Permanent Full/Part Time hours and Fixed Term Temporary Full/Part Time contracts up for 6 months are available for enthusiastic and proactive Registered Nurses (Telephone Triage) to join the Health Contact Centre in the Department of Health! You will deliver safe, compassionate clinical care to Triage callers across Queensland; working collaboratively with the healthcare team to achieve best practice patient outcomes.

Job details

The Registered Nurse engages in reflective, analytical practice through effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of direct person-centred care. You will also continually improve your skills and knowledge to become a highly skilled Registered Nurse.

About Health Contact Centre:

The HCC is part of the Queensland Government's commitment to addressing the growing demand in health services in Queensland. The HCC operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week delivering confidential telephone assessment and information services to the people of Queensland. The HCC strives to educate and empower people to make informed choices about their health and health care, promoting better health through the delivery of evidence-based clinical practice. 

What we are looking for:

• Demonstrate a high standard of clinical person-centred care. Accountable for own competence and clinical knowledge; utilises effective assessment, planning and implementation skills to deliver and evaluate safe, quality person-centred care including critical thinking and decision making.
• Knowledge of and a demonstrated commitment to quality processes including policies, guidelines and evidence-based practices. Participate in incident management resulting in patient safety and quality improvements.
• Demonstrate ongoing learning and professional development to provide safe, quality person centred care including health education to patients and others.
• Demonstrate the application of evidence-based guidelines to achieve positive patient outcomes and identify areas of improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership in the coordination and provision of person-centred care and best practice outcomes.
• Demonstrate collaborative teamwork and decision making, empathy, integrity and respect for all patients, carers and staff.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• QH Information for applicants Apr 22 (PDF, 946KB)
  Application Kit
  
  QH-CSD-192-HR-DoH organisational chart v4 (PDF, 58KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Registered Nurse Telephone Triage RD (PDF, 209KB)
  Role Description