1D Outpatient Department, Surgical Ambulatory Services are looking for a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Skin Lesion Assessment Management to join their team. The Skin Lesion Assessment & Management [SLAM] clinic is a model of care developed by the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery team that provides suitable patients the opportunity to be seen & treated in a same day service.

Job details

Purpose of the Role
The Skin Lesion Assessment Management Clinical Nurse Consultant/Care Coordinator is responsible for the development, coordination, support, and management of processes involved in the management of patients with non-melanoma skin cancer. This includes Nurse- Led clinic coordination. The purpose of this role is to provide clinical expertise and consultancy through advanced clinical leadership relevant to the specialty of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. The Clinical Care Coordinator (CCC) provides direct and indirect care as required and works in collaboration with the Nurse Unit Manager, primary health and wider plastic & reconstructive surgical health care team supporting the clinical unit in the provision of safe quality healthcare through exemplary clinical nursing standards of practice for the specialty of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. The role will also provide the support to Plastic Surgery team, MDT, nursing staff and patients attending the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Outpatients Department.

Autonomy
▪Advanced level of autonomous clinical and professional practice.
▪Advanced level of decision making in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.
▪Undertake operational leadership.
▪Work collectively to apply the principles of clinical governance.
▪Apply professional and clinical expertise in collaboration with nursing and multi-disciplinary stakeholders.
▪Responsible for enacting strategies that support a work-based culture that promotes and supports education, learning, research and workforce development.

Context
▪This role reports professionally to Assistant Nurse Director, Surgical Ambulatory Services, Division of Surgery.
▪This role reports operationally to Assistant Nurse Director, Surgical Ambulatory Services, Division of Surgery.
▪This position may have professional or indirect responsibility of approximately 5 FTE.
▪Any financial and human resource delegations are in accordance with MSH Financial Sub-Delegations Manual and MSH Human Resource Sub-Delegations Manual.
▪Any cost centre management is in accordance with Metro South Health (MSH) Financial Sub-Delegations Manual and MSH Human Resource Sub-Delegations Manual.

Your Key Responsibilities
Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Schedule 2, Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health) Award - State 2015 – Generic Level Statements (GLS) Nurse Grade 7 and the Queensland Health and Metro South Health (MSH) commitments and values, in achievement of the organisational goals and Domains of Practice.

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

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• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 342KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 401KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MS06640322 (PDF, 462KB)
  Role Description