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Looking for more than just a nursing job?

As a Clinical Nurse, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional, holistic care that makes a real difference in patients’ lives. Working within a agile and supportive healthcare environment, you will provide high-quality nursing services while leading key initiatives across clinical care, leadership, management, education, and research. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver person-centred care and service planning, supporting the values of Cairns and Hinterland Hospital Health Service.

About us

The Acute Stroke Rehabilitation and Older Persons Unit is a dynamic, multidisciplinary ward focused on delivering high-quality, person-centred care. We support patients recovering from stroke, managing complex rehabilitation needs, and older adults with acute and chronic conditions. Our team works collaboratively to promote recovery, independence, and dignity through evidence-based practice, innovation, and compassionate care.

We foster a culture of clinical excellence, continuous improvement, and staff empowerment.

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 advanced clinical expertise in Acute Stroke management, Rehabilitation, and Geriatric care.
- Lead and support nursing staff in delivering evidence-based, person-centred care.
- Engage in incident reporting and investigation and conduct and apply quality improvement frameworks and audits and develop risk minimisation strategies/activities to promote safe and/or rectify unsafe practice.
- Act as a clinical resource and mentor for junior staff and students.

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 benefits. 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 - Cairns
🏢 Department of Health - Queensland
📍 Cairns