Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services are looking for a Clinical Nurse – Mental Health Research Assistant to join their Research and Learning Network team. The Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Service is dedicated to providing a high-quality service for the delivery of clinical research treatments for patients with mental illness. The research explores novel treatments for patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder. The aims of our clinical trials groups is to offer patients with mental illness access to new treatments or treatments that improve their quality of life, mental health and physical health.
We are Metro South Health
We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane’s south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.
We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come… to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.
We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together .
Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About The Role
• Responsible for providing safe, compassionate care, integrating the nursing and midwifery Professional Practice Model, quality frameworks (Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence®) and Planetree philosophy of caring for each patient’s psychological, social, emotional, spiritual, and physical care needs. This supports achievement of best clinical practice and individualised patient care and outcomes.
• Delegate to and supervises less experienced staff as required consistent with the NMBA decision making framework and CN standards for practice within the scope of practice required of this role and commensurate with level of experience within Clinical Trial Coordination.
• Provide expert clinical leadership in patient’s assessment, care planning and practice and role model to and collaborate with the healthcare team, within the scope of practice of this role.
• Responsible for and able to function in complex situations while providing support and direction to the healthcare team.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
Eligible health workers may qualify for a Workforce Attraction Incentive payment. To find out more and see if you are eligible visit: https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives
You can find out more about why it’s so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team .
Occupational group Health – Nursing
Company: Metro South Health
Location: South Brisbane, Australia
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