Registered Nurse

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Looking for more than just a nursing job? Join the Surgical Orthopaedic Assessment Unit (SOAU) as a Registered Nurse and experience the unique opportunity to deliver care that truly matters – while living in one of Australia’s most beautiful and relaxed tropical regions. As a valued member of our supportive team, you will contribute to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred multidisciplinary surgical and orthopaedic care.

About us: 

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

Cairns Hospital is the largest major hospital in Far North Queensland, caring for patients from the Mossman/Port Douglas to Tully in the south and out to Croydon in the west. 

The Surgical Orthopaedic Assessment Unit (SOAU) aims to enhance the patient journey of surgical and orthopaedic patients within the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service by facilitating rapid assessment, early initiation of care and treatment, and identifying appropriate placement of inpatients within the surgical and orthopaedic wards.
Core business of the Surgical Orthopaedic Assessment Unit (SOAU) is to provide excellence in multidisciplinary Surgical and Orthopaedic care to in scope patients requiring assessment, treatment, and minor procedures.

About your role: 

• Accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care in collaboration with individuals, peers, and the healthcare team to achieve goals and positive health outcomes across the health continuum.
• Demonstrate sound knowledge and application of relevant legislation, guidelines and standards specifically related to nursing clinical practices.
• Your main tasks may include (but are not limited to):
  • Direct patient cares – ADLs.
  • Surgical drains/stomas/tracheostomy management.
  • Patient education and complex discharge planning.
  • Complex Trauma Care.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest. 

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