Role details

The Nurse Bank/Casual Pool at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Clinical 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 (CN) provides nursing services within the health service settings; and is responsible for a portfolio with a focus on clinical care/leadership, management, education and/or research.  The activities are predominantly clinical in nature, but also provide support to a Nurse Grade 7 or above in management activities. The CN provides advanced level clinical skills to ensure patient-focused evidence-based nursing care, plans and coordinates the clinical management of patient/client care and provides leadership and support to other nursing staff.

About the Team

The purpose of Bank and Casual Pool is to provide a mechanism to support Clinical and Non-Clinical work areas with Nursing provision, from appropriately skilled staff to meet service delivery needs, which occur as a result of various forms of leave, including but not limited to with appropriately skilled registered and enrolled nurses to cover unplanned leave and workloads.

The team consists of registered nurses, enrolled nurses, students in nursing and assistants in nursing who follow the models of care of each area that they are allocated and in line with the strategic and operations plans of the MHHS.

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