Appointment of a GEDI Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) with an enthusiastic attitude towards the implementation of a GEDI service is important. A minimum of 5 years aged care clinical experience as well as some experience in acute or critical care settings are important factors in selecting your GEDI CNC. The ability work independently and interdependently within this role and act as a facilitator for change within the ED is critical. The appointed CNC must have a high level of clinical skill in geriatrics, while management experience relevant to their new position would be an advantage. Experience within the community in senior aged care nursing roles, is a suggested requirement due to the inherent knowledge that this brings to the position within the ED. The CNC must be willing to work in a collaborative manner with skills in flexibility, ability to influence others and self-reflection. The CNC must have the right attitude towards the role. For example, they should be a team player and an ability to coordinate and work collaboratively with the ED team, GEDI staff, specialists and allied health. This position requires departmental support of non-clinical time to establish and facilitate the GEDI implementation.
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Expressions of interest for the GEDI CNC position
An expression of interest for the GEDI CNC position enables the applicant to work in the role in a temporary capacity. This has a dual advantage as:
- Temporary funding can sometimes be gained more easily than permanent funding while the model is being embedded in the department.
- The model can be started with the physician champion and CNC working collaboratively utilising the shared experience to build skill in the new roles.
