The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About us: 

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers an area of 142,900 square kilometres. We go as far as Tully in the south, Cow Bay in the north and Croydon in the west.

About you:

In your new role you will…

• Demonstrate ability to deliver a high-quality service with the primary focus on achievement of organisational goals for the good of others.
• Be competent in the application of clinical problem solving and effective coordination of patient centred care at an advanced level.
• Demonstrate ability to provide leadership, precept staff and contribute to professional nursing practice with confidence and integrity.
• Demonstrate ability to build and maintain effective relationships with team members, patients, families and other stakeholders, including participation in relevant networks to achieve work unit outcomes.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will provide clinical nursing care at an advanced level of service delivery and program facilitation and provides an early leadership role within the career pathway for nursing. The Clinical Nurse is responsible for a specific patient population and functions in complex situations while providing support and direction to other multidisciplinary staff within the team.

About your role:

• Promotes cooperation, teamwork and understanding in undertaking generalist and/or specialist nursing practices for effective health outcomes.
• Practice collaboratively and provide clinical leadership within the interdisciplinary health care team to promote the safety, security and personal integrity of individuals and groups.
• Run programs and clinical groups in coordination with the multidisciplinary team, such as Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and parent groups.
• Provide clinical leadership for professional and clinical practice, education and research in conjunction with the NG 7 Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) and Team Leader.

Mandatory inclusion:

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 )