Your new role:
As the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurse Navigator, you'll coordinate culturally safe, person-centred care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with complex health needs. Working across hospital and community settings, you'll partner with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams to improve health outcomes and advance health equity.
In this role you will:
Coordinate complex care across primary, community and hospital services to deliver seamless patient journeys.
Build strong partnerships with patients, families, communities and multidisciplinary teams to provide culturally safe, holistic care.
Lead service improvements through clinical leadership, education, mentoring and quality initiatives.
Advocate for better health outcomes by empowering patients and supporting innovative, integrated models of care.
This is an identified vacancy with a genuine occupational requirement for the position to be filled by a candidate indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community. Candidates not meeting this criteria will not be considered.
About you:
We're looking for an experienced Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Registered Nurse who is passionate about improving health outcomes for First Nations peoples through compassionate care, strong partnerships and clinical leadership.
You'll bring:
Advanced clinical nursing experience with the ability to coordinate care for patients with complex health needs.
Strong knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and a commitment to delivering culturally safe, person-centred care.
Excellent communication, relationship-building and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate across healthcare settings.
Sound clinical judgement, evidence-based practice and a passion for improving health equity through innovation and continuous improvement.
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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.
About us:
Metro South Health First Nations Health Directorate
The Metro South Health First Nations Health Directorate is responsible for providing support, guidance and feedback on improvement strategies relating to Department of Health - First Nations Health Equity Strategies: Co-development and Co-implementation to Metro South Hospital and Health Service; Queensland Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework 2010-2033; and Metro South Health - Strategic Plan 2024-2085 and Integrated Planning Framework 2023 Revision; and the Metro South Health - First Nations Health Equity Strategy 2022-2025.
The Directorate's priority will focus on ensuring all First Nations Peoples receive high quality person-centred care, that is culturally responsive and empowers self-care and choice.
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.
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