Health Workers who take up employment with Queensland Health from intrastate, interstate or overseas may be eligible for incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme ). For further information regarding the Scheme and to verify eligibility, please refer to the guideline(PDF) ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/190415/Workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme-guideline.pdf ).

About us: 

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services. Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About you:

You are a qualified Clinical Nurse with demonstrated ability to deliver a high-quality service with the primary focus on achievement of organisational goals for the good of others. You are competent in the application of clinical problem solving and effective coordination of patient centred care at an advanced level and have demonstrated ability to provide leadership, precept staff, and contribute to professional nursing practice with confidence and integrity.

Your opportunity: 

The Clinical Nurse provides an early leadership role within the career pathway for nursing within the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and is responsible for a specific patient population and operates in more complex situations while providing support and direction to the Registered Nurse (RN) and other non-registered nursing personnel. Tully Hospital is a 20-bed rural hospital which includes Emergency Department and General ward with step down surgical, general medical and medical outliers.

Your role: 

• Promote cooperation, teamwork, and understanding in undertaking generalist and/or specialist nursing practices for effective health outcomes.
• Practice collaboratively and provide clinical leadership within the interdisciplinary health care team to promote the safety, security and personal integrity of individuals and groups.
• Provide clinical leadership for professional and clinical practice, education, and research in conjunction with the NG 7 and NG 6.2.
• Use effective communication skills to influence and convince others in a mature, confident manner to achieve positive client outcomes, including providing informant and/or advice on clinical issues within the RN scope of practice.
• Accountable for planning, provision, and communication of nursing practice including the evaluation and required revision of practice, and for staff and client safety across a shift.
• Maintain productive multi-disciplinary working relationships, effectively dealing with challenging behaviours and the resolution of conflicts.
• Deliver cost effective workplace training, development, and education to nurses within the clinical environment in conjunction with the relevant Nurse Educator and Nurse Unit Manager, which may include work unit induction, transition of staff, work unit assessments, mandatory and requisite skills training, and maintenance of training records.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )