About us:

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services. Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About your opportunity:

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (Complex Care Navigator – Respiratory) is a Registered Nurse who provides advanced clinical leadership, specialist respiratory expertise, and proactive care coordination for patients with complex respiratory conditions, including asthma, COPD, post-critical respiratory illness, home oxygen therapy requirements, IPC management, and high-flow respiratory support. The role works across the continuum of care to ensure safe, timely, evidence-based, and patient-centred care through advanced assessment, clinical decision-making, and multidisciplinary collaboration. The position provides specialist clinical advice, education, and support to patients, carers, and clinicians, promoting best-practice respiratory management and positive patient outcomes. The Clinical Nurse Consultant facilitates coordinated care across disciplines and services, contributing to clinical excellence and service objectives while demonstrating the CHHHS values of Compassion, Accountability, Integrity, and Respect.

About your role:

• Provide effective and efficient management of service in collaboration with the Nursing Director/Director of Nursing, clinical and non-clinical staff to facilitate the provision of quality evidence based Respiratory care.
• Manage referrals for complex coordination and implement strategies/actions to support and ensure relevant clinical and community coordinators develop a collaborative care plan for individuals in the target group.
• Develop and coordinate comprehensive interdisciplinary Respiratory care plans in consultation with patients, families and carers to support care across acute and community settings.
• Provide leadership in the ongoing review of clinical practice and identify patients with complex respiratory care needs who would benefit from the Nurse Navigator model of care.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

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What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest. 

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