CHQ is a specialist statewide hospital and health service dedicated to caring for children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales. Our vision is to lead life-changing care for children and young people for a healthier tomorrow. We do this through world-class care, research, advocacy and leadership, and collaborating with our healthcare partners, most importantly families, to ensure we consistently deliver safe, high-quality person-centred care.

Job details

About the Team

The Patient Flow and Clinical Safety Unit within the CHQ Operations Centre plays a vital role in coordinating safe and timely care across Children's Health Queensland (CHQ). The unit plays a pivotal role in coordinating the patient journey across the healthcare continuum, ensuring clinically appropriate placement, efficient bed utilisation and streamlined access to services. It supports the coordination of care for children whose needs exceeds the capability of their local hospital and health service. The Clinical Nurse Consultant – Clinical Safety works in partnership with clinicians to ensure care delivery is aligned with best practice standards and risk mitigations strategies are in place throughout the patient journey.

About the Role

The purpose of this role is to provide expertise and consultancy through advanced clinical leadership relevant to the speciality of paediatric nursing. The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) provides direct and indirect care as required and 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 specialty of paediatric nursing.

Autonomy

• Advanced level of autonomous clinical and professional practice.
• Advanced level of decision making in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Undertake operational leadership.
• Work collectively to apply the principals of clinical governance.
• Apply professional and clinical expertise in collaboration with nursing and multi-disciplinary stakeholders.
• Responsible for enacting strategies that support a work-based culture that promotes and supports education, learning, research and workforce development.
  
  

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.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF)
  
  CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF)
  
  PD - 684265 - Clinical Nurse Consultant Clinical Safety (PDF)