Clinical Nurse Consultant - Care In The Right Setting

Queensland Health; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Salary packaging

Flexible working arrangements

Education opportunities

Study and Research

Job summary

Mackay Hospital and Health Service in Mackay is seeking a Clinical Nurse Consultant to join the Care In The Right Setting team on a temporary basis. You will coordinate advanced clinical practice and lead quality portfolio activities to support NSQHS standards.

The role sits within the Care in the Right Setting model, including HiTH and GEDI components, offering opportunities across regional and remote settings with a collaborative, patient‑centred approach.

Job description

Clinical Nurse Consultant - Care In The Right Setting

Mackay Hospital and Health Service is dedicated to delivering quality health care across the Mackay, Isaac, and Whitsunday regions.

Join our growing Health Service and be part of a culture built on collaboration, trust, respect, and teamwork.

Whether you’re working in regional, rural or remote settings, we offer unique opportunities and experiences you won’t find in a metropolitan hospital.

The Care In The Right Setting at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Clinical Nurse Consultant to join their team on a temporary basis.

Your opportunity

• The Clinical Nurse Consultant is accountable at an advanced practice level for the coordination of clinical practice delivered within the Care in the Right Setting Service.
• The Clinical Nurse Consultant is responsible and accountable for the effective management of a quality portfolio and associated supportive activities to facilitate the achievement of care standards prescribed within the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
• The Care in the Right Setting staffing model includes Senior Medical Officers (Rural Generalist), Nurse Unit Manager/Services Coordinator (NG7), Nurse Practitioners (NG8) and Nursing Staff (G5/G6/G7).

About the Team

Care in the Right Setting is an Integrated Model consisting of Hospital in the Home (HiTH), Geriatric Emergency Management Rehab-Hospital in the Home (GEMR-HiTH), Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention (GEDI), Residential Aged Care Support Service (RaSS), Interim care, and other Hospital Optimisation / Substitution services, with the expressed aim to provide medical, nursing, and allied health care to patients in an appropriate setting. Patients receive quality care that is tailored to their individual needs.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,500 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• Education opportunities, Study and Research