Lead the Way in Cardiac Care: Become Our Next Cardiology Nurse Practitioner at QEII Hospital!

At Metro South Health, our Cardiac Services team is dedicated to optimizing health outcomes and ensuring a seamless, high-quality transition from hospital to home for patients with complex heart conditions.

Job details

Your new role:

As a Nurse Practitioner in our Cardiology Department, you will use your advanced practice skills to provide, coordinate, and streamline comprehensive care for patients with chronic heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and acute coronary syndrome.

• Autonomous Advanced Practice: Work with a clear authority for an extended nursing scope of practice, making high-level clinical decisions to assess, diagnose, treat, and refer complex cardiac patients.
• Expert Clinical Interventions: Perform holistic health assessments, interpret diagnostic pathology and radiology, and prescribe medications in alignment with the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019.

About you:

We are looking for an expert clinical leader who aligns with the NMBA Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice and thrives in a rapidly changing, collaborative multidisciplinary environment.

• Advanced Clinical Expert: You possess deep, evidence-based specialist knowledge in the field of cardiology, with a proven track record in extended physical examination and evaluating interventional therapies.
• A High-Level Communicator: You bring exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and consultation skills, allowing you to partner seamlessly with medical registrars, cardiologists, and nursing directors.

Check out our quick tips and application essentials!

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.

About us:

Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital:

The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) is a medium metropolitan adult facility providing a range of inpatient and outpatient services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. We provide a range of services, including surgery, cardiology, endoscopy, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, geriatric, respiratory and emergency medicine.

We're making our hospital bigger and better to make it easier for our growing community to get the health care they need. We'll have more beds, medical wards and expanded intensive care and emergency services planned to be opened by 2027.

QEII Hospital, a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career!

 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 - Copy (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS07685998 Role Description (PDF)