About the Role:

State schools registered nurses play a pivotal role in connecting schools with health specialists to create a safe supportive environment for students with health needs. Using advanced critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills, they provide tailored services to primary, secondary and special schools breaking down barriers to enhance wellbeing and bridging the gap between health care and education.

Other responsibilities:

Form strategic partnerships with schools, health professionals and families as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Build school staff health support confidence through in-service education and training scenarios
Support capability building, curriculum planning, resource development and school improvement initiatives
Develop evidence informed methodology to effectively implement across Queensland state schools
Develop individual and emergency health plans to support students in education settings
Consult stakeholders to enhance professional decision making and nursing practices
Maintain and build safe, quality, effective nursing professional networks
Form partnerships with other health professionals to improve collaborative practice
Analyse policies, procedures, legislation, codes and standards to continuously improve service delivery
Provide High level consultation and ensure students, parents/carers,



and staff are part of the decision making at every stage
Actively participate in career development and reflective practice across a multi-disciplinary sector that values your contribution

For more information, please see the attached Role Description

What you can expect in return:

Pay parity in line with the Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health and Department of Education) certified agreement (EB11) 2022
Salary sacrificing in line with Department of Education benefits
75% super contributions
Flexible work arrangements dependent on school service requests

Interested? To Apply:

Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description
Attach evidence of the mandatory requirements outlined in the attached role description

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

📌 Clinical Nurse - Victoria Park State School (Mackay)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Mackay