Friday AM x2 and Friday PM x1 Repat campus
General Complex Care Management outreach (via care managers with nurse or allied health disciplines)
About the role
The Diabetes Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is responsible for the effective clinical nursing management of referred clients with chronic and complex diabetes in the community. Client referrals will be received from the community, inpatient discharges and the Austin Emergency Department.
The Diabetes CNC will demonstrate consolidated clinical skills supporting the eligible HIP client to remain living at home, preventing unnecessary representations to the Emergency Department or admission to the wards.
About you
You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.
To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:
Post-graduate qualification in Diabetes.
Current or recent experience working in a Diabetes specialty area.
Recent and relevant experience in a senior clinical role (Clinical Nurse Specialist or above) post initial registration as a Registered Nurse.
Well-developed negotiation, problem solving, and analytical skills.
Demonstrated ability to consult and collaborate with others and work as an effective member of a team to deliver organisational outcomes.
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
Mentoring and career development opportunities.
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Juliette Chapman, Chronic and Complex Care Services Manager - Health Independence Program at
[email protected] .
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Wednesday 8 July 2026
