Role details

The Physiotherapy Department at the Mackay Base Hospital are seeking applications for a Clinical Nurse (Podiatry Wounds Nurse) 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

The Clinical Nurse coordinates the management of patient/client care and provides advanced level patient-focused evidence-based nursing care and plans.  The Clinical Nurse also provides leadership and support to the podiatry department and education to colleagues and students.  The Clinical Nurse provides wound care services as part of a multidisciplinary team to consumers of the Podiatry team at the Mackay Base Hospital.

The role delivers services based on current best practice guidelines and evidence to consumers with chronic disease and ‘high' risk feet including amputations, foot ulcerations, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, gross foot deformities and other conditions in conjunction.

This position reports professionally to Nursing Director Stream 2 – Perioperative and Ambulatory Care.  This position reports operationally to the Director of Physiotherapy.

Wound management encompasses pre and post-operative care and an ongoing support networking for both patients and their families. The Clinical Nurse (Wound), provides inpatient and outpatient wound services to patients referred to the podiatry department, provides continuum of care through:

• Patient assessment involving the multi-disciplinary team.
• Wound assessment and relevant diagnostic evaluation (acute & chronic).
• Using appropriate dressings and wound care products.
• Consideration to multifactorial influences on wound healing.
• Providing follow-up contact and ongoing support to patient and family.
• Ability to work within the Multi-Disciplinary Team for wound management including members of the high-risk foot service (Podiatrists, Diabetes nurse educator, Psychologist, Dietician, Endocrinologist, General Surgeon and Orthopaedic Surgeon).

About the Team

Our Podiatry Service provides specialist assessment, treatment and advice for acute presentations, especially in relation to wound care and acute diabetic foot complications. Referrals are accepted from medical, nursing and allied health staff both from the hospital and community settings.

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.