Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time
Salary: $130,000 - $140,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 6632
About the role:
An exciting opportunity is available for motivated applicants to join our supportive, collaborative and growing Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) service. These vacancies have arisen due to parental leave and service expansion, offering a valuable opportunity for Western nurses to step into IPAC roles with strong mentorship and development. These positions are ideal for passionate professionals who enjoy influencing clinical practice, driving quality improvement initiatives and supporting healthcare teams.
We encourage applications from IPAC Link/Champion Nurses, Hand Hygiene Auditors and Nurse Immunisers with >5yrs clinical experience. These roles demonstrate foundational capability and readiness to transition into an IPAC Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) position.
Available positions:
Salary range aligned to Enterprise Agreement and dependent on experience.
Key responsibilities:
Reporting to the IPAC Operations Manager, as part of a supportive and experienced IPAC team, you will provide specialist leadership and expertise in infection surveillance, outbreak management, education, and quality improvement initiatives across Western Health.
Working collaboratively with clinical teams and key stakeholders, you will influence practice, support evidence-based decision-making, respond to emerging risks and strengthen IPAC systems to promote compliance with NSQHC Standard 3 across Western Health’s diverse multi-campus health service. These roles offer an exciting opportunity to join a growing service at a time of significant expansion.
Whether you're seeking an ongoing position or a fixed-term parental leave opportunity, you'll be supported to broaden your infection prevention expertise, build leadership capability, and contribute to system-wide improvements that influence patient outcomes across the organisation.
About you:
You are an experienced clinician with a strong background in acute healthcare and a passion for improving clinical practice.
You will have:
Clinical Nurse Consultant B capability:
Ideal applicants will demonstrate the ability to:
Clinical Nurse Consultant C capability:
Applicants for the CNC C position will also demonstrate:
Apply now:
Applicants should submit:
Click here for the CNC B Position Description.
Click here for the CNC C Position Description.
About Western Health
Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.
We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.
We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.
Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.
Why join us?
Compensation and benefits
Learning and development opportunities
Community impact and inclusion
Organisational culture and environment
Ready to make an impact?
If you're passionate about infection prevention, bring positive energy to your work, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy working with like-minded professionals, we'd love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.
Closing date: 11:59pm on 23 August 2026.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Louise Aiton (Infection Prevention Operations Manager) via [email protected].
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health is committed to the psychosocial safety of all applicants and employees.
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.