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 ).

Expressions of Interest from International Nurses and Midwives can be submitted via the following link before 08 June 2024 Job search | Employment and jobs | Queensland Government (smartjobs.qld.gov.au) ( https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-531078A )

About us: 

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services. Our values were developed by our staff, patients, and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About you: 

You are a qualified Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife with a minimum of one year's recent experience in an Acute Nursing setting. You possess knowledge of legal and professional responsibilities for contemporary nursing models of care. You have proven ability to provide clinical education and support and demonstrate own ongoing professional development and can lead activities required as part of contribution towards the Nursing and Midwifery Professional Practice Model (PPM).

Your opportunity: 

This is an exciting opportunity for Registered Nurses to be supported to undertake clinical, professional and organisation learning opportunities to meet the changes in healthcare.

Your role: 

• Responsible and accountable for supervision and the delegation of nursing/midwifery activity to EN's and others.
• Accountable for the planning, provision, and communication of nursling/midwifery care to an allocated group of clients, including the evaluation and required revision of practice based on agreed priorities, goals, plans, and outcomes.
• Accountable for own decisions/actions, behaviours and standards including monitoring and evaluating activities delegated to others.
• Respond appropriately to sudden alterations in the health status of the patient using comprehensive nursing assessment and intervention skills.
• Accurately conducts comprehensive and systematic assessments, analysing information and data and acts based on this information communicating outcomes as the basis for practice.

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 )