At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide comprehensive diabetes education to patients and their families in a supportive team environment.
- Company: Join the Ryde Diabetes Team at a leading health service in Northern Sydney.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly rate, part-time hours, and a chance to make a real difference.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity to be part of Ryde Hospital's redevelopment and enhance healthcare services.
- Why this job: Be a trusted caregiver and positively impact the lives of patients and their communities.
- Qualifications: Must be a Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration and relevant diabetes qualifications.
The predicted salary is between 66.84 - 66.84 $ per hour.
There is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Ryde Diabetes Team on a permanent part time basis. You will be working with an experienced team to provide comprehensive diabetes education service to inpatients and outpatients and their families and carers.
Employment Details
- Employment Type: Permanent Part Time Position
- Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
- Remuneration: $64.71 - $66.84 per hour
- Hours Per Week: 30
About Us
We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work every day. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives. NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensuring that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Location
Ryde Hospital Diabetes Team. Ryde Hospital is undergoing an incredible $479 million complete hospital redevelopment that will transform the delivery of healthcare for the Ryde local community. The Ryde Hospital Redevelopment will result in new health facilities and enhanced services including emergency, ICU/critical care, inpatient units, outpatient/ambulatory care services and much more. Construction commenced in early 2023, and will provide you with a wonderful and exciting opportunity to be part of the Ryde team to change the future health services for the Ryde Community completely.
Role Overview
The Clinical Nurse Specialist 2 (CNS2) Diabetes Education is an experienced Registered Nurse authorised to function with an extended autonomy of clinical decision making within the diabetes specialty. The CNS2 Diabetes Education is responsible for providing a comprehensive diabetes education service to in-patients and outpatients and their families and carers. The CNS2 Diabetes Education initiates assessment, planning, implementation, diagnosis and evaluation of care required and provides clinical leadership within the diabetes speciality.
Eligibility & Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration and relevant post-graduate qualification in Diabetes Management and Education and at least 3 years minimum experience working in the area of their specified post-graduate qualifications or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience.
- Evidence of ability to develop, implement and evaluate education in diabetes for staff/patients/clients and carers.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and enhance clinical practice and improve effectiveness of intervention, including introduction of evidence based practice.
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills including computer literacy and competency in Microsoft office applications.
- People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
- This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process.
Contact
For role related queries or questions contact Katja Schwerin on Katja.Schwerin@health.nsw.gov.au
Application Deadline
Applications Close: 28 October 2026
Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist in Sydney employer: Northern Sydney Local Health District
Northern Sydney Local Health District is an exceptional employer, offering a collaborative work culture that values both teamwork and independent contributions. Employees benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact on health IT services in a vibrant community setting at Royal North Shore. With a focus on innovation and excellence, this role provides a rewarding environment for those looking to advance their careers in network services.
Contact Details:
Northern Sydney Local Health District Recruitment Team
