Clinical Nurse Consultant - EAGLE

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly environment

Professional development allowances

Salary packaging

Employee wellness programs

Job summary

Queensland Government's QEII Jubilee Hospital is seeking a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Emergency Access and Logistics Expert to coordinate patient flow and improve access across the Emergency Department. You will lead service improvement initiatives, provide advanced clinical leadership, and collaborate with QAS, Bed Management, inpatient units and multidisciplinary teams to manage demand and patient transfers.

The role includes monitoring ELOS and POST and escalating safety concerns as needed.

Qualifications

• Experienced emergency nursing professional with advanced clinical expertise.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to coordinate patient flow and respond to capacity pressures.
• Track record of evidence-based practice and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead service improvement initiatives and clinical education.
• Provide advanced clinical leadership and staff support in ED.
• Collaborate with QAS, Bed Management and multidisciplinary teams.
• Monitor ELOS and POST, escalate safety concerns when needed.

Skills

Emergency nursing

Clinical leadership

Operational leadership

Quality improvement

Clinical education

Job description

About your roleAs the Clinical Nurse Consultant - EAGLE (Emergency Access and Logistics Expert), you will be playing a pivotal role in coordinating patient flow and improving access throughout the Emergency Department.In this role, you will:Lead service improvement initiatives, support clinical education and implement strategies that strengthen operational efficiency and patient outcomes.Provide advanced clinical leadership, expert nursing advice and support to staff, promoting safe, evidence-based and person-centred emergency care.Work collaboratively with QAS, Bed Management, inpatient units and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient transfers and manage periods of increased demand.Monitor Emergency Length of Stay (ELOS), Patient Off Stretcher Time (POST) and patient flow, identifying emerging pressures and escalating patient safety concerns.About youYou are an experienced emergency nursing professional with advanced clinical expertise, strong operational leadership capabilities and a passion for improving patient access and outcomes.You will bring:A commitment to evidence-based practice, continuous quality improvement, clinical education and the delivery of safe, compassionate, person-centred care.Well-developed critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills, including the ability to recognise clinical risks and respond to operational challenges.Demonstrated ability to coordinate patient flow, identify access and capacity pressures, and implement strategies to improve patient journey efficiency.Strong leadership, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence, engage and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.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.Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital:The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) is a medium metropolitan adult facility providing a range of inpatient and outpatient services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. We provide a range of services, including surgery, cardiology, endoscopy, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, geriatric, respiratory and emergency medicine.We're making our hospital bigger and better to make it easier for our growing community to get the health care they need. We'll have more beds, medical wards and expanded intensive care and emergency services planned to be opened by 2027.QEII Hospital, a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career!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.