Nurse Navigator, Queensland Health

Our Health Service is expanding and so is our Youth Detention Health Services Team

The Nurse Navigator role aims to facilitate safe and efficient care for patients by facilitating young people accessing referrals and ongoing medical appointments that result from their comprehensive medical assessments while in youth detention

• Temporary Full-time opportunity

About the role

The Nurse Navigator – Youth Detention Centres is an advanced clinical practice registered nurse who demonstrates clinical and leadership knowledge, skills and abilities at advanced levels and is able to translate these into contemporary evidence-based care to practice across the system of care.

The Nurse Navigator will also support young people to attend referrals and ongoing medical appointments to prepare them for their transition out of youth detention and back into their community.

With the intention of providing holistic patient-centred care, the four key principles of the Nurse Navigator role are:

1. coordinating patient centred care,
2. creating partnerships,
3. improving patient outcomes and
4. facilitating systems improvements.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Demonstrated ability to apply effective contemporary clinical knowledge and clinical management skills in the management of nursing care.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships and to develop strong teams across the health landscape within a framework of open communication.
• An ability and commitment to deliver clinical services collaboratively integrating the broader multidisciplinary health care team across the system in delivering high quality, patient centred care.
• Demonstrated contemporary clinical nursing expertise with clear understanding of the requirement for evidence-based patient centred care.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and provide independent professional judgement and expertise in patient centred problem solving and clinical management.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16 (PDF) ( )

About West Moreton Health

West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.

To read more on how West Moreton Health are committed to transforming and optimising our care, to meet the health care needs of our growing and diverse community –  Follow this link ( )

As a Child Safe Organisation, at West Moreton Health:

• We prioritise children and young people being seen, heard, and safe in every interaction.
• We create inclusive environments where the voices and needs of children and young people are valued and respected.
• We believe safeguarding is shared responsibility, upheld by every member of our organisation.

Benefits

• 17.5% annual leave loading (Additional allowances/entitlements may apply)
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
• Professional development
• Salary sacrificing options ( )
• Wellness programs
• Employee Assistance Service (EAS).

To apply

Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.

Applications to remain current for a period of 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.