Make the move. Make a difference.
Looking for more than just a nursing job?
Join the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services as a Mental Health Clinical Nurse Consultant (Emergency Department) and experience the unique opportunity to deliver care that truly matters – while living in one of Australia's most beautiful and relaxed tropical regions. You will provide clinical leadership and expertise at an advanced nursing practice level for the provision and coordination of evidence-based person-centred care in accordance with organisational goals for a defined area or specialty.
About us:
The outer western region of our service includes extremely remote communities. Cairns Hospital is the only major referral hospital in Far North Queensland and also provides care for people from Cape York and the Torres Strait.
About your role:
* Accountable for NMBA and own standards, actions and the outcomes of own nursing/midwifery practice, professional advice given and for activities delegated to a Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife, Enrolled Nurse, or unregulated healthcare worker.
* Contribute to organisational key objectives and performance indicators.
* Demonstrate advanced specialist knowledge, experience, and clinical skills in a particular area of expertise.
* Participate directly or indirectly in the delivery of clinical care to individuals/groups in a specialty area of clinical practice.
COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | INTEGRITY | RESPECT
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