Job Description

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About the role

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Mater Private Hospital Townsville has an exciting opportunity for a Floor Coordinator in our Perioperative Services unit.

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Within this full-time permanent role, the successful candidate will work as part of the senior staff team to meet the departmental objectives and develop the work of the theatre service.

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Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to take the next step in their nursing career.

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Salary range: $54.21 - $58.08 per hour (Registered Nurse Level 2) plus superannuation and salary packaging
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What you’ll be doing

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As the Floor Coordinator you will be responsible for ensuring a safe, efficient, and effective service is provided to patients and Visiting Medical Officers within Perioperative Services on a day-to-day basis. You will provide clinical expertise, direct support and coaching to staff within the department, with a transparent focus on the patient experience and quality of services.

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- Ensuring appropriate staff allocations and skill mix to reflect the changing workload and to meet patient needs.
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- Coordinate all clinical activity to maximize efficiency and ensure staff meal breaks and reliefs are arranged in a timely manner.
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- To act as a clinical expert within the area of work demonstrating specialist knowledge, skills, and expertise.
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- To liaise and co-operate with the wards, other departments, and personnel in the hospital.
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- Work collaboratively with other team leaders in the theatre department in the daily running and organisation of theatre activity and provide support in all clinical areas as necessary.
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- To maintain and raise the clinical standard of care through the process of audit, and as a result implement changes in best practice.
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- Identify and communicate quality improvement ideas to senior staff to enhance patient care.
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About you

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To be successful in this role you will meet the following in the following:

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- Registration with Australian Health Practitioner’s Regulation Agency with a current licence to practice as a Registered Nurse.
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- Advanced clinical knowledge and experience in a clinical area or specialty applicable to the unit.
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- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Perioperative Nursing.
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- Demonstrated advanced ability to communicate complex and challenging information constructively.
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Why join us?

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Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

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We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

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- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
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- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
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- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
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- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
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- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
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- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
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- Access to on-site, discounted parking
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- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
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Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

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📌 Floor Coordinator - Perioperative Services (Townsville)
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📍 Townsville