Public Health Nurse - Communicable Disease Control (Corrections)

Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service; Rockhampton Regional; Presencial; AUD 80 000 - 85 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Ongoing Professional Development

Laundry allowance

Flexible Work-Life Balance

Salary Sacrificing Options

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discounted Private Health Insurance

Fitness Passport

Resumo da oferta

Capricornia Offender Health Service (COHS) provides primary and emergency healthcare to about 1,050 male prisoners across Capricornia Correctional Centre, correctional facilities and workcamps. In this role you assess and treat communicable diseases, manage vaccines and lead nursing teams in a secure clinical environment.

You will monitor disease trends, support outbreak response and coordinate care with external services to ensure continuity on release.

Qualificações

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Strong knowledge of public health nursing and communicable diseases.
• Immunisation program knowledge is advantageous.
• Understanding of health inequalities and working in a correctional setting.
• Demonstrated leadership and teamwork with commitment to quality improvement.

Responsabilidades

• Provide assessment, screening, treatment and support for prisoners with communicable diseases.
• Coordinate immunisations, disease surveillance, health education and harm minimisation.
• Provide clinical leadership to nursing staff.
• Monitor disease trends, data, outbreaks and control planning.
• Collaborate with specialist health services and community agencies for prisoner transitions.

Conhecimentos

Public health nursing

Immunisation knowledge

Leadership

Communication skills

Teamwork

Formação académica

Nursing qualification with AHPRA registration

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Capricornia Offender Health Service (COHS) provides primary and emergency healthcare to about 1,050 male prisoners across Capricornia Correctional Centre, correctional facilities and workcamps. In this role you assess and treat communicable diseases, manage vaccines and lead nursing teams in a secure clinical environment.

You will monitor disease trends, support outbreak response and coordinate care with external services to ensure continuity on release.