Role details
The Ambulatory Care Team at the Mackay Base Hospital are seeking applications for a Clinical Nurse (Wound and Stoma) 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
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, support and education to other nursing staff and students in Outpatient Clinics and on the wards.
Wound and Stomal Therapy Management Service encompasses pre and post-operative care, management and ongoing support for patients and their families with chronic, complex wounds, burns and stoma (including Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy's). The Clinical Nurse runs a daily OPD clinic, while also providing support and education to staff and inpatient wards.
The Clinical Nurse provides continuum of care through:
About the Team
Ambulatory Care aims to facilitate a holistic and quality health service for adults across the continuum, to achieve quality outcomes for all patients ensuring optimum management, safe discharge and appropriate follow up care. As part of our hospital continuum of care strategy we empower/enable our patients to manage their chronic disease and to feel safe and supported in their home.
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
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 )
Location: | Australia Queensland Mackay region |
Salary: | As per State Award AUD per year |
Work type: |
Locum Tenens
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PLEASE! No enquiries from Recruitment Agencies or Headhunters. Only direct applications will be considered. |