Lead Change. Deliver Impact. Advance Addiction Services Care.

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of people affected by alcohol and other drug use by providing advanced clinical leadership, expert consultancy, and person-centred care within a dynamic and highly specialised Addiction Services team.

Job details

Your new role:

As a Clinical Nurse Consultant within the Drug and Alcohol Brief Intervention Team (DABIT), you will provide advanced clinical expertise, leadership and consultancy across Addiction Services, supporting patients, families and healthcare professionals to achieve optimal outcomes.

• Provide advanced clinical leadership and specialist nursing expertise in alcohol and other drug services, including assessment, care planning, consultation and service delivery.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, Nurse Unit Managers and Nurse Educators to drive safe, evidence-based and person-centred care across emergency and community settings.
• Lead quality improvement, clinical governance, education and workforce development initiatives that support excellence in Addiction Services practice.

About you:

You are an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse with a passion for improving outcomes for people experiencing substance use issues and a commitment to clinical excellence.

• Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge and expertise in addiction, alcohol and other drug services, with the ability to provide high-level consultation and clinical leadership.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence practice and lead change within multidisciplinary environments.
• A commitment to evidence-based practice, quality improvement, education and the ongoing development of both self and others.

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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:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

 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 - Copy (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS06684665 Role Description (PDF)