Role details

The Community Health and Therapy Services at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for Clinical Nurses, Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist or Social Workers or Dietitian or Physiotherapist (an Intake Coordinator) to join their team on a temporary basis.

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

Your opportunity

• Provide advanced level clinical skills and problem-solving skills to ensure consumer-focused evidence-based care and provide leadership and support to other nursing staff within the Community Health and Therapy Services (CHATS).
• Provide care coordination of the clinical and support services for consumers with complex needs.
• Work as a member of a trans-disciplinary team, delivering clinical services to consumers in the Mackay Hospital and Health Services area, covering a range of clinical conditions and complexity. This clinical nurse role requires a broad developing knowledge in professional nursing issues and a sound specific knowledgebase in relation to a field of practice.

About the Team

Community Health and Therapy Services (CHATS) play a vital role in the continuum of care for consumers and their carers at discharge from acute care through to re-establishment in the consumers' residence, or when necessary, transitioning to residential care settings.  CHATS comprise a range of outpatient healthcare activities focussed on assessing, re-abling and maintaining individuals' capacity to successfully remain in their community.

The target consumer population is adults, including frail aged, and the carers of these consumers. Services encompass specialised and intensive rehabilitation, low-intensity rehabilitation, maintenance, and basic support, and are delivered via a trans-disciplinary team representing medical, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, social work, psychology, speech pathology, dietetics, specialist continence, healthcare assistants and personal care workers.

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