Clinical Nurse - Client Services Area Leader
Job No:
S258
Location:
Townsville Community and Aged Care
* Want to work for a supportive and friendly community based organisation! * Want access to generous salary packaging opportunties!
About Us
Spiritus is an Anglican not-for-profit organisation providing caring and supportive services in partnership with government and other support organisations, to respond to identified needs in our community.
Our staff connect with people on every step of their lives' paths, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the infirm and those most at risk in our communities.
Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Spiritus are working to respond to growing community demand for our services.
Spiritus is committed to social and community welfare issues and aged and community care needs, particularly with respect to disadvantaged members of the community.
Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for frail elderly people, wound care for homeless, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Spiritus is there, providing the best quality care available.
The work of Spiritus stretches from Cairns to Coolangatta, from Birdsville to Brisbane and reaches people of all ages with a variety of needs.
You are invited to reflect on our Vision, Mission and Value statements on our web site!
About the Roles
Our Townsville service has a full time opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and passionate individual to join their friendly team as a Clinical Nurse Client Services Area Leader.
Working to your own exceptional standards, you will be responsible for nursing leadership of staff and client care standards within your assigned geographical area, prioritization of referrals, client assessments, case management and have the ability to develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including government bodies and other care providers.
To be successful in this role, you will be required to have:
- Current registration with the QNC or Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia;
- Minimum 5 years nursing experience, with at least 3 years in community sector nursing;
- Post registration qualifications in community health other relevant and specific area of clinical practice;
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills;
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and analytical skills;
- Demonstrated advanced knowledge in Community Nursing or in more specific areas such as palliative care, dementia, gerontology, continence management, chronic conditions self-management etc…
- Hold and maintain a current National Police Certificate at your expense or be eligible to receive one prior to commencing.
- Possession of a current open Qld driver’s licence (Class C).
Experience in training, coaching or mentoring is highly desirable.
This is a re-advertisement of this position.
In return you will work within a friendly and compassionate team of professionals that strive to provide the highest level of service to all clients. In addition you will have access to futher training opportunities and generous salary packaging options.
For further information about this opportunity, please contact Anthea Peachey on (07) 4722 0400.
Applications close Friday 10 September 2010.