Role details

The Medical and Critical Care at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for Clinical Nurse Consultant (Liver/Hepatitis C) 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 Consultant is an employee who is a registered nurse who:

• Is appointed to an advanced practice nursing position; and
• Demonstrates a specialised clinical expertise and/or specialised skill set. 

Classification may include but is not limited to:

• Responsibility for explicit professional portfolio content and context expertise.
• Expertise in the provision of direct patient care, support of systems, education and professional leadership.
• Consultation and provision of professional advice.
• Responsibility for a cohort of staff reporting to the position and/ or education and research advice.

About the Team

The Mackay Liver Clinic is a shared-care service within the MHHS and is located within the Mackay Base Hospital. The service manages a broad spectrum of liver diseases, including Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Chronic Liver Disease, Metabolic associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), alcohol related liver disease, liver cancers and other hepatobiliary conditions.

The service consists of the clinical nurse consultant, nurse practitioner, visiting hepatologist and telecare consultants. The team works in collaboration with intra- and inter-hospital multidisciplinary services, including surgeons, gastroenterologists, medical physicians and allied health professionals, to provide comprehensive and wholistic care to all patients within the service.

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

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 )