Clinical Nurse – Minor Injuries & Illness Clinic | Redlands

Take the next step in your nursing career with opportunities for leadership, education, innovation and professional growth

Job details

Your new role:

Join Metro South Health's Minor Injury and Illness Clinic (MIIC) and play a key role in delivering advanced, patient-centred urgent care within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.  You will:

• Provide advanced clinical assessment, care planning and coordination for patients presenting with minor injuries and acute illnesses.
• Deliver expert nursing care autonomously while supporting and mentoring nursing and multidisciplinary team members.
• Contribute to clinical leadership, education, quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice within the service.
• Support efficient patient flow and continuity of care in partnership with Redland Hospital and local primary healthcare providers.

About you:

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse who thrives in a fast-paced urgent care environment and is passionate about delivering exceptional patient outcomes. You have:

• Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge and experience in urgent care, minor injuries and illness nursing practice.
• Strong clinical decision-making, problem-solving and triage skills, including knowledge of the Australian Triage Scale (ATS).
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• A commitment to professional development, evidence-based practice, quality improvement and person-centred care.

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.

Unit Profile

The Minor Injury and Illness Clinic (MIIC) is located within Redland Satellite Health Centre and will provide episodic unscheduled care to patients, adults and paediatrics, with acute illnesses and minor injuries, which are not anticipated to be life-threatening in nature. There is a multi-disciplinary team with patient care being delivered by medical, nursing and allied health clinicians. The MIIC does not provide complex emergency care and is an acute primary care service which works in partnership with local general practice providers to ensure continuity of care for the patient. The MIIC will work closely with Redland Hospital to ensure effective patient flow between facilities occurs in a timely manner.

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.

• MS05682971 Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)