About the Team

The Child Health Service (CHS) provides universal, multidisciplinary primary community health care services for children from birth to 8 years who reside in the catchment area for the Child and Youth Community Health Service (CYCHS), CHQ. The service seeks to achieve positive early childhood health and development outcomes through surveillance and monitoring of child growth and development and addressing family areas of concern using an early intervention, relationship-based framework, to reduce and minimize the impact of risk factors and strengthen parents/carers' capacity to support their child's ongoing health and development needs.

The CHS is underpinned by a Model of Care which provides the framework of an evidence-based, clinically safe practice and efficient use of resources. Clinical services are provided by qualified, culturally competent healthcare professionals, with specialist qualifications and/or experience in children's health and include Advanced Health Workers, Child Health Nurses, Social Workers, and Psychologists.

About the Role

You'll fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Schedule 2, Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health) Award - State 2015 - Generic Level Statements (GLS) Nurse Grade 5 and the Queensland Health and Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQHHS) commitments and values, in achievement of the organisational goals and Domains of Practice.

Please note that there are multiple positions available.

Your contribution will include:
Domain 1: Direct comprehensive care or provision of direct care

Accountable for Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and own standards, actions and the outcomes of own nursing practice, professional advice given and for activities delegated to the Enrolled Nurse Advanced Skills (ENAS), Undergraduate Students in Nurses (USIN), Enrolled Nurse (EN) or Assistant in Nursing (AIN).
Responsible for providing safe, compassionate care,



integrating the Nursing Services which may include Professional Practice Model, quality frameworks and Planetree philosophy of caring for each patient's psychological, social, emotional, spiritual, and physical care needs to achieve best clinical practice and individualised patient care and outcomes.
Contributes to unit's philosophy of care delivery and is a high performing Nursing team member.
Responsible for ensuring all aspects of person-centred care are met through effective assessment, planning, translating to practice, implementing and evaluation of care, in consultation with patients, families and relevant Healthcare team members to achieve person centred outcomes.
Utilises critical thinking, flexibility and time management skills to plan and prioritise person care requirements, adapt to clinical/ward changes and coordinate referrals.
Plans and evaluate nursing care in consultation with the Healthcare team and patients/residents/consumers using effective interpersonal communication.

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 advantages 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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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