Clinical Nurse CAREPACT

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly work environment

Generous leave entitlements

Salary packaging and professional dev.

Job summary

CAREPACT, part of the Queensland Government, is seeking a Clinical Nurse to deliver high-quality geriatric care to patients with complex needs within a multidisciplinary team.

You will lead nursing practice, coordinate care, and support clinical decision-making in an autonomous role, contributing to education, quality improvement, and research initiatives.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge in geriatric assessment and acute clinical care.
• Strong clinical judgement and problem-solving in complex cases.
• Leadership and guidance to nursing staff.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive, evidence-based geriatric nursing care tailored to complex needs.
• Provide clinical leadership, expert advice, and support to nursing staff.
• Coordinate care planning with healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care.
• Contribute to clinical education, staff development, and supervision of nursing students.

Skills

Geriatric assessment

Clinical leadership

Advanced clinical judgement

Communication & delegation

Mentoring & teaching

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) with current registration

Job description

Your new role:As a Clinical Nurse with CAREPACT, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to people with complex clinical needs. Working autonomously within a multidisciplinary healthcare team, you will use your advanced clinical assessment, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to coordinate care, support clinical decision-making and promote positive patient outcomes. You will also contribute to clinical education, quality improvement, research and service development while providing leadership and guidance to colleagues.In this role, you will:Deliver comprehensive, evidence-based geriatric nursing care tailored to the physical, psychological, social and emotional needs of patients.Provide clinical leadership, expert advice and support to nursing staff to promote safe, effective and contemporary clinical practice.Coordinate care planning and collaborate with healthcare professionals to support continuity of care.Contribute to clinical education, staff development and the supervision and support of nursing students.About you:You are an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse with strong clinical judgement, advanced problem-solving skills and a passion for delivering quality care to people. You thrive in an autonomous clinical leadership role, enjoy supporting and developing others, and are committed to evidence-based practice, continuous improvement and collaborative teamwork.You will bring:Advanced knowledge and experience in geriatric assessment, acute clinical care and the management of complex patient needs.The ability to assess complex situations, make informed clinical decisions and coordinate appropriate, person-centred care.Strong communication, delegation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to guide colleagues and build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams.A commitment to clinical facilitation, mentoring, professional development and supporting the learning of nursing staff and students.Check out our quick tips and application essentials!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 roleYou'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:The aim of CAREPACT is to improve quality of care by supporting patients and/or their substitute decision makers to be able choose where the right care is provided, at the right time, at the right place. CAREPACT also supports Metro South through Emergency Department (ED) and hospital substitutive care of RACF residents.CAREPACT provide clinical support to RACF staff and General Practitioners through a seven day per week Telephone Triage Service. The hospital-based team work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team undertaking gerontic assessment, case management and facilitate early, clinically appropriate discharges. The Mobile Emergency Team (MET) provide ED equivalent care and assessment to resident within the RACH as an alternative to transferring residents to the Emergency Department.INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur 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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.