Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Clinical Nurse Consultant

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• Fixed term until 20 July 2027
• Part time 40 hours per fortnight
• Austin Campus

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Austin IBD Service

The IBD Service is a sub-specialty of Gastroenterology within the Surgery, Anaesthesia and Procedural Medicine Division (SAPM). The service consists of a dedicated multi-disciplinary team (MDT) who provide collaborative care for people with IBD. The service receives referrals from a large regional catchment, as well as local and interstate referrals of patients with complex IBD and intestinal failure, ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis, high risk pregnant patients and paediatric patients transitioning to adult care.

About the role

The IBD CNC is an integral role within the IBD MDT responsible for providing high quality coordination of care for patients with IBD. This is a fixed term, part time position (5 days/40 hours per fortnight).

A regular day will see you:   

• Provide comprehensive patient support through the IBD helpline and email service
• Use your advanced clinical skills to triage and manage patient enquiries, initiate care plans, and escalate complex issues as required
• Coordinate care for patients on advanced therapies, including scheduling infusions, relevant investigations, and preventative health surveillance
• Attend weekly IBD clinics, providing expert advice, education, and support to patients and families throughout all stages of care

About you

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You'll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

• Experience working in a senior clinical role (CNS or above)
• Excellent organisational, time-management skills and attention to detail
• A flexible, innovative team-orientated approach to service delivery
• Prior experience in IBD and/or management of patients who are immunosuppressed will be highly regarded

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Kristy Boyd, IBD Service Lead at ***********@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: Friday 28th of August 2026