Nurse Navigator Cairns, Queensland Health

Queensland Government; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual pay increases

Employer superannuation

Annual leave loading

Salary packaging

Wellness program

Work/life balance

Job summary

Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS) in Cairns invites a leader of others to coach and support teams delivering paediatric care. You will drive education, research involvement, and system improvements across partnerships to enhance patient journeys and outcomes.

The role emphasizes adherence to NMBA standards, person-centred care, and collaborative leadership across primary, secondary and tertiary care to support children, young people and families in Queensland.

Job description

In this role you will coach and support others to deliver for children, young people and families (Leader of Others) in accordance with the and the and the CHQ .

Your contribution will include:

Domain 1: Direct comprehensive care or provision of direct care

• Accountable for Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and own standards, actions and the outcomes of own nursing practice, professional advice given and for activities.
• Responsible for providing safe, compassionate care, integrating the nursing Professional Practice Model, quality frameworks Planetree philosophy of caring for each patient's psychological, social, emotional, spiritual, and physical care needs. This supports achievement of best clinical practice and individualised patient care and outcomes.

Domain 2: Support of Systems

• Contribute to and integrate key objectives into service delivery from the Children's Health Queensland Strategic Plan and those of key internal/external partners.
• Adhere to, develop and evaluate established guidelines, protocols, procedures, standards and systems of work as set by the organisation.

Domain 3: Education

• Provide educational leadership and expertise, supporting a learning environment by mentoring and promoting team development opportunities to enhance and assure Person Centred Care.

Domain 4: Research

• Engage in quality initiative and research projects relevant to the improvement of the patient care journey.
• Utilise contemporary information, research evidence, personal knowledge and experience to support decision making.

Domain 5: Professional Leadership

• Provide a central point of communication, engagement and coordination for key partners involved in the individual patients care across primary, secondary and tertiary care providers utilising multi-modal communication pathways facilitating the patient focused care journey.
• Coordinate key partners engagement facilitating patient focused care enhancing health literacy and self-care management.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

Come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

Nurse Navigator Cairns, Queensland Health Cairns, Australia