Clinical Nurse Consultant - Acp Registry

Clinical Nurse Consultant - ACP Registry

Metro South Palliative Care Service are looking for a Clinical Nurse Consultant to join their team. This department provides information and support for advance care planning (ACP) across the state, receiving ACP documents from all care environments in Queensland. Documents are then reviewed, and effective ACP documents are uploaded to The Viewer to make these important patient documents accessible to clinicians when needed. The Clinical Nurse Consultant will provide clinical expertise and consultancy to patients and clinicians and reviews ACP documents in accordance with relevant legislation.

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

The purpose of this role is to provide clinical expertise and consultancy through advanced clinical leadership relevant to the speciality of advance care planning. The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) provides direct and indirect input to patients and clinicians and reviews ACP documents in accordance with relevant legislation.

• Responsible for high level clinical review of ACP documents through the application of advanced clinical and relevant legislative knowledge, skills and competency according to contemporary practice and standards of care.
• Collaborate with the Office of ACP clinical and administration team and other members of the health care team to develop, implement, translate and evaluate clinical practice standard guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols using an evidence-based approach to clinical care and practice.
• Provide patient and staff education, leadership within their expertise and act as a clinical resource, mentor, role model, and technical expert within the health care team environment.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

Our ICARE 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.

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity .

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.

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We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity, including making any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.