Clinical Nurse Consultant (Connected Community Pathways)

Mackay Hospital and Health Service; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages and salary packaging

Flexible working arrangements

Education opportunities

Job summary

Mackay Hospital and Health Service is seeking a Clinical Nurse Consultant (Connected Community Pathways) in Mackay QLD to lead a multidisciplinary team in delivering connected care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and others at risk of Type 2 Diabetes.

Join a dedicated unit focused on primary health care and prevention, improving access to care closer to home and reducing avoidable hospital presentations. Permanent, full-time role with flexible work arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations at risk of Type 2 Diabetes.
• Provide culturally safe, equity-focused care in primary health and prevention settings.
• Improve access to care closer to home within the Mackay district.

Job description

Clinical Nurse Consultant (Connected Community Pathways)

Mackay Hospital and Health Service - Mackay QLD

The Connected and Integrated Care Unit at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Clinical Nurse Consultant (Connected Community Pathways) to join their team on a permanent basis.

Your opportunity

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (Together Strong Connected Care) will lead a multidisciplinary team for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and vulnerable populations with or at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in persons aged 15 years and older. This model aligns with health equity strategies and the organisation's strategic and operational plan to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. The model is implemented within the primary health care and prevention setting, with an aim to reduce avoidable ED presentations, reduce potentially preventable hospitalisations and provide more timely and appropriate access to care, closer to home where clinically appropriate within the Mackay Hospital and Health Service District.

About the Team

Connected and Integrated Care Unit provides services that support patients to access timely services at the interface between hospital and community care and are comprised of Care in the Right Setting (CaRS), Better Cardiac Care (BCC), Potentially Preventable Hospitalisations Team (PPHT) and Together Strong Connected Care (TSCC).

Care in the Right Setting (CaRS) provide a range of programs including Hospital in the Home (HiTH), Geriatric Evaluation and Management (+/- rehabilitation) GEM/R HiTH, Residential Aged Care Support Service (RASS), Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention (GEDI), and Home Wards.

Better Cardiac Care (BCC) provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people culturally safe, multidisciplinary support to help them manage heart disease and transition smoothly from the Mackay Base Hospital back into the community and prevent readmissions.

Potentially Preventable Hospitalisations Team (PPHT) provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with culturally safe, multidisciplinary proactive interventions and early disease management in the Sarina community.

Together Strong Connected Care (TSCC) is a multidisciplinary secondary/tertiary prevention service providing culturally safe, evidence based healthy lifestyle education for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Australian South Sea Islander people who are at risk or living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

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