Nurse Practitioner Candidate
Great Care for Central Queenslanders
- This position reports operationally to the Nurse Unit Manager, Cancer Care and professionally to the Nursing Director Complex and Chronic Care.
- Reporting against Key Performance Indicators is expected once certified.
- There is no Financial Delegation for this position.
Total Package
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
- Annual leave loading 17.5%
- Salary packaging
- Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility
- Employee Assistance Program
- Additional benefits to this role include:
- Professional Development Allowance
- Professional Development Leave
- Potential Research Opportunities
The Role
Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Schedule 2, Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health Award) (2015) – Generic Level Statements (GLS) Nurse Grade 7 and the Queensland Health and CQHHS commitments and values, in achievement of the organisational goals and Domains of Practice.
Domain 1: Direct Comprehensive Care Provision
Accountability/Responsibility
- Accountable for Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and own standards, actions and the outcomes of nursing practice and professional advice given and for activities delegated to a Registered Nurse/Midwife, Enrolled Nurse or unregulated healthcare worker.
- Demonstrate advanced application of clinical and professional leadership.
- Accountable for the delivery of safe clinical practice and professional advice.
- Work collaboratively with peers and others to create a positive practice environment that achieves best practice outcomes for recipients of healthcare services.
- • Contribute to organisational key objectives and performance indicators.
- • Accountable for outcomes and achievement of service performance targets.
Skills and Knowledge
- Demonstrate advanced specialist knowledge, experience and clinical skills in a particular area of expertise.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning, advanced problem-solving skills and expert clinical judgement.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge and application of contemporary nursing practice and theory.
- Lead the application and evaluation of contemporary human, material and financial resource management for the multidisciplinary environment.
Role in Clinical Care
- Provide leadership in professional decision-making through the application of advanced clinical knowledge and skills.
- Coordinate clinical practice delivery in a clinical specialty or area of expertise.
- Participate directly or indirectly in the delivery of clinical care to individuals/groups in a specialty area of clinical practice.
- Use evidence-based clinical practice to facilitate positive outcomes for recipients of healthcare services.
- Integrate and translate the principles of contemporary nurse education into practice.
Domain 2: Support of Systems
Policies, Protocols, Guidelines and Standards
- Integrate key objectives from the strategic plan into service delivery for a clinical unit/department.
- Adhere to established guidelines, protocols, procedures, standards and systems of work as set by the organisation.
- Coordinate, develop, implement, translate and evaluate clinical practice standard guidelines, procedures and protocols using an evidence-based approach.
- Advise and contribute to the application of information systems to improve clinical practice environment inform decision-making.
Quality/Safety/Risk Management
- • Maintain the safety of recipients of healthcare services and staff by fostering safe work standards within the clinical practice environment.
- • Consult with and provide expert nursing advice to achieve integrated care within health services.
- • Responsible for the implementation of a quality and risk management framework to improve quality of care and work environment.
- • Promote and support a culture of continuous quality improvement.
- • Respond to emerging trends in healthcare services in consultation with other relevant stakeholders.
- • Responsible for compliance with professional standards.
- • Initiate and conduct quality improvement activities.