Nowhere else will you experience the vast diversity of nursing other than in rural and remote Queensland.

Job details

North West Hospital and Health Service (HHS)

• Unique locations
• Friendly communities
• Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

Working with us

• Base salary ranges between $5,081.10 and $5,516.60 p.f. (Nurse Grade 7).
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
• Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

About the role

The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) Nursing and Midwifery Professional Practice Unit (PPSU) supports and empowers nurses and midwives to develop their Professional Practice, personal and professional growth and supports the advancement of professional health education and training.

The PPSU provides strategic leadership for education and clinical practice development for nurses and midwives across the North West HHS. The service utilises a continuous assessment model to meet education standard requirements and is responsive to evolving internal and external demands and practices determined by strategic health service priorities.

The Nurse Educator (NE) Remote Health is a member of the Professional Practice Support Unit and is responsible for providing advanced leadership in the provision of education programs and resources that build clinical and professional expertise and capability within the nursing and midwifery workforce in the North West HHS.

Requirements

• Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
• A post graduate qualification or currently enrolled in a post graduate program in a relevant area of study is highly desirable.
• Appointees will be required to work all shifts in accordance with the unit roster.
• The position may involve travel to various facilities or units within the North West Hospital and Health Service.
• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
• Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
• This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
• A period of probation may apply.

Interested?

Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Further information

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

Our vision is to be Queensland's leading HHS delivering excellence in remote healthcare to our patients, working as an integral part of the community.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

Documents

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

• MI654307 Nurse Educator Remote Health - RD (PDF, 332KB)
  Role Description
  
  Info Sheet_Documentation Preparation - new candidates 26.09.2024 (PDF, 75KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  QH Applicant Information Kit (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants