Your new role:
As a Casual Registered Nurse, you'll play an important role in improving health outcomes through evidence-based, culturally responsive care while enjoying the flexibility of casual employment. You will:
Deliver high-quality primary healthcare including assessment, treatment, health promotion, chronic disease management and preventative care.
Work collaboratively with General Practitioners, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, allied health professionals and multidisciplinary teams to provide holistic care.
Support culturally safe healthcare practices that empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to achieve improved health and wellbeing.
Contribute to quality improvement, health education and continuous professional development while helping deliver exceptional patient outcomes.
About you:
We're looking for an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse who is passionate about providing equitable healthcare and making a positive impact within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. You will bring:
Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and demonstrated clinical experience in primary healthcare.
A commitment to delivering culturally safe, respectful and person-centred care with an understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and health equity principles.
Excellent clinical assessment, communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
A proactive approach to professional development, quality improvement and evidence-based practice, with a genuine passion for improving health outcomes.
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.
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 First Nations people, supporting and enhancing patient centred care.
The SQCoE works closely with Elders and community representatives and undertakes research projects with the aim to improve health outcomes.
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.
We are Metro South Health:
We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.
We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.
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