Evaluation of the mental health nurse incentive program
Appendix D: excerpt of NSW public health system nurses' and midwives (state) award 2011
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- Executive summary
Part A: evaluation context
Part B: evaluation findings- Appendices
- Appendix A: link between the statement of requirement and the evaluation report
- Appendix B: exploration of evaluation findings against key themes of previous MHNIP evaluations and reports
- Appendix C: comparison of with ATAPS clinical governance framework
- Appendix D: excerpt of NSW public health system nurses' and midwives (state) award 2011
- Appendix E: MHNIP cost analysis: description and findings
- Appendix F: variability in HoNOS scores at time of entry
- References
"Clinical Nurse Specialist/Clinical Midwife Specialist Grade 2" means: a Registered Nurse/Midwife appointed to a position classified as such with relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualification.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist/Clinical Midwife Specialist Grade 2 classification encompasses the Clinical Nurse Specialist/Clinical Midwife Specialist Grade 1 role criteria and is distinguished from a Clinical Nurse Specialist/Clinical Midwife Specialist Grade 1 by the following additional role characteristics:
Exercises extended autonomy of decision making; Exercises professional knowledge and judgement in providing complex care requiring advanced clinical skills and undertakes one of the following roles:
- leadership in the development of nursing specialty clinical practice and service delivery in the ward/unit/service or
- specialist clinical practice across a small or medium sized health facility/sector/service or
- primary case management of a complete episode of care or
- primary case management of a continuum of specialty care involving both inpatient and community based services or
- an authorised extended role within the scope of Registered Nurse/Midwifery practice.
"Clinical Nurse Consultant/Clinical Midwife Consultant Grade 1" means: a registered nurse/midwife appointed as such to a position approved by the public hospital or public health organisation, who has at least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience and in addition who has approved post registration nursing/midwifery qualifications relevant to the field in which he/she is appointed, or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the public hospital or public health organisation.
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