The Wesley Hospital provides tertiary level medical and surgical services across 30 specialty areas including cardiology, urology, neurosurgery, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, maternity and women’s health. These services are supported by an intensive care unit, coronary care unit, cardiac catheter theatres, 24-hour emergency centre, renal dialysis, radiology, radiation therapy, pathology, pharmacy services, IVF, haematology and oncology services.

The Coronary Care Unit / Acute Cardiac Ward is a 28 bed ward comprising of 10 Coronary Care beds and 18 Cardiac Medical beds. 

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse to join our team in either a Permanent Full time OR Permanent Part Time capacity!

With our roster set for the Xmas period, we would also welcome applications from nurses who are looking for a change but still want to take their planned holiday leave!

As a Clinical Nurse you will

• Provide exceptional patient care in the areas of your clinical expertise whilst assessing and responding appropriately to clinical nursing issues and concerns
• Commit to achieving optimal patient outcomes through the use of effective clinical knowledge and professional standards of practice
• Apply clinical practice that ensures and promotes a safe environment for optimal patient health
• Exercise authority through appropriate decision making
• Apply sound knowledge of principles of clinical and workplace risk management, including incident management

In applying, you will demonstrate:

• A minimum of 3 years experience within a Coronary Care Unit
• Well-developed communication skills, be team focused and able to nurture a collegial work environment
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate provision of nursing care
• Demonstrate an advanced level of professional development
• Innovative and be keen to support staff and unit development.

UnitingCare Health is one of the largest not-for-profit private hospital groups in Queensland and is a service group of UnitingCare Queensland. The hospital group is a major provider of healthcare services in Queensland which operates almost 1000 licensed hospital beds and employs over 4200 people.

Working as part of the UnitingCare Health team at The Wesley Hospital, you’ll join a values led organisation, focused on putting people at the centre of everything we do.  We actively promote a healthy work life balance, and provide access to a range of benefits including

• Generous salary packaging options which increase your take home pay;
• Flexible working arrangements;
• Subsidised on-site parking and restaurant;
• Access to staff gym
• Exceptional professional development opportunities and exciting career paths
• Access to internal job opportunities across UnitingCare Queensland
  
  

For more information on the benefits of working with us please click below:

http://unitingcarehealth.com.au/careers/working-with-us#rewards

To apply for this opportunity, please click on the 'Apply' button below to be taken to our online application process.

Applications Close Sunday, 26^th November 2017.

UnitingCare Health is committed to being a child safe, child friendly organisation for all children who come into contact with our services. It is our expectation that our employees will share in this commitment.  Therefore, employees and successful candidates in specified roles will be required to hold a valid ’Blue Card’ in line with the ’Working with Children Check’ requirements.

Criminal record checks will be conducted for all successful candidates.

Through our values UCQ are proud of our teams diversity, we believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce to help us achieve the best outcomes for the communities in which we operate and serve. We highly encourage applications from people who identify as a part of the Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community.