Shape Healthcare Where It Matters Most.
Become a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Rural Central West Queensland.
Take your nursing career to the next level while embracing the beauty and lifestyle of rural Queensland.
As a Clinical Nurse Consultant, you will lead evidence-based care, support clinical governance, and influence positive change all while enjoying a welcoming community and a work-life balance that city roles can't match.
Patient Centred Care for our Central West communities: we care about people, we champion safety and quality, we act with integrity and accountability, we are a capable and confident workforce, and we improve continuously.
Responsibilities and Leadership: The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is responsible for managing patient care, human & material resources, and education for the staff within the Barcaldine Hospital & Multipurpose Health Service (MPHS) and the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) teams.
The CNC is directly responsible for management of the Aged Care services within Barcaldine with support from the Community CN, CHSP Home Care Coordinator, Administration Officer, Business Manager & DON.
The CNC provides professional leadership and direction to the nursing & CHSP staff, is responsible for implementing plans related to safe & quality patient-centred care, staff professional development, financial accountability, and demonstrates the following: advanced level of autonomous clinical and professional practice, advanced level of decision making in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, work collectively to apply the principles of clinical governance, apply professional and clinical expertise in collaboration with nursing, midwifery and multi-disciplinary stakeholders, and be responsible for enacting strategies that support a work-based culture that promotes education, learning and workforce development.
The Clinical Nurse Consultant may be required to act in the Director of Nursing position, be on call, and participate in a 24-hour roster for unexpected sick leave.
About Central West Hospital and Health Service: Our diverse and rewarding work environment is as unique and dynamic as Central West Queensland itself.
Our health services cover a region of nearly 20.6% of Queensland, encompass seven local government areas, and reach 18 unique and lively communities.
Expansive in the true sense of the word, the region opens new horizons painted in red earth, blue sky and burnt orange sunsets.
It might feel miles away from urban life, but we are just a two-hour flight from Brisbane – well within reach of the city and South East Queensland's beautiful beaches.
Benefits
generous employer superannuation contribution up to
salary packaging to increase your take home pay
17.5% annual leave loading
attractive nursing and midwifery workforce incentives
CWH provided housing or rental assistance
We encourage you to be embraced by warm, welcoming, and close-knit communities, caring for and living among the people you work with to make a difference in their lives and yours, every day.
Submitting your CV with a statement "this is a true and correct representation of my work experience", signed and dated by yourself.
Provide a relevant and concise cover letter that addresses the 'How you will be assessed' section of the attached role description.
Complete the VPD paperwork and submit it as part of your application.
It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and hepatitis B during their employment.
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