Clinical Nurse – Dementia & Delirium Care in Princess Alexandra Hospital
Join a specialist Dementia and Delirium Nursing Service delivering expert care to patients with complex cognitive and behavioural needs across the hospital. This Clinical Nurse role provides advanced clinical leadership, patient‐centred care coordination and education within a multidisciplinary team dedicated to improving outcomes for patients experiencing dementia, delirium and cognitive impairment.
About This Role
Your new role:As a Clinical Nurse within the Dementia and Delirium Nursing Service, you will deliver advanced specialist nursing care for patients experiencing complex cognitive, behavioural and psychological symptoms associated with dementia and delirium.Working across inpatient units, you will provide expert clinical consultation, lead person‐centred care planning and support multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, compassionate and evidence‐based care. This role offers the opportunity to practice with a high level of autonomy while contributing to education, research and quality improvement within a specialised service.
Key Responsibilities Include
* Provide advanced clinical assessment and management of patients with dementia, delirium and cognitive impairment
* Develop and implement individualised care plans and behavioural support strategies
* Deliver specialist consultation and support to multidisciplinary teams across inpatient units
* Provide leadership, mentorship and supervision to nursing staff and students
About You
You are an experienced Registered Nurse with a strong clinical interest in dementia and delirium care, capable of working autonomously while leading and supporting multidisciplinary teams. You bring advanced assessment skills, excellent communication and a commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable patients with complex cognitive needs.
You Will Bring
* Demonstrated experience in dementia, delirium or cognitive impairment care
* Advanced clinical assessment and problem‐solving skills
* Experience developing person‐centred care plans for patients with complex needs
* Strong leadership, communication and collaboration skills
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 programmes.
About Us
The Dementia Delirium Unit in Princess Alexandra Hospital delivers quality, coordinated interprofessional care optimising the health outcomes for people who present, or are at risk of presenting, to hospital with a range of complex symptoms and vulnerabilities associated with dementia and delirium, including:
* Patients with complex syndromes, symptoms and vulnerability related to dementia, delirium or cognitive impairment referred from all wards and departments of the hospital by either treating teams, nursing staff and/or allied health.
* Patients who are specialled for behavioural and psychological symptoms and/or falls related to cognitive impairment.
* Patients in Cognition Support Unit (5A CSU), a 10‐bed specialised care unit under a Geriatrician
* Patients in Acute Cognitive Unit (ACU), an eight‐bed specialised secure unit for severe BPSD
* Patients referred by GP in the community for Nurse Navigator Support when the patient presents high risk of imminent hospitalisation (as per PAH Nurse navigator catchment area based on postcodes).
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.
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.
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