Clinical Nurse - Lagoon Ward

Queensland Health; Cleveland; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly environment

Salary & benefits

Professional development

Study support

Discounts

Wellness programs

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a Clinical Nurse to lead and innovate in Lagoon Ward, Bayside Health Service. You will provide advanced clinical leadership and expert nursing care to patients with complex medical needs, while guiding the team to deliver safe, compassionate and person-centred outcomes.

You will work across the Medical Assessment and Planning Unit (MAPU) and Acute Medical Unit (AMU), modelling clinical excellence, mentoring colleagues and contributing to education, audits and

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with acute/sub-acute medical nursing experience.
• Leadership and collaboration in a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced assessment, care planning and clinical coordination.
• Lead multidisciplinary team with delegation, mentoring and supervision.
• Contribute to education, quality improvement, audits and research.
• Support patient flow and timely discharge through effective admission coordination.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Care planning

Team coordination

Mentoring

Evidence-based practice

Quality improvement

Patient-centred care

Education

RN registration

Job description

Clinical Nurse – Where Leadership Meets Exceptional Patient Care

Bring your clinical expertise and leadership capability to a role where you can shape practice, support colleagues and improve patient outcomes

Your new role:

As a Clinical Nurse within Lagoon Ward, you will provide advanced clinical leadership and expert nursing care to patients with complex medical needs, while supporting the team to deliver safe, compassionate and person-centred outcomes. You will:

• Provide advanced assessment, care planning, clinical coordination and problem-solving for patients across the Medical Assessment and Planning Unit (MAPU) and Acute Medical Unit (AMU).
• Provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team, including delegation, supervision, mentoring and support, with responsibility for professional leadership of the ward in the absence of the Nurse Grade 7.
• Contribute to education, quality improvement, clinical audits, research and the implementation of evidence-based practice, helping drive continual improvement in patient care and service delivery.
• Support effective patient flow through prioritisation, admission coordination and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate timely discharge and transfer.

About you:

You are an experienced and confident Registered Nurse who combines advanced clinical capability with strong leadership, communication and critical-thinking skills. You have:

• Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge and experience in acute and sub-acute medical nursing, with knowledge across cardiac, respiratory and stroke nursing practice highly valued.
• Strong clinical assessment, care planning and decision-making skills, with the ability to recognise and respond effectively to deteriorating patients and manage complex clinical situations.
• A collaborative and supportive leadership style, with demonstrated capability in team coordination, delegation, mentoring, communication and working effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• A commitment to person-centred care, professional excellence, continuous learning and evidence-based practice, with the ability to contribute to quality initiatives, clinical audits, education and practice improvement.

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 role
• You'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.

Unit Profile

Bayside Health Service provides services within the hospital and community setting such as Emergency Care, Primary Health and Minor Injury Care, Acute and subacute medicine, general surgery, maternity and paediatric, mental specialist outpatient and mental health care.

Lagoon Ward is a 28-bed inpatient medical unit including a 16 Bed Medical Assessment and Planning Unit (MAPU) and 12 Bed Acute Medical Unit (AMU).

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our 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.