Hypertension Unit, Division of Medicine, PAH are looking for a Clinical Nurse (Clinical Research) to join their team. The Hypertension Unit offers a comprehensive diagnostic and management service for patients with all forms of hypertension, and is actively involved in clinical research into the pathogenesis and management of hypertensive conditions.

Job details

Purpose of the Role

The Clinical Nurse (Clinical Research (CNCR) role provides advanced clinical and problem-solving skills, expert planning, and coordination skills in the clinical management of hypertensive patients/residents/clients with complex care needs, ensuring quality standards are met. This role works autonomously within the healthcare team structure and is pivotal in the planning, managing, and delivering of hypertension specialist nursing care. The CNCR provides clinical leadership for professional and clinical practice, education, and research. The role supports in management activities including portfolio responsibilities.
This role is responsible for advanced nursing management of all participants who are referred from within and outside the hospital for research in the Hypertension Unit and for supporting their families. This role delivers participant advocacy. This role requires supporting clinical research staff and strong collaboration with all personnel within Metro South as well as local, interstate, and international third parties. This role requires clinical experience to effectively manage protocol implementation, data accuracy, and reporting of adverse safety events.

Autonomy
▪Practices autonomously.
▪Provides leadership in clinical decision making to give and/or coordinate care to particular patients.
▪Assumes responsibility for professional leadership for a ward, service or unit in the absence of the Nurse Grade 7 (NG7).
▪Applies critical thinking across all the domains.
Context
▪This role reports professionally to the Hypertension Clinical Nurse Consultant.
▪This role reports operationally to the Hypertension Clinical Nurse Consultant (medical stream).
▪Responsible for own activities and for delegation of activities to others.
▪This role, if directed by the Principal Investigator, may be required to assist in the management of the finances for the clinical trial/s delegated to this role.
▪This position fulfils the responsibilities for portfolios including Clinical, Management, Education (clinical facilitation), Research and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards as delegated or directed.

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 6.1 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

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

• 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
  
  MS06640342 (Word, 1.21MB)
  Role Description
  
  MS06640342 (PDF, 485KB)
  Role Description