About us:

The Cairns Hospital Surgical Outpatient Department provides pre-operative, post-operative and ongoing care for surgical patients across the specialities of Urology, General Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgery and Neurosurgery. The Department includes the speciality of Orthopaedics, with fracture, hand, spine and general Orthopaedic care provided.

The Surgical Outpatient

Department is a busy multidisciplinary setting that aims to provide the highest level of care to the Cairns community. The department provides appointments by way of face to face, telephone and via telehealth consultations. The clinic provides care to approximately 280+ patients per day.

Join the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service team of over 6000 staff to deliver health services in Far North Queensland. We offer a range of medical, nursing and midwifery, administrative and support roles at Cairns and more than 30 regional, rural and remote facilities.

About your role:

In this position you will…..

- Deliver autonomous, evidence-based wound care management, undertaking comprehensive patient assessment, care planning and treatment to support optimal healing outcomes and high-quality patient care.
- Coordinate and streamline patient care across the clinical journey, including reviewing post-operative instructions, monitoring histopathology results, arranging follow-up care, coordinating pathology requests,



and ensuring patients have the resources and education needed for successful recovery.
- Drive excellence in clinic operations and multidisciplinary collaboration, maintaining a safe and efficient clinical environment, managing clinic workflows and schedules, and partnering with medical and nursing teams to ensure timely, seamless and patient-centred care.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description. Using AI for your application? Read our Using AI in Recruitment guide for applicants.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

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📌 Clinical Nurse (Surgical Dressing Clinic) - Cairns
🏢 Cairns u0026 Hinterland Hospital and Health Service
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