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Clinical Nurse - Data Manager (Special Care Nursery) - Cairns Hospital


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COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | INTEGRITY | RESPECT

Make a real impact where it matters most – join the Special Care Nursery Cairns as a Clinical Nurse (Data Manager). Be part of a passionate team delivering world-class healthcare in one of Australia’s most stunning and diverse regions. Helping newborns thrive while preparing families for home care.

Job details

Position status Permanent
Position type Part-time
Occupational group Health - Nursing
Classification Nurse Grade 6 (1)
Workplace Location Cairns region,Far North Qld
Job ad reference QLD/CAH682874
Closing date 01-Jun-2026
Job duration Permanent Part Time
Contact person Rebecca Capper
Contact details 07 42268 388
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About us: 

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Cairns offers a widely-varied lifestyle in a tropical environment boasting several local landmarks and is the perfect base from which to explore the tropical north. Popular activities include exploring the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree rainforest, as well as the Atherton Tablelands to the west of town and the Port Douglas region to the north. Cairns is also a well-known venue for sporting events, such as mountain biking competitions and marathon festivals.

The Cairns Special Care Nursery is a level 5 neonatal service that delivers safe and responsive neonatal inpatient care to newborns from 29 weeks gestation and 1000 grams.  Through the provision of a Level 5 clinical services capability framework neonatal care provided is sustainable, effective and efficient in health promotion, early intervention, diagnosis and illness management and discharge planning to support transition to home.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will….. 

  • Assist the Nurse Unit Manager, implement and monitor the organisation's quality standards, work health and safety policies, procedures and programs and provide clinical governance in the relevant work area.
  • Responsible for the quality, validity and integrity of information collected for the NEODATA database and providing support and education to other team members in the unit.
  • Generate discharge summaries/letters from database for medical review and forward to relevant support facilities.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest. 

Learn what it's like to work with us, in an inclusive and supportive work environment.

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Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

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Last updated
2 May 2023

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