Nurse Navigator

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What's involved - The Nurse Navigator Service is a state-wide model of care designed to provide holistic support to patients with complex health conditions requiring an expert level of healthcare coordination. This integrated and proactive approach to health care service delivery, helps ensure that patients receive the most appropriate service when and where they need it.
The Nurse Navigator is an experienced nurse with expert clinical knowledge and in-depth understanding of the health system who employs advanced clinical and professional practice capabilities to deliver a positive patient-centred health experience for individuals. The Nurse Navigator works across system boundaries to be a patient advocate, help improve health literacy and quality of life, reduce service fragmentation, facilitate improved patient outcomes, and create partnerships with other health care professionals involved in a patient's care.
Your role will be based in Barcaldine with support and travel to other facilities and towns within the eastern hub including Alpha, Aramac, Jericho, Muttaburra. There are four (4) Nurse Navigator roles within the team and will be required to backfill across each role to facilitate continuity of care in Blackall, Longreach and Winton hubs.
As a member of the Community Health Team, the role will work collaboratively and more broadly with the team and across Central West HHS to ensure continued focus on strategic priorities and delivery of operational imperatives.
About Central West Hospital and Health Service - Our diverse and rewarding work environment is as unique and dynamic as Central West Queensland itself. Our far-reaching health services cover a region of almost 20.6 percent of Queensland, encompasses seven local government areas, and reaches 18 unique and lively communities.
Expansive in the true sense of the word, the region opens new horizons painted in red earth, blue sky and burnt orange sunsets. It might feel miles away from urban life, but we are just a two-hour flight from Brisbane - well within reach of the city and South East Queensland's beautiful beaches.
As a Central West Health employee, your benefits include:
generous employer superannuation contribution up to 12.75%;
salary packaging to increase your take home pay;
17.5% annual leave loading;
career development opportunities;
CWH provided housing or rental (conditions apply)
The locals will tell you a role with Central West Health is more than just a job, and a life in central west Queensland is as iconic as the region that defines it. Be prepared to be embraced by warm, welcoming, and close-knit communities, and caring for and living among the people you work with to make a difference in their lives and yours, every day.
First impressions count - Slay the application process by:
Submitting your CV with a statement 'this is a true and correct representation of my work experience', signed and dated by yourself.
Provide a relevant and concise cover letter that address the 'How you will be assessed' section of the attached role description.
Complete the VPD paperwork and submit this as part of your application
For more insight into what Central West Health has to offer, check out our YouTube channel: Central West Hospital and Health Service.
It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and hepatitis B during their employment.
Applications should be submitted ONLINE. Include a completed vaccine preventable disease form and evidence of immunity and vaccinations and relevant qualifications with your application. For additional information regarding the responsibilities, mandatory qualifications and/or other requirements for this position please refer to the role description.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.*