Clinical Nurse Specialist - General

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Rehabilitation

Full Time Position

Hunter Valley Private Hospital is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist who will be responsible for providing leadership to the Rehabilitation Ward team to ensure efficient and effective patient management. 

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist your responsibilities will include:

• To work as part of the health care team
• adhere to Healthscope policies and procedures, participate in working parties or committees (as required) demonstrate a commitment to Quality improvement, Work, Health and Safety and achievement of hospital accreditation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise, multi-task and manage time efficiently
• Ability to establish a professional working relationship with all health care workers

Hunter Valley Private Hospital is located on the fringe of Newcastle and is close to the Pacific Motorway, vineyards and university. We are an independent 83 bed facility with a 5 theatre Operating Suite providing medical (geriatric and palliation), rehabilitation, hydrotherapy and surgical services. HVPH is committed to providing a workplace culture that respects, supports and rewards staff members. 

Employment at Hunter Valley Private allows you to embrace a quality lifestyle. As the longest established private hospital in the region, HVPH enjoys seeing exceptionally high patient satisfaction scores and prides itself on being a referrer of choice due to the exceptional care patients receive.

Enjoy an easy journey to work with free parking in a relatively quiet location.

Hunter Valley Private cultivates an inclusive team culture, prioritising both patient and staff safety in the provision of excellent care, having received perfect ratings in its last 2 ACHS accreditation surveys.

We provide flexibility in rostering and strive to help staff maintain a positive work life balance. Workplace safety is extremely important at HVPH, with all staff engaged in safety and wellbeing programs across the site, including Fitness Passport.

Hunter Valley Private offers great opportunities for ongoing professional development, including an educational relationship with University of Tasmania, leadership courses and clinical based study days.

  Essential Criteria:

• Current Registration (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
• Relevant post-registration qualifications and a minimum 3 years’ experience working in a rehabilitation ward setting
• Demonstrated experience in case managing complex admissions
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating clinical outcome measures, managing complex clinical issues and recommending strategies to progress
• Working with the Nurse Unit Manager to foster a strong collaborative team environment

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
• Discounted health insurance
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth
• We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

Applications close: Wednesday 1st of July 2026 

For further enquiries: Jorja Riley - Rehabilitation Nurse Unit Manager, 02) 4944 3745 

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. Please include a cover letter and your CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.