AddressWe are Metro South Health
We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.
We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.
We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.
Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About the Role
The purpose of the role is to provide advanced specialist clinical and professional practice, facilitating a safe and efficient patient journey across the continuum of care through applying the Nurse Navigator principles of coordinating patient centred care, creating partnerships, improving patient outcomes and facilitating systems improvement.
- The role requires highly specialised clinical Mental Health and general nursing skills, knowledge and experience in order to effectively provide, manage and lead contemporary generalist and Mental Health nursing practice and health services.
- The role works to support consumers with Mental Health concerns and complex physical health co-morbidities to access appropriate Mental Health and general health care in the most appropriate setting. Referrals are accepted from primary care providers and via internal referral pathways for open consumer of the community Mental Health services.
- Demonstrate advanced application of clinical and professional leadership skill and specialist knowledge to achieve integrated patient care and reduce fragmentation in the patient journey.
- Exercise advanced clinical judgement, informed by an evidence-based model using critical thinking and ethical decision-making processes, in the provision of patient-centred care coordination across the patient journey.
- Participate in relevant local and state-wide networks providing effective representation and advancement of Nurse Navigator practice standards.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team ( http://www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team ).
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights ( https://www.forgov.qld.gov.au/humanrights ) and diversity ( https://www.forgov.qld.gov.au/inclusion-and-diversity-commitment ).
Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.
