Clinical Nurse (Grade 6) – Perioperative Acute Pain

Combine clinical leadership, education and research in a respected health service.

Job details

Your new role:

As a Clinical Nurse within the Acute Pain Service, you will play a pivotal role in delivering specialist, person-centred pain management across the perioperative setting. You will:

• Provide advanced clinical assessment, planning and coordination of care for patients with complex acute pain needs
• Deliver expert clinical leadership in acute pain management, including PCA, regional techniques, epidurals and multimodal analgesia
• Contribute to education, quality improvement, research and professional practice within the Acute Pain Service
• Work collaboratively with anaesthetics, ward teams and perioperative services to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes

About you:

You are an experienced and confident clinician who thrives in complex clinical environments and is passionate about excellence in pain management and patient care.  To be successful you will:

• Be a Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration and a minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience
• Have demonstrable advanced clinical skills (or ability to develop) in acute pain management and opioid stewardship
• Have strong clinical leadership, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work autonomously
• Be commited to education, evidence-based practice, quality improvement and collaborative teamwork

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.

• MS02674611 Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)