The Nurse Led Walk in Clinic and Minor Injury and Illness Clinic are looking for several Nurse Practitioner Candidates to join their team. The Nurse Led Walk in Clinic aims to improve access to health care and improve long-term health outcomes through assessment and referral for early intervention and treatment of chronic conditions. Minor Injury and Illness Clinic operates within the purpose-built Satellite Hospital located at Eight Mile Plains and provides non-scheduled, episodic care to patients presenting with low acuity injuries and illnesses that are not required to be managed within an acute hospital setting or Emergency Department.
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About The Role
- Demonstrate a high standard of clinical person-centred care. Accountable for own competence and clinical knowledge; utilise effective assessment, planning and implementation skills to deliver and evaluate safe, quality person centred care including critical thinking and decision making.
- Demonstrate knowledge of commitment to quality processes including policies, guidelines and evidence-based practices. Participate in incident management resulting in patient safety and quality improvements.
- Provide advanced clinical leadership whilst maintaining flexibility and responsiveness to the needs of the minor injury and illness and primary health service and patients.
- Demonstrate skill in autonomy, accountability and competence for expanded practice in providing primary health, minor injury and illness patient centred care within a nursing model, including advanced patient health assessment, development, implementation of appropriately documented management plan.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
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We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
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Occupational group Health - Nursing
