Clinical Nurse - Inpatient Unit 3C

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 774,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness program

Career training and development

Salary packaging

Job summary

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service – Birtinya QLD is seeking a Clinical Nurse to lead and deliver person-centred nursing care at an advanced level. The CN will practice autonomously and provide leadership in clinical decision making.

They will collaborate to lead practice changes and clinical innovation, with a focus on safety and quality across the unit. Remuneration includes superannuation and annual leave loading with flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Adhere to defined service quality standards, health and safety policies and procedures.
• Participate in continuous quality and safety improvement activities.
• Work within scope of position and maintain current knowledge and competence.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to service quality standards and health and safety policies.
• Fulfil responsibilities per Queensland Health Award guidelines (NRG6) and state statements.
• Participate in safety and quality improvement activities and report concerns.
• Practice per ethical codes and professional standards.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Autonomous practice

Clinical decision making

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service – Birtinya QLD

We're excited to welcome a Clinical Nurse (CN) to Inpatient Unit 3C.

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

The CN role is to lead and deliver person centred nursing care at an advanced level based on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Registered Nurse Standards for Practice. The CN is expected to be able to practice autonomously and provide leadership in clinical decision making. They have the responsibility for professional leadership in the absence of the Nurse Unit Manager and an opportunity to work collaboratively to lead practice changes and clinical innovation.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Adhere to defined service quality standards, health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Schedule 2, Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health Award) – State 2015 – Generic Level Statements Nurse Grade 6, Band 1 and the Queensland Public Service values.
• Understand your broad responsibilities for safety and quality in healthcare, actively participate in continuous quality and safety improvement activities within the workplace and notify a relevant clinical or non-clinical responsible officer when concerns exist about workplace or patient safety.
• Practice in accordance with code of ethics, professional standards and legislation affecting nursing practice by maintaining current knowledge and competence within scope of position.

Remuneration value up to $88,377 p.a, comprising salary rates $57.76 - $561.85 p.h., employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (NRG6) (part time position available, 48 hrs p.f.).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

• A wellness program;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.