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Clinical Nurse Consultant Motility and Complex Care
South Brisbane
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 7 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - South |
| Job ad reference | QLD/H26CHQ680967 |
| Closing date | 05-May-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Claire Reilly |
| Contact details | 07 3068 4372 Access the National Relay Service |
About the Team
The Motility service is part of the broader Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Liver Transplant service (GHLT) service, that sits within the Division of Surgery & Perioperative Services. It is a comprehensive state-wide consultant-led service that works with a broader multidisciplinary team of allied health practitioners, nurses, and medical teams and provides care and support to children and young people experiencing a range of gastrointestinal motility issues.
The collective GHLT service is made up of specialty services providing care and support to children and young people requiring investigation and management of gastrointestinal and/or liver disease. Inclusive of Mucosal Immunology, Hepatology and Liver Transplant care, there are expert-led services supporting Neuro-gastroenterology and Motility, Nutritional and Intestinal Rehabilitation (inclusive of home Parental Nutrition) and General Gastroenterology.
About the Role
You will provide clinical expertise, consultancy and advanced clinical care to paediatric patients with Gastrointestinal motility conditions and complex care needs. The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) leads the paediatric motility nursing service while providing direct and indirect care as required. The CNC works in collaboration with the Nurse Unit Manager, Nurse Educator and wider health care team support the clinical unit in provision of safe quality healthcare through exemplary clinical nursing standards of practice for the speciality of Gastrointestinal Motility.
This role will include care of patients undergoing motility procedures and investigations such as colonic manometry, antroduodenal manometry (ADM) and oesophageal manometry. This role works within the multi-disciplinary healthcare team and is pivotal in the planning, managing and delivering of paediatric motility specialist nursing care. The CNC provides clinical leadership and advanced clinical practice while participating in education and research for the motility service. Fostering a culture of collaboration in within the team, we aim to optimise outcomes for children and young people with gastrointestinal motility conditions.
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
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.
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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