Lead innovation and excellence in acute pain management at QEII Jubilee Hospital

Join Metro South Health as a Clinical Nurse Consultant in the Acute Pain Service and lead evidence-based, patient-centred care that enhances recovery, reduces harm, and drives service innovation.

Job details

Your new role:

We are seeking an advanced nursing leader to provide expert clinical consultancy in acute pain management. You will lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, evidence-based care, reduce opioid-related harm, and improve patient outcomes through innovative practice, education, and research.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide advanced clinical expertise and leadership in acute pain management.
• Collaborate with NUM, Nurse Educator, and healthcare teams to deliver person-centred care aligned with organisational goals.
• Lead education, quality improvement, and research initiatives to advance acute pain services.
• Maintain high standards of practice in accordance with NMBA, legislative, and quality frameworks.

About you:

We are looking for an innovative and collaborative nurse leader with advanced clinical knowledge in acute pain care.

You will bring:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse with relevant postgraduate qualifications (highly desirable).
• Advanced clinical knowledge, critical thinking, and decision-making skills in acute pain management.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and change management capabilities.
• Proven ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital:

The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) is a medium metropolitan adult facility providing a range of inpatient and outpatient services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. We provide a range of services, including surgery, cardiology, endoscopy, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, geriatric, respiratory and emergency medicine.

We're making our hospital bigger and better to make it easier for our growing community to get the health care they need. We'll have more beds, medical wards and expanded intensive care and emergency services planned to be opened by 2027.

QEII Hospital, a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career!

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

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 Metro South Health:

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

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

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, 691KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 978KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MS09654777 RD (PDF, 510KB)
  Role Description