About the Team The Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) Eating Disorders Program (EDP) is a specialist community mental health service within Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service. The program provides assessment, treatment, consultation, education, and support for children and young people up to 18 years of age who have a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder, as well as their families and carers.

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, professional/clinical advice given and for all delegated activities.

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

Domain 2: Support of Systems

Collaborate with the Nurse Manager/Team Leader, Nurse Educator and other members of the health care team to develop, implement, translate and evaluate clinical practice standard guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols using an evidence-based approach to clinical care and practice.

Domain 3: Education

Provide patient and staff education, leadership within their expertise and act as a clinical resource, mentor, role model, and technical expert within the health care team environment.

Provide clinical supervision, coaching, mentoring and formal education by coordinating with units and contributing to other educational programs as required.

Domain 4: Research

Work closely with research partners to identify opportunities for research to inform practice change and quality improvements in clinical practice.

Lead, engage and encourage quality initiatives utilising evidence based practice and research projects to improve patient outcomes.

Domain 5:



Professional Leadership

Participate and lead innovation and change to develop responses to address emerging service needs.

Utilise advanced, effective communication, negotiation skills and influence the culture towards a common vision, direction and ethical framework.

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

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

12.75% employer superannuation contribution

17.5% annual leave loading

Salary packaging

Employee wellness and assistance program

Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

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