AddressThis is your opportunity to join a newly established service, in a built for purpose facility providing health care options for people closer to the community.
• Permanent Part Time opportunity
About the role
Ripley Satellite Hospital is a brand-new purpose-built health facility located within a residential community setting. The Minor InjuryIllness Clinic located at the Ripley Satellite Hospital is a new Model of Service for the West Moreton Hospital and Health Service. Recognition of increased pressure on the conventional Emergency Department has resulted in the development of an innovative, patient centred model of care bringing health care closer to communities. The Minor InjuryIllness Clinic will provide urgent, non-scheduled, episodic care to patients presenting with low acuity injuries and Illness not requiring traditional Hospital Based Emergency Department intervention or requiring overnight hospitalisation.
This new Model of Care will provide opportunity for Emergency/ Primary Care Nurse Practitioners to care for patents presenting with urgent but non-life-threatening injuries and Illness triage categories 3 to 5 and offers nuances of an Emergency Department without the overwhelming pressures and burdens of conventional Emergency Nursing.
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) – Minor InjuryIllness Clinic at Ripley Satellite Hospital is a Registered Nurse who demonstrates advanced and expanded clinical skills, knowledge, and high level of capacity to translate these into contemporary evidence based clinical care for patients in a Minor Injury and Illness Clinic setting.
This role may be eligible for the Queensland Health Attraction Incentive. See link – Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Scheme ( https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives )
About you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:
- Demonstrated contemporary advanced practice, expert clinical skills, and knowledge in credentialed scope of practice and leadership capability enabling the delivery and support of high-quality patient focused care.
- Demonstrates the ability to apply specialised knowledge of contemporary advanced nursing practice and theory in credentialed scope of practice and to participate directly and indirectly in the delivery of clinical care.
- Demonstrates the ability to build and maintain strong relationships, open communication, and a positive environment within and across the multidisciplinary team, actively contributing to the learning and development of others to a high standard.
- Demonstrates the ability to educate, inform, counsel and support patients and families with contemporary clinical information at an advanced level relevant to patient's care and understanding.
Mandatory Requirements:
- Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16 (PDF) ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/150120/hed-0116.pdf )
About West Moreton Health
West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.
To read more on how West Moreton Health are committed to transforming and optimising our care, to meet the health care needs of our growing and diverse community – Follow this link ( https://www.westmoreton.health.qld.gov.au/futurefocus )
Benefits
- 17.5% annual leave loading (Additional allowances/entitlements may apply)
- 12.75 % employer contribution to superannuation
- Professional development
- Salary sacrificing options ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/conditions/salary/sacrifice )
- Wellness programs
- Employee Assistance Service (EAS).
To apply
Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.
