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.

Operating for more than 12 years, The Wesley’s palliative care unit has 17 beds, and provides a multidisciplinary service, with medical specialists and registrars, experienced palliative nursing staff, dieticians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurse counsellors and chaplains. 

As a leading provider of Palliative Care services, The Wesley is pleased to offer an opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse to join their team in a Permanent Full Time opportunity.

As a Clinical Nurse you will

• Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide exceptional palliative care to patients referred to the palliative care service.
• Utilising your knowledge and skills in responding appropriately to clinical nursing issues and concerns
• Apply clinical practice that ensures and promotes a safe environment for optimal patient health
• Exercise authority through appropriate decision making, and guidance to more junior team members and other members of the nursing team.
• Providing a person focussed service in collaboration with other medical and health care professionals, resulting in safe, evidence based, efficient, cost effective and best possible care.

You will demonstrate: 

• A minimum of 5 years experience within Palliative Care services
• A passion for your discipline and for providing person-centred care
• Well-developed communication skills with a strong commitment to team focused outcomes
• Sound knowledge and skills in the coordination and provision of quality nursing care
• Postgraduate level qualifications with commitment to ongoing professional development
• Commitment to the values of UnitingCare Health

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 3^rd December, 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.