Role details

The Perioperative, Women's Health and Ambulatory Services at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Nurse Practitioner (Orthopaedics) to join their team on a permanent basis.

How to apply and for mandatory requirements regarding this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

• To develop and lead a new model of care within MHHS Perioperative Women's and Ambulatory Stream to support the Orthopaedic Department to reduce both outpatient and elective surgical waitlists. 
• The Nurse Practitioner (NP) will provide and coordinate comprehensive care of Orthopaedic and Orthopaedic Trauma patients using advanced practice skills.

 About the Team

The Orthopaedic Team at Mackay Base Hospital support the state-wide orthopaedic training program providing general orthopaedic services, hip and knee arthroplasties, shoulder surgery and trauma services for the Mackay and surrounding Districts. Patients utilising orthopaedic services within Mackay Base Hospital are provided with post operative care by a multi-disciplinary team on ward F0 which is an orthopaedic/ rehabilitation unit with 12 funded beds for orthopaedics. 

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service ( https://www.mackay.health.qld.gov.au/ )has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Workforce attraction incentive scheme

You may be eligible to receive the Incentive Scheme 1, the scheme is available to health workers that relocate from interstate or international to come work within our team may receive up to $20,000 in incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme (conditions apply). ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme )