The Nurse Practitioner Candidate (NPC) is an advanced practice position delivering an expert level of clinical and professional practice within their area of practice in the Hospital and Health Service.
The NPC will take a role in ensuring targets are met in an efficient and effective manner which will include collaborating with the multidisciplinary partners to ensure patients receive the most appropriate care in the most appropriate place by the most appropriate personnel. It is therefore important that the successful applicant can demonstrate expert knowledge and skills as well as the ability to communicate effectively, work well in a team environment and influence change.
The Minor Illness and Injury Clinic (MIIC) based at Caloundra Health Service (CHS) is a valuable and highly utilised primary health clinic, offering acute care options to low acuity illness and injury type presentations. The model within MIIC enables the community to gain immediate access to care and ongoing collaborative health management by ensuring the patients journey is managed in the appropriate setting at the appropriate time.
Your key responsibilities
1. Nominated as Medicine Store and S8 Safe Manager as per the Substance Management Plan for SCHHS Regulated Places, as required.
2. Assume responsibility and accountability for practising in accordance with the Nurses and Midwifery Board Australia Nurse Practitioner Registration Standards and in line with the SCHHS guideline for NPC role development (available on SCHHS website).
3. Contribute to positive patient outcomes under supervision as an NPC by: applying advanced knowledge, communication and complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for extended practiceperforming extended comprehensive assessment, history and physical examinationsadhering to best practice standards and evidence-based practiceaddressing inconsistencies between practice and policy.
4. Provide leadership in a multidisciplinary environment which supports the achievement of performance indicators and system and quality improvement initiatives and change management.
Remuneration based pro rata on equivalent full time value up to $164,212 p.a., comprising salary rates $66.85 - $72.58 p.h., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 7)) (Permanent part time position, hours to be discussed). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).
Why work for us?
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 Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.
This role may be eligible for the Queensland Workforce Attraction and Incentive Scheme.
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