Job Description
Clinical Nurse (Offender Health Service)
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Ready for a nursing role that takes you beyond the traditional healthcare setting? Join Capricornia Offender Health Service, where you'll provide care to people with complex and often significant health needs in a secure correctional setting.
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About us:
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Capricornia Offender Health Service (COHS) provides comprehensive healthcare to approximately 1,200 male prisoners across Capricornia Correctional Centre, Capricornia Correctional Farm and work camps. Working within a structured and secure environment, COHS delivers community-equivalent primary and emergency care while balancing the unique safety and security requirements of a correctional setting.
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Our multidisciplinary team supports a wide range of health needs, including urgent care, chronic disease management, preventative health, health promotion, rehabilitation and ongoing treatment. Care is provided throughout a prisoner's journey, from entry into the correctional system through to transfer and release into the community, with a strong focus on addressing health inequalities, improving wellbeing and supporting better health outcomes for individuals and the wider community.
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About the role:
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Delivers safe, high-quality nursing care, including complex patient care, assessment, treatment and responding to changes in patient condition.
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Leads and supports nursing teams, assists the NUM and CNC, and may act as shift coordinator or team leader,



including assuming professional leadership when senior nurses are unavailable.
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Contributes to quality improvement, clinical audits, research, policy development and evidence-based practice to improve patient care and services.
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Uses advanced clinical judgement, critical thinking and professional knowledge while working collaboratively across COHS and community services to promote safe, person-centred care.
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About you:
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Current AHPRA Registered Nurse registration, with a relevant postgraduate certificate or diploma, or a commitment to completing one within an agreed timeframe.
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Demonstrates strong leadership, mentoring and preceptorship skills, with the confidence and integrity to support and guide nursing staff.
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Can assess, plan, implement and evaluate complex patient care, using sound clinical judgement, problem-solving and coordination skills.
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Builds effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams and confidently uses communication, consultation, negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.
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What we offer:
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Total monthly remuneration value of up to $11,661 p.m. is comprised of:
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An hourly rate between $***** - $***** p.h.
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*****% employer superannuation contribution
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17.5% leave loading
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Extra benefits:
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Ongoing Professional Development and Education Opportunities
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Locality, Laundry and Pharmacy allowance
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Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety
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Generous Salary Sacrificing Options
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Paid Parental Leave
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Discounted Private Health Insurance
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Fitness Passport
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Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements:
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It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.
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Applications close: Monday, 17 August ****
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📌 Clinical Nurse (Offender Health Service) (Australia)
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Australia