This role focuses on supporting our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic conditions and complex care. The chance assists to improve health care outcomes for this patient cohort with a proactive approach to streamlining their healthcare journey and engaging primary health care services.
Identified role: Under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community.
About the work unit:
The Nurse Navigator Service meets the needs of the patient and is intended to be flexible and responsive to Townsville Hospital and Health Service needs.
Navigators work across multiple specialties remaining focused on the patient and their journey.
Requirements:
- Mandatory qualifications (Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent) and proof of registration (AHPRA).
- Specific attribute required must be identified and supported by documentary evidence or information, as per section 7 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 and Chapter 2 of the Public Sector Act 2022.
- Possession of class C drivers’ licence.
- This is a Vaccine Preventable Disease (VPD) risk role – Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella and Pertussis.
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