Description:
An exciting opportunity exists for a Clinical Nurse in the Community Care Unit (CCU), Mental Health and Rehab Services, to join a highly functional and dynamic multidisciplinary team. This pivotal role involves delivering high-level clinical services while providing leadership and expertise across one or more specific work units. You will play a key part in driving positive outcomes for individuals, ensuring high-quality, compassionate care for consumers with severe mental illness. Additionally, this position includes working closely with diverse stakeholders and customers, striving to meet the evolving needs of the community, and contributing to the continued success and growth of Sunshine Coast Health.
Job details
Position status Permanent Position type Full-time Occupational group Health - Nursing Classification Nurse Grade 6 (1) Workplace Location Sunshine Coast Job ad reference QLD/SC629614 Closing date 15-Apr-2025 Fortnightly salary $4138.10 - $4431.10 Job duration Permanent Full-Time, 76 hrs p.f. Contact person Alistair Russell Contact details 07 5452 4444Access the National Relay Service
An exciting opportunity exists for a Clinical Nurse in the Community Care Unit (CCU), Mental Health and Rehab Services, to join a highly functional and dynamic multidisciplinary team. This pivotal role involves delivering high-level clinical services while providing leadership and expertise across one or more specific work units. You will play a key part in driving positive outcomes for individuals, ensuring high-quality, compassionate care for consumers with severe mental illness. Additionally, this position includes working closely with diverse stakeholders and customers, striving to meet the evolving needs of the community, and contributing to the continued success and growth of Sunshine Coast Health.
Sunshine Coast Health is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.
Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Adhere to defined service quality standards, health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being understand to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
- Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Schedule 2, Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health Award) – State 2015 – Generic Level Statements Nurse Grade 6, Band 1 and the Queensland Public Service values.
- Understand your broad responsibilities for safety and quality in healthcare, actively participate in continuous quality and safety improvement activities within the workplace and notify a relevant clinical or non-clinical responsible officer when concerns exist about workplace or patient safety.
- Practice in accordance with code of ethics, professional standards and legislation affecting nursing practice by maintaining current knowledge and competence within scope of position.
Remuneration value up to $131 900 p.a., comprising salary between $107 960 - $115 604 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (NRG6 (1)). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).
Why work for us?
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 Queensland Health 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.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers
As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.
Check out the latest updates here:
https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity .
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