Make every day different by joining our Older Persons Integrated Health Service. We have a current vacancy as a Clinical Nurse. The Older Persons Integrated Health Service aligns care of the older person across the emergency department, in-patient acute and sub-acute care, and community settings, and includes a rapid response team into Residential Aged Care Facilities.

Job details

About us: 

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers an area of 142,900 square kilometres. We go as far as Tully in the south, Cow Bay in the north and Croydon in the west.

About you:

In your new role you will…… 

• Will be required to have expertise in specific areas of geriatric nursing and may be required to work across all streams of the Older Persons Integrated Health Service which includes ED, community and residential aged care.
• Demonstrate advanced planning and coordination in the clinical management of patient care, identifying, anticipating and prioritising needs and working with the interdisciplinary team in all settings to achieve patient and unit goals within required timeframes.
• Promote and participates in quality initiatives aligning to evidence-based best nursing practice and to local quality frameworks.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

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. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

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

• 1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CAH657693 Role Description (PDF, 275KB)
  Role Description