Company

Queensland HealthSee more

addressAddressMackay, QLD
CategoryHealthcare

Job description

Mackay Hospital and Health Service provides health services in a range of regional, community and rural settings. Join an expanding Health Service with a culture of collaboration, trust, respect and teamwork.

Our workplace is fast paced, challenging and supportive, where every employee plays a critical role in our success.

Role details

The Continuing Care Team at the Mackay Community Health Centre is seeking applications for a Clinical Nurse (Wellness Clinic) to join their team on a permanent basis.

How to apply and for mandatory requirements regarding this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

  • The Clinical Nurses in the Wellness Clinic provide nursing services within the Mental Health Service settings and are responsible for a portfolio with a focus on clinical care/leadership, management, education and/or research. The activities are predominantly clinical in nature, but also provide support to the Senior Clinician and/or Team Leader when required.
  • Provide leadership and support to MHAODS Division Clinicians, Students, General Practitioners and other Primary Health Network Stakeholders to ensure that care is integrated across the entire patient journey to promote the wellness of MHAODS Division consumers.
  • Works with the MHHS GPLO to strengthen connections and referral pathways to primary health care for Mental Health Consumers and promotes community based healthy lifestyle programs.
  • Co-ordinate and oversee (within the program guidelines) the physical health assessment, monitoring and treatment of consumers receiving medications prescribed and administered within the MHAODS Division.
  • Participate in General Wellness Clinic Activities autonomously, including provision of intramuscular injections to consumers of MHAODS where they are unable to access this in the private sector.
  • Work in collaboration to manage the Clozapine Clinic, including assuming the role of Clozapine Coordinator as required.
    • aim to minimise relapse and improve consumers' ongoing mental and physical care while promoting a healthy lifestyle.
    • ensure all clinical monitoring for Clozapine is carried out in the appropriate time frames; educate and supports Clozapine prescribing Doctors (within the MHHS, including rural sites and GPs prescribers) and provide direct service provision to consumers and their carers.
  • Provide support across the MHAODS Division when required.

About the Team

The Wellness Clinic is located in the Community Mental Health Service. This clinic operates to support the medication management and physical health monitoring of consumers under the care of Mental Health Services. This clinic is run by a Clinical Nurse to promote recovery focused evidence-based nursing care and coordination of services for complex consumers.

About our Hospital and Health Service

has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

  • Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • A diverse work culture
  • Career development
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Education opportunities, Study and Research
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Discounted Private Health Insurance
  • Fitness Passport 

Workforce attraction incentive scheme

You may be eligible to receive the Incentive Scheme 1, the scheme is available to health workers that relocate from interstate or international to come work within our team may receive up to $20,000 in incentive payments under the 

Refer code: 2286110. Queensland Health - The previous day - 2024-05-25 17:35

Queensland Health

Mackay, QLD
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