Shape Patient Flow. Improve Outcomes. Lead Emergency Care!

Take the lead in improving emergency patient flow and access at QEII Jubilee Hospital. Join Metro South Health as a senior clinical leader, supporting timely, safe and high-quality patient care through collaboration, clinical expertise and operational leadership! Temporary part and full time opportunities!

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About your role

As the Clinical Nurse Consultant – EAGLE (Emergency Access and Logistics Expert), you will be playing a pivotal role in coordinating patient flow and improving access throughout the Emergency Department. 

In this role, you will:

• Lead service improvement initiatives, support clinical education and implement strategies that strengthen operational efficiency and patient outcomes.
• Provide advanced clinical leadership, expert nursing advice and support to staff, promoting safe, evidence-based and person-centred emergency care.
• Work collaboratively with QAS, Bed Management, inpatient units and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient transfers and manage periods of increased demand.
• Monitor Emergency Length of Stay (ELOS), Patient Off Stretcher Time (POST) and patient flow, identifying emerging pressures and escalating patient safety concerns.

 About you

You are an experienced emergency nursing professional with advanced clinical expertise, strong operational leadership capabilities and a passion for improving patient access and outcomes.

You will bring:

• A commitment to evidence-based practice, continuous quality improvement, clinical education and the delivery of safe, compassionate, person-centred care.
• Well-developed critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills, including the ability to recognise clinical risks and respond to operational challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate patient flow, identify access and capacity pressures, and implement strategies to improve patient journey efficiency.
• Strong leadership, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence, engage and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

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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.

Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital:

The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) is a medium metropolitan adult facility providing a range of inpatient and outpatient services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. We provide a range of services, including surgery, cardiology, endoscopy, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, geriatric, respiratory and emergency medicine.

We're making our hospital bigger and better to make it easier for our growing community to get the health care they need. We'll have more beds, medical wards and expanded intensive care and emergency services planned to be opened by 2027.

QEII Hospital, a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career!

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 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 (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS11696386 Role Description (PDF)