Specialist - Clinical Care

Suncare is committed to "Making People's Lives Better". We do this through providing innovative personal solutions that support people to live their life, their way. We are a Queensland based not-for-profit community services organisation and as a values-based organisation we want our staff to reflect the values that we live by:

Innovative | Inclusive | Agile | Respectful | Authentic | Collaborative | Empathetic

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and the experience they enjoy is critical to the success of our organisation. Every day, Suncare employees are making a difference to real people and making people's lives better.

Is continence care your specialist clinical area? Do you have a passion to further develop and share your knowledge and make a difference?

Our Specialist – Clinical Care team members play an important subject matter expert role contributing to training and development, quality improvement and innovative initiates that benefit the services provided to our community aged care customers. We have a newly created Continence Specialist opportunity in our growing Clinical Care team.

Drawing on your extensive expertise and innovative approach, you will ensure the delivery of evidence-based care during intake, assessments, and clinical interventions. Your continence care knowledge, including catheter management, will drive excellence and innovation in community aged care, promote positive customer health outcomes through evidence-based practices, specialist referrals, and collaboration with health professionals and service providers.

This role is offered as Permanent Full-Time or Part-Time (60.8 hours per fortnight; 4 days per week or reduced hours across 5 days), with flexibility for hybrid work arrangements that include working from our Suncare Rockhampton office and from home.

More about the role

Reporting to a Team Leader – Clinical Care, you will:

• Demonstrate extensive practice knowledge and clinical skills in the delivery of continence care.
• Lead, mentor, and support clinicians and direct care staff in the delivery of evidence-based clinical interventions for Suncare customers and their families in the specialist area of continence care.
• Provide direct care services to Suncare's customers and their families including proficiently performing specialty-specific procedures, and interventions.
• Provide specialist continence care support and advice to the Team Leaders in Clinical Care and Allied Health Care.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate tailored programs that meet Suncare customer needs and reflect best practices.
• Contribute and lead service innovations, quality improvement practices, and provide expert knowledge and advice continence care.
• Take an active role in skills assessment, teaching, enabling others and the development of clinical education and training activities and resources in continence care.

What you will bring to our team

• Post-secondary or tertiary qualification in Nursing and current registration with AHPRA.
• Demonstrated extensive clinical experience in continence care (preferably in aged care) and associated catheter management, or evidence of post graduate studies in continence care.
• Demonstrated relevant experience in training and skills assessment in continence care and associated catheter management, or a certificate in training and assessment is highly regarded.
• Urology experience is highly regarded but not essential.
• Active participation in clinical care specialist industry bodies to keep abreast of innovation and research and the demonstrated ability to apply continuous quality improvement principles in service development.
• Willingness to use your own appropriately registered and insured vehicle for work purposes and have current First Aid and CPR Certificates.

What we offer

At Suncare our people really are our greatest asset. We offer:

• Not for profit salary packaging benefits
• Flexible working options (including hybrid office + work from home)
• Monthly Clinical Professional Development opportunities and a CPD allowance for individual learning goals.
• A friendly, supportive (and FUN) team environment that values all voices
• Fitness Passport and health and wellbeing programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Advanced technology to support you in your role
• Comprehensive induction plus ongoing training and development
• Career progression opportunities in a rewarding, growth industry
• And this position is eligible for Q Leave

Apply now

Ready to join our team of over 800 staff and 175 volunteers? Please apply by including your resume and a cover letter outlining why you would be a great fit for this role.

As part of the recruitment process, you may be requested to undertake background checks such as criminal history, pre-employment medical, demerit point/driving history and reference checks.

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Suncare is an equal opportunity employer.