Mackay Hospital and Health Service provides health services in a range of regional, community and rural settings. Join an expanding Health Service with a culture of collaboration, trust, respect and teamwork. Our workplace is fast paced, challenging and supportive, where every employee plays a critical role in our success.

Working for Mackay Hospital and Health Service whether in regional, rural and remote will give you unique opportunities that you won’t experience in any metropolitan hospital.

Job details

Role details

The Perioperative and Ambulatory Care Team is seeking applications for a Nurse Navigator to join their team at the Proserpine Hospital on a temporary basis.

How to apply and for mandatory requirements regarding this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

The purpose of this role is to demonstrate accountability at an advanced practice level for managing and coordinating ongoing care plans for relevant client group within geographical area and for the provision of nursing leadership specialist advice, consultation and education to inter-professional team members as relevant to the specific context of the role.

The key principles for the Nurse Navigator role include:

• Coordinating patient-centred care across the patient journey.
• Creating partnerships, for example, providing a central point of communication, engagement and coordination for all stakeholders involved in the patient's care.
• Improving patient outcomes through the delivery of evidence-based care.
• Facilitating systems improvement – providing a leadership role within the organisation and act as an agent of change.

About the Team

The Nurse Navigator function is a fundamental part of the nursing role. It aims to facilitate the patient journey in what has become an increasingly complex health system. This facilitation will be achieved by reducing fragmentation, mitigating barriers, educating, empowering and coordinating patient care. These roles are intended to transcend across multiple specialities, support nurse led service models and augment existing models of care within a facility or clinical area.

Although this not an identified position we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for this advertised position.

The Nurse Navigator reports to the Nurse Navigator (Team Lead) – Nurse Navigator Service, reporting through the Allied Health, Sub-Acute and Ambulatory Service Division. Each Nurse Navigator will be responsible for patient-centred care coordination of one of the identified key priority areas and these positions will be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the clients accessing the MHHS.

There's a requirement to utilise current technology including integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR) and Telehealth as service enablers.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Further information

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

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation by attaching to their online application. Applications remain current for 12 months (permanent roles) or for the duration of the vacancy (temporary roles).

Documents

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

• QH Information for Applicants (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Role Description (PDF, 2.68MB)
  Role Description