The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland.

Our purpose is `great care every day'.

About your opportunity

The Clinical Nurse Connected Care Program is dedicated to integrating and coordinating care providers for children and young people with complex and chronic health conditions across THHS.

Coordination of care is managed across the acute, community and primary health care sectors. If successful for this role you will be required to:

• Identify and create partnerships with members of the child's health care team- including their GP, community and local care providers, hospital and healthcare providers and non-government organisations.
• Improve service access and provision for children with chronic and complex health needs by supporting optimal understanding of need, and the utilisation and integration of required health care services.
• Coordination of care through the provision of clinical assessment.
• Ensure families understand their child's health care needs, so they can make informed health decisions.

Generous remuneration package value up to $132,289 p.a. comprising:

• Salary range of $107,960 to $115,604 p.a. (Nurse Grade 6 Band 1)
• Annual leave with 17.5% loading
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation.

Other employment benefits may include: professional development, salary sacrificing options ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/conditions/salary/sacrifice ), shift and locality allowances, employee wellness and assistance programs, and access to corporate discounts.

What we are looking for?:

• Proven ability to comprehensively assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care at an advanced level within a complex environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationships with team members, patients and other stakeholders, including participation in relevant networks to achieve work unit outcomes.
• Ability to provide nursing leadership in the clinical and professional setting including the role modelling of effective communication and problem solving.
• Proven ability to use information and reporting systems appropriate to the position in order to achieve outcomes and identify areas for improvement.
• Proven ability to provide clinical education and support at an advanced level and demonstrate own professional development.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent certification relevant to the position is mandatory.
• Proof of qualification, registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and possession of a current practising certificate.
• Highly Desirable: Possession of a relevant postgraduate qualification in an appropriate field is highly desirable. Such experience may be discipline specific or have a service area focus.
• Highly Desirable: Extensive experience in paediatric nursing care.
• Paediatric Specific Competencies: Attainment of paediatric specific competencies are mandatory for all nursing staff working within Children's Services.
• This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Pertussis.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.

Why make the change?

Townsville University Hospital is a great place to work and Townsville itself is a great place to live - with the natural wonders of Magnetic Island a short boat ride away and Townsville being one of the main gateways to the Great Barrier Reef

Interested..?

Contact: Lynda Briggs on 07 4433 3515.

Apply ONLINE: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-TV557678 ( https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-TV557678 )

Applications close: Thursday 25/04/2024.