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Work in a passionate team environment.
The Nursing Director Child and Youth are seeking a Team Leader / Nurse Unit Manager (Community, Child, Youth and Family) to join them. In this role you will provide quality leadership, governance and strategic planning of services delivered by the Community Child, Youth and Family Health Team with an emphasis on safe, quality, cost-effective, evidence-based care in a multidisciplinary environment. This is your time to join the dedicated team of professionals at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.
About us:
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. Cairns offers a widely-varied lifestyle in a tropical environment boasting several local landmarks and is the perfect base from which to explore the tropical north. Popular activities include exploring the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree rainforest, as well as the Atherton Tablelands to the west of town and the Port Douglas region to the north. Cairns is also a well-known venue for sporting events, such as mountain biking competitions and marathon festivals. Come and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About your opportunity:
In this position you will…..
* Facilitate professional partnerships and work collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders to lead the Community Child, Youth and Family Health Team in the provision of a model of care that is responsive to client's needs, effective, efficient, and sustainable enabling integrated and coordinated service delivery across child, youth, and family services in the region.
* Contribute to the clinical continuum of care, applying a high-level clinical knowledge and skills relevant to field of practice utilising evidence-based principles as part of the multidisciplinary team.
* Promote and practise principles from the family partnership model in team leadership and all aspects of client service delivery.
* Ensure governance and management systems are in place to effectively manage client/staff safety and organisation risk within government legislation and Queensland Health policy requirements.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
What we offer:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.
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