AddressJob details
Position status Permanent Position type Flexible-full-time,Flexible-part-time Occupational group Health - Medical Classification L18-L24, L25-L27 Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - South Job ad reference QLD/553526 Closing date 18-Apr-2024 Yearly salary Fortnightly salary Total remuneration Salary Other Job duration Contact person Dr Arvind Gunasekaran Contact details 0434 769 619
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Metro South Health is Australia's first digital health service and one of the largest in Queensland, with an estimated residential population of approximately one million people or 23 per cent of Queensland's population.
This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals 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
This role provides specialist palliative clinical care to patients and assumes overall responsibility for patient care at Metro South Hospital and Health Service. The role will participate in the provision of clinical care to patients of the hospital and health service including:
- Advocate for the patients which includes protecting the patient, being the patient's voice, provision of quality care and interpersonal relationship as well as educating the patient.
- Participate in the development of patients' treatment and development plans.
- Participate in the provision of emergency treatment to patients.
- Ensure treatment orders are appropriately documented (including medications and general management plans).
- Develop discharge summaries for patients in a timely manner.
- Access appropriate information regarding consent for operations and procedures and appropriately inform the patient of this information.
- Access information to enhance the quality of patient care e.g. accessing information on patients' medications.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
Our ICARE² 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.
Eligible health workers may qualify for a Workforce Attraction Incentive payment. To find out more and see if you are
eligible visit: https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives
Further information
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