Clinical Nurse Consultant - Inflammatory Bowel Disease

About the role

Mater Hospital Brisbane is seeking an experienced, motivated, and enthusiastic Clinical Nurse Consultant to join the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) service within the Ambulatory and Outpatient team for a fixed term position until December 2024. This role is full time with the successful candidate being available to work Monday to Friday day shifts.

The IBD service offers exceptional individualised care and is committed to enhancing the patient experience by providing education, information and support that’s evidence based. 

Salary Range: $59.87 - $67.21 per hour (RN 3) plus superannuation + Salary Packaging access up to $15,900

What you’ll be doing

This role will see you demonstrate your commitment to providing quality clinical care.  AOPS has a strong commitment to the Mater mission and values with staff striving to offer a compassionate service to patients and their families, to show sensitivity regarding privacy, flexibility when considering patients individual needs, and to promote a helpful environment in which the multidisciplinary team works effectively.

About you

To be considered suitable for this role you must have:

• Current AHPRA registration (no restrictions) with 3+ years’ experience working within an acute hospital environment
• Clinical competency & experience in a clinical leadership role within Gastroenterology/IBD Nursing
• The ability to adapt practice according to the specific and changing needs of the individual, their health needs and preferences across the continuum of care
• Ability to act as a clinical and educational resource within the IBD team to both staff and patients using your knowledge, skills and experience to inform evidence-based workplace practices
• Demonstrated ability to implement service improvements creating  efficiencies to optimise patient health outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and actively contribute to MDT meetings
• Experience managing complex medications and biologic regimens
• High level communication skills when liaising with patients, families and staff within professional, legal and ethical parameters
• Exceptional time management
• High level competence in using electronic information systems such as patient information systems, data bases, Outlook and Microsoft Excel

The successful candidate will be hard working, enthusiastic and able to show initiative. You will be approachable with a mature and confident attitude and have the ability to work and achieve results autonomously.

Why join us?

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.

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

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

For further information specific to the position, please contact Jo Pennisi NUM, on 07 3163 2***.

Applications close on Wednesday 13th March 2024.

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.