Navigate the Central West with your talent and join our team as a Clinical Nurse, First Nations

Working with a supportive team and provide efficient health services.

Contribute to the advancement of quality healthcare and the nursing profession through active participation in research.

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Patient Centred Care

for our Central West communities

Job details

People-centred care | Quality and safety | Integrity and accountability | Empowered workforce| Continuous improvement

What's involved – The Clinical Nurse (CN) First Nations Health is an advanced practitioner with a unique understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history and how this impacts a person's relationship with good health. The position requires expert clinical leadership in the planning, delivery and coordination of contemporary, person-centered care within a dynamic health environment.

About Central West Hospital and Health Service - Our diverse and rewarding work environment is as unique and dynamic as Central West Queensland itself.  Our far-reaching health services cover a region of almost 20.6 percent of Queensland, encompasses seven local government areas, and reaches 18 unique and lively communities.

Expansive in the true sense of the word, the region opens new horizons painted in red earth, blue sky and burnt orange sunsets.  It might feel miles away from urban life, but we are just a two-hour flight from Brisbane – well within reach of the city and South East Queensland's beautiful beaches.

Your benefits include:

• generous employer superannuation contribution up to 12.75%;
• salary packaging to increase your take home pay;
• 5% annual leave loading;
• career development opportunities;

The locals will tell you a role with CWH is more than a job, and a life in Central West Queensland is as iconic as the region that defines it.  Be prepared to be embraced by warm, welcoming and close-knit communities, and caring for and living among the people you work with to make a difference in their lives and yours, every day.

First impressions count - Slay the application process by:
Submitting your CV with a statement “this is a true and correct representation of my work experience”, signed and dated by yourself.

• Provide a relevant and concise cover letter that address the ‘How you will be assessed' section of the attached role description (page 3).
• Complete the VPD paperwork and submit this as part of your application.

For more insight visit: Working in the Central West | Central West Hospital and Health Service (youtube.com)

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and hepatitis B during their employment.

Applications should be submitted ONLINE. Include a completed vaccine preventable disease form and evidence of immunity and vaccinations and relevant qualifications with your application. For additional information regarding the responsibilities, mandatory qualifications and/or other requirements for this position please refer to the role description.

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Further information

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

It is recommended that you download the Role Description for future reference. If you have difficulty viewing the role description, contact Central West Recruitment (07) 4650 4017. Microsoft Word or PDF files are supported. Files – max: 2MB each.

Documents

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

• Vaccination_tb-risk-assess-questionnaire-workers-hhs (PDF, 177KB)
  Application Kit
  
  Vaccination_Vaccine Preventable Diseases Forms (PDF, 328KB)
  Application Kit
  
  QH Applicant Information Kit (PDF, 917KB)
  Application Kit
  
  RD_CN_First Nations_Health (PDF, 297KB)
  Role Description