Mater Private Hospital Townsville has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse to join the Surgical ward. The successful candidate will be offered Permanent Part Time employment at 0.6- 0.8FTE (which ever suits you best), where you will be required to work across a rotating 24/7 roster. 

The Surgical Unit is a dedicated area caring for people following surgery. The highly skilled and passionate staff provide outstanding patient-centred care to people recovering from relatively minor through to the more complex procedures. 

Salary range: $52.63 - $56.38 (RN level 2) per hour plus superannuation and NFP salary packaging up to $15,900

What you’ll be doing

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Be a role-model in all aspects of leadership and promote a positive team culture within the unit
• Leadership and coordination of the General Surgery ward
• Demonstrate professionalism at all times
• Provision and coordination of care including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care
• Monitoring outcomes and initiating/advocating changes to processes and practices
• Participating in the review, development and implementation of relevant policies, procedures and clinical protocols
• Participates and promotes clinical meetings in a multidisciplinary setting

About you

To be successful in your application you will have:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Nurse (no restrictions)
• Minimum of 3 years post grad experience working in a surgical setting
• Relevant post-graduate qualifications and/or clinical experience in relevant fields of nursing will be highly regarded.
• Leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to lead and mentor staff
• Demonstrated advanced interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to plan and facilitate management and workloads
• Strong knowledge of continuous improvement process, coupled with the proven ability to initiate, coordinate and evaluate quality improvement measures
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of Workplace Health and Safety, Infection Control and Clinical Risk policies are also of value.

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people.

• Via salary packaging arrangements allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increasing take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via Salary Packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development through Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national businesses/venues for dining, retail, travel & accommodation, other
• Access to on-site, discounted parking

For further information specific to the position, please contact Chantelle Smith, Talent Acquisition Advisor on Chantelle.Smith@mater.org.au Please note, we will contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.