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Registered Nurse - Emergency Department


South Brisbane

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the QCH Emergency Department delivers safe compassionate clinical care; working collaboratively with the Healthcare team to achieve best practice patient outcomes. The RN engages in reflective, analytical practice through effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of direct person-centred care. The RN continually improves their skills and knowledge developing from graduate to highly skilled Registered Nurse.

Job details

Position status Contract
Position type Flexible
Occupational group Health - Nursing
Classification Nurse Grade 5
Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/H26CHQ696379
Closing date 18-Nov-2026
Job duration
Contact person Jade Lowe
Contact details 0428370531
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About the Team

The QCH provides the only Level 6 paediatric emergency service in Queensland for children and young people from all over Queensland (as well as northern New South Wales and the Pacific Rim) up to their 16th birthday (and up to the age of 18 years for pre-existing chronic or congenital conditions, and mental health conditions). The QCH also provides lower-level paediatric emergency service to children from the local catchment area. Emergency operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Emergency Department is committed to the Children's Health Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equity Strategy and has a Model of Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who present to the Emergency Department. Emergency providing initial assessment and management of all acute presentations to the QCH Emergency Short Term Treatment Area (STTA) where patients who meet the STTA admission criteria are admitted for between 2 and 24 hours for further observation, treatment, or specialist assessment.

 

About the Role

Your contribution will include:

Domain 1: Direct comprehensive care or provision of direct care

  • Accountable for Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and own standards, actions and the outcomes of own nursing practice, professional advice given and for activities delegated to the Enrolled Nurse Advanced Skills (ENAS), Undergraduate Students in Nurses (USIN), Enrolled Nurse (EN) or Assistant in Nursing (AIN).

Domain 2: Support of Systems

  • Adherence to established guidelines, protocols, procedures, standards, and systems of work as set out by the Emergency Department, CHQHHS and Department of Health, Queensland.

Domain 3: Education

  • Contributes to quality care through lifelong learning, preceptorship, mentorship, role modelling and shares information with peers, ENAS's, EN's, USIN's and AIN's.

Domain 4: Research

  • Applies evidence-based guidelines to achieve positive patient care outcomes.

Domain 5: Professional Leadership

  • As a nursing clinical leader, role model best practice in clinical care

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Competitive renumeration
  • Annual pay increases
  • 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
  • 17.5% annual leave loading
  • Salary packaging
  • Employee wellness and assistance program
  • Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

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, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

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