Rural & Remote Mental Health NP — Care Leadership

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service; Cairns Regional; Remote; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous superannuation

Salary packaging

Career development opportunities

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service is seeking a Nurse Practitioner in Mental Health, Rural and Remote to provide advanced nursing care across a broad population in Far North Queensland. The role involves clinical leadership, education, and collaboration with MHAODS and other stakeholders to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes.

The successful candidate will contribute to quality improvement, research, policy development, and risk-managed care within a dynamic regional

Qualifications

• Provide advanced level of patient care in expanded nursing practice.
• Contribute expert nursing assessment and advice to service quality improvement and research, including nursing practice review, policy and standard development within a risk management framework.
• Provide clinical advice, leadership, and education to MHAODS and other stakeholders regarding service delivery and coordination, utilising high level written and oral communication skills. Actively leads and supports existing and emerging nurse-led models of care whilst maintaining flexibility and responsiveness to the needs of the health service and consumer populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective, accountable health care that incorporates application of advanced level of patient care, knowledge and skills in expanded nursing practice.
• Contribute expert nursing assessment and advice to achieve service quality improvement and research activities, including nursing practice review, policy and standard development within a risk management framework.
• Provide clinical advice, leadership, and education to MHAODS and other stakeholders regarding service delivery and coordination, utilising high level written and oral communication skills. Actively leads and supports existing and emerging nurse-led models of care whilst maintaining flexibility and responsiveness to the needs of the health service and consumer populations.

Job description

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service is seeking a Nurse Practitioner in Mental Health, Rural and Remote to provide advanced nursing care across a broad population in Far North Queensland. The role involves clinical leadership, education, and collaboration with MHAODS and other stakeholders to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes.

The successful candidate will contribute to quality improvement, research, policy development, and risk-managed care within a dynamic regional