Clinical leadership at the frontline of child protection. Make impact where it counts most.
Join Logan Hospital's Child Protection Unit as a Clinical Nurse providing expert care, leadership, and advocacy for children at risk across Metro South Health.
About This Role
Your new role:
As a Clinical Nurse – Child Protection Liaison Officer, you will deliver advanced, trauma-informed nursing care to children and families experiencing harm or risk of harm. Working autonomously within a multidisciplinary framework, you will provide clinical leadership, coordinate complex care, and support statutory and forensic processes across acute and community settings.
Key Responsibilities Include
* Providing expert clinical care and coordination for children experiencing abuse or neglect
* Leading risk assessment, care planning, and statutory child protection responses
* Supporting forensic medical examinations and complex case reviews
* Educating and advising clinicians on child protection legislation and mandatory reporting
About You
About You
You are a confident senior nurse with strong clinical judgement and the emotional intelligence to navigate highly sensitive situations. You balance compassion with accountability and are comfortable leading practice in complex, high-risk environments.
You Bring
* Advanced clinical experience in child protection, forensic, paediatric, or complex care settings
* Strong knowledge of child protection legislation and interagency collaboration
* Proven ability to lead, educate, and support multidisciplinary clinical teams
* Exceptional communication, documentation, and critical thinking skills
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What We Can Offer You
* We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
* We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
* We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
* You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
About Us
Logan Hospital:
Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.
We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.
Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.
INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE
Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.
We are
better together
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Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.