Gastroenterology Ambulatory Services are looking for an Associate Clinical Nurse Consultant: Inflammatory Bowel Disease to join their team. The Gastroenterology Ambulatory Service is committed to providing high quality patient centred care to patients with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver function through specialist outpatient clinics, endoscopy and inpatient services. Medical and nursing sessions are conducted daily with services also provided to the Secure Unit. The service also provides a research site for clinical trials and research through grant and industry support.

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We are Metro South Health 

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence. 

We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. 

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 committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. 

We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together. 

Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community. 

About the Role 

• Demonstrate advanced specialised knowledge, experience, and clinical skills/competence in Gastroenterology and IPD nursing practice and theory.
• Collaborate and support the Clinical Nurse Consultant and the healthcare team to deliver safe clinical practice in alignment with organisation goals and unit priorities.
• Demonstrate and maintain expertise in IBD to provide the highest standards of safe quality care and clinical nursing practice to meet the requirements for person centred care.
• Provide patients, relatives and carers with appropriate education considering the patient goals, health care needs and environmental factors and tailoring education to suit these needs.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description. 

Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.  

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. 

As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. 

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team. 

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 371KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 415KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MS06640210 (PDF, 484KB)
  Role Description