Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.

About the role

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clinical Nurse role functions within the multi-disciplinary to promote and deliver efficient, effective, clinically relevant, culturally safe and appropriate patient outcomes. The Clinical Nurse will provide expert clinical and health service knowledge in relation to a variety of health conditions and have a co-designed approach through community engagement to the development of policy, procedures and work process specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients accessing outpatient services across Metro North.  The Clinical Nurse will apply principles of contemporary evidence-based consumer/person focused care, education, leadership and portfolio management.   

The Clinical Nurse will provide support and direction to the Health Worker and non-registered nursing personnel in more complex situations.

The Clinical Nurse is required to support Metro North Outpatient Strategies provide culturally safe and responsive follow-up to decrease Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patient Fail to Attend (FTA) and Did Not Respond (DNR) for outpatient services.

The Clinical Nurse will work with a Health Worker as dedicated positions in the Clinical Recall Project and support Metro North Outpatients to successfully deliver on Metro North Health, Health Equity Strategy KPAs;

• 6 Tailor outpatient appointment environment, processes and visits
• 2 Transition all services to culturally saft, responsive, sustainable and evidence-based models of care.

Support the multidisciplinary team to develop health literacy amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people thereby empowering them to take an active part in their health care.  Assist with developing cultural capability amongst staff working alongside the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker, Outpatient Strategies, Nurse Navigators, other Nursing staff and administrative staff in Outpatient Services across Metro North.  Participate in appropriate professional organisations such as the National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP).

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Respect – demonstrates interpersonal savvy, manages conflict appropriately, communicates effectively and balances the needs of all stakeholders with utmost respect to all people at all times
• Teamwork – collaborates effectively, develops talent, values differences and builds effective teams to bring about best use of resources to deliver healthcare services
• Compassion – is patient / client focussed, demonstrates self-awareness and the effects of behaviour on others, deals with or manages ambiguity and complexity, demonstrates resilience in the delivery of patient services or support in the delivery of services to patients
• High Performance – cultivates innovation, is action oriented, drives results and supports Metro North Health's vision and purpose to exceed expectations of our patients and stakeholders
• Integrity – demonstrates sound decision quality, ensures accountability, demonstrates courage in the face of adversity and works effectively / manages complexity to ensure work output and decisions are ethical and invariably of a high standard

Benefits when working for us

• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

Job ad reference number: MN547547
Close date: Friday, 8th March 2024

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED