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Clinical Nurse, Older Persons Integrated Health Service - Cairns Hospital
Cairns
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Make a meaningful difference in the lives of older people across Cairns Hospital and the community. This role works within a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive screening, assessment, care coordination, and planning for older adults in the Emergency Department, community settings, and Residential Aged Care Facilities. You will play a key role in delivering person-centred care, supporting seamless transitions between services, and improving health outcomes for elderly patients.Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time,Part-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 6 (1) |
| Workplace Location | Cairns region,Far North Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/CAH691799 |
| Closing date | 28-Sep-2026 |
| Job duration | Please see role description |
| Contact person | Grace Bowen |
| Contact details | 07 4226 6505 Access the National Relay Service |
Older Persons Integrated Health Service aligns care of the older person across the emergency department, in-patient acute and sub-acute care, and community settings, and includes a rapid response team into Residential Aged Care Facilities. The aim of the service is to provide timely and appropriate care for the older person which will avoid unnecessary community deterioration in health, reduce avoidable hospital presentations, reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitate early and safe discharge.
About your role:
- Coordinating care in collaboration with treating teams and community health.
- Demonstrate advanced planning and coordination in the clinical management of patient care, identifying, anticipating and prioritising needs and working with the interdisciplinary team in all settings to achieve patient and unit goals within required timeframes.
- Ability to comprehensively assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care utilising contemporary models of nursing care, incorporating clinical problem solving.
- Ability to participate in and incorporate quality improvement activities and validated research into nursing practice for the ongoing provision of safe, quality, nursing care.
- Broad knowledge of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), expressing key actions nurses could undertake to achieve these care standards.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
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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.
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Further information
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