Lead Quality & Safety Excellence Across Surgical Services!

Metro South Health is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Consultant Quality – Surgery to provide advanced clinical leadership, consultancy and expertise in quality and safety across Bayside Health Service. This temporary full-time opportunity supports clinical governance, risk management, workforce capability and service improvement across multiple surgical settings!

Job details

About your role

As the Clinical Nurse Consultant (Quality) – Surgery, you will be responsible for delivering advanced nursing leadership and consultancy services.

In this role you will:

• Lead and coordinate quality, safety and clinical governance initiatives across surgical services.
• Provide advanced clinical expertise and consultancy to nursing and multidisciplinary teams.
• Oversee clinical risk processes including incident management, audits and trend analysis.
• Support Nurse Unit Managers and teams to embed evidence-based, person-centred care.
• Drive service improvement, clinical redesign and change management aligned with standards.

About you

You are a senior Registered Nurse who brings advanced clinical expertise and strong leadership capability.

You will: 

• Demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge and leadership experience within surgical services.
• Apply expertise in quality improvement frameworks, risk management and governance.
• Communicate effectively with strong negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Lead change, influence practice and support workforce capability development.
• Uphold a strong commitment to patient safety, evidence-based practice and excellence.

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.

Redland Hospital:

Redland Hospital is the major health centre for adults and children in the Redlands and Brisbane's southern bayside suburbs. We provide a range of services including emergency care, primary health and minor injury care, acute and subacute medicine, general surgery, maternity and paediatric, mental specialist outpatient and mental health care.

It's an exciting time as our Redlands Coast community grows bringing a diverse range of patients & an opportunity to make a real difference in the community. With more beds, new and expanding services the Redland Hospital expansion provides a range of opportunities to pursue and build a long-term career, enjoy a supportive work environment, professional growth opportunities, and a vibrant community!

Now's the time to join the team at Redland Hospital! You'll have all the benefits of working for a growing metropolitan hospital—while being part of a ‘small town' team that values who you are and what you do.

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 (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS01673237 Role Description (PDF)