About this job
About the Department of Education:
Working for the Queensland Department of Education means joining an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. Be part of an environment that respects professionalism and diversity, offers training and development opportunities and embraces flexible careers and work-life balance. Find out more about working with us.
Your Opportunity:
Clinical Nurses Consultants play a pivotal role in supporting our Clinical Nurses to create a safe supportive environment for students with health needs.
Using advanced critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills, they provide tailored support and supervision to our departmental nurses, breaking down barriers to enhance wellbeing and bridging the gap between health care and education.
Other responsibilities include:
- Contribute to the recruitment, selection and induction of departmental nurses.
- Provide ongoing supervision, support, leadership and advocacy for departmental nurses with particular emphasis on safe support of students' health needs.
- Participate directly, or indirectly, in the delivery of clinical services and collaborative practice.
- Develop and implement evidence-based nursing practice in an educational setting.
- Provide professional supervision to nurses in collaboration with regional and school personnel.
- Support performance development planning and facilitate professional development for departmental nurses.
- Lead and participate in the activities of project teams.
- Provide high level advice, risk management and recommendations to the Senior Nurse Manager and other clients on policies, systems and practices related to nursing services in education.
- Contribute to research, development, maintenance, review and implementation of operational standards, policy, procedures and programs to support nursing services across the department.
- Represent the department on committees, associations and interdisciplinary teams.
- Document and secure records of all nursing activities according to departmental policies and procedures.
For more information, please see the attached Role Description
What you can expect in return:
- Pay parity in line with the Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health and Department of Education) certified agreement (EB11) 2022
- Salary sacrificing in line with Department of Education benefits
- Flexible work arrangements dependent on school service requests
- 12.75% super contributions
- Additional time off benefits including potential for school holiday leave
- No shift work
- Flexible start and finish times dependent on region and team support requests
In addition to the great benefits listed above you will also receive:
- Comprehensive induction program
- Professional development relevant to role
- Structured/continuous professional supervision
- Peer support and mentoring from other Clinical Nurse Consultants across Queensland
- Collegial networking
Mandatory requirements:
- Current registration as a registered general nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
- Regular travel between base and school/other locations is a requirement of the position therefore the incumbent must possess a current C class driver's licence.
Submit Your Application:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page written response evidencing how you have demonstrated the role responsibilities listed in the attached role description.
- Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in the attached role description
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
ties listed in the attached role description.We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.