The Clinical Nurse (CN) role provides advanced clinical and problem-solving skills, expert planning and coordination skills in the clinical management of patients/residents/clients with complex care needs, ensuring quality standards are met.

About The Team

Metabolic Medicine is a service that offers care to all affected by inborn errors of metabolism throughout their life. We work as one integrated lifespan metabolic service for QLD and NNSW which is delivered in partnership with Queensland Health and Mater Health Services Brisbane.

About The Role

Your contribution will include

Domain 1: Direct comprehensive care or provision of direct care

- Accountable for Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and own standards, actions and the outcomes of own nursing practice, qualified advice given and for activities delegated.
- Responsible for providing safe, compassionate care, integrating the nursing Professional Practice Model, quality frameworks and Planetree philosophy of caring for each patient's psychological, social, emotional, spiritual, and physical care needs. This supports achievement of best clinical practice and individualised patient care and outcomes.

Domain 2: Support of Systems

- Adhere to established guidelines, protocols, procedures, standards, and systems of work as set out by the unit, CHQHHS and Department of Health, Queensland.
- Delegate to and supervise RNs, ENAS's, USIN's, EN's and AIN's consistent with the NMBA decision making framework.

Domain 3: Education

- Act as a clinical and educational resource within an area based on knowledge, skills, and experience to inform evidence-based practice.
- Responsible for updating and managing own contemporary nursing specialist knowledge, competence, and capability.

Domain 4: Research

- Integrate advanced theoretical knowledge, evidence from a range of sources and own experience to devise and achieve agreed care outcomes for patients/residents/clients in line with organisational priorities.




- Participate in developing and undertaking quality initiatives, clinical audits, clinical trials and research.

Domain 5: Professional Leadership

- Act as a clinical leader, with integrity, transparency and accountability.
- Provide clinical leadership for skilled and clinical practice, education and research.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS) Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales. Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital , Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service , our Child and Youth Mental Health Service , and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

Benefits

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Competitive renumeration
- Annual pay increases
- 75% employer superannuation contribution
- 5% annual leave loading
- Salary packaging
- Employee wellness and assistance program
- Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here . Occupational group Health - Nursing

📌 Clinical Nurse (Brisbane)
🏢 Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
📍 Brisbane