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The Clinical Nurse delivers advanced-level direct nursing care and plays a key role in supporting, educating, and mentoring team members. The role is responsible for coordinating and managing care for a designated client population, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred outcomes. You will also provides clinical guidance, support, and supervision to Registered Nurses and non-registered nursing personnel, contributing to effective multidisciplinary team functioning and the delivery of safe, evidence-based care. About us:

The Cairns Hospital Surgical Outpatient Department provides pre-operative, post-operative and ongoing care for surgical patients across the specialities of Urology, General Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgery and Neurosurgery. The Department includes the speciality of Orthopaedics, with fracture, hand, spine and general Orthopaedic care provided.

The Surgical Outpatient

Department is a busy multidisciplinary setting that aims to provide the highest level of care to the Cairns community. The department provides appointments by way of face to face, telephone and via telehealth consultations. The clinic provides care to approximately 280 patients per day.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve.



We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your role

In this position you will…..

- Provide effective and efficient clinical care in the Surgical Specialist Clinics and work in collaboration with the Nurse Unit Manager to ensure the maintenance of safe standards in patient care.
- Provide leadership to effectively plan, manage and evaluate patient care activities at an advanced practitioner level within the Surgical Specialist Clinics.
- Undertake quality improvement and evidence-based practice activities to ensure the provision of quality, cost-effective patient care.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace perks. 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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📌 Clinical Nurse (Surgical Outpatients) - Cairns
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Cairns