About Your Role
As our Clinical Nurse (HOMES - Child and Adolescent), you'll deliver advanced nursing care and holistic case management to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and families living with complex health needs.
In this role you will:
Coordinate and deliver advanced nursing care and case management
Provide home visits and outreach services across Metro South Health
Build trusted relationships with children, young people and families
Develop holistic care plans that support self-management and wellbeing
Coordinate care across health, community and social support services
Promote culturally safe, evidence-based nursing practice
About You
You are an experienced Registered Nurse who is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, adolescents and families.
You'll also bring:
Demonstrated experience managing complex chronic conditions
Strong case management and care coordination skills
Experience working within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
A collaborative approach focused on health equity and community partnerships
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.
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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 Southern Queensland Centre of Excellence, Inala Indigenous Health Service
The Southern Queensland Centre of Excellence (SQCoE) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care forms part of the Directorate and is based at Inala providing the following services:
Inala Indigenous Health Service: provides GP, nursing and allied health clinical services; Specialists clinics; and Mums and Bubs program.
Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Services: provides culturally appropriate service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, supporting and enhancing patient centred care. The aim of the service includes reduction in hospital admission rates; reduction of mental health distress and increased support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients to navigate community resources to address social determinants of health. The service model incorporates outreach either in the client's home or elsewhere as identified by the client.
The SQCoE works closely with Elders and community representatives and undertakes research projects with the aim to improve health 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.
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