Nurse Navigator - (Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander Identified)

Metro South Health Service; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly environment

Professional development allowances

Corporate discounts

Job summary

Metro South Health Service is seeking an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Nurse Navigator to provide advanced clinical leadership and coordinate culturally safe, person-centred care for patients with complex health needs.

You will build partnerships across healthcare services, improve care pathways, support patient advocacy and self-management, and drive service improvements to improve outcomes for First Nations Peoples.

Qualifications

• Advanced nursing knowledge across care coordination and complex patient management.
• Strong understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and culturally safe holistic care.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams.
• Highly developed communication, advocacy and clinical leadership to influence care decisions.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and empowering patients through self-management.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical coordination of care for patients with complex health needs and advocate for culturally safe pathways.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Care coordination

Cultural knowledge

Advocacy

Job description

Nurse Navigator - (Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander Identified)

This is a frontline role that provides essential frontline services

This is an identified vacancy with a genuine occupational requirement for the position to be filled by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. Candidates must include a statement in their application outlining if they identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. Only candidates who meet this requirement will be considered.

Your new role:

As an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Nurse Navigator, you will provide advanced clinical leadership and coordinate culturally safe, person-centred care for patients with complex health needs. You will build strong partnerships across healthcare services, improve care pathways, support patient advocacy and self-management, and drive service improvements to deliver better health outcomes for First Nations Peoples.

About you:

You are an experienced nursing professional with advanced clinical expertise, strong cultural knowledge and a passion for improving healthcare access, experiences and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

• Demonstrated advanced nursing knowledge and clinical skills, with experience in care coordination, complex patient management and navigating healthcare systems.
• Strong understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, cultural protocols, social determinants of health and culturally safe, holistic care.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with patients, families, communities and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Highly developed communication, advocacy and clinical leadership skills, with the ability to influence care decisions and improve patient pathways.
• Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based practice, health education, continuous improvement and empowering patients through self-management and informed decision-making.

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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.

Metro South Health is committed to advancing health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through culturally safe, person-centred care that promotes choice and improves health outcomes.

The Strategy, Culture and Health Equity (SCHE) Unit supports this commitment through cultural education, patient navigation, health liaison services and initiatives that strengthen healthcare access and improve outcomes for First Nations Peoples.

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.