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Registered Nurse
Wesley Mission Queensland (WMQ) is an innovative and responsive not-for-profit community service provider, with more than 70 locations throughout South East Queensland. We support more than 100,000 Queenslanders every year with aged care, disability and mental health services, youth and family programs, palliative care and emergency relief. With over 100 years' experience in caring for our community, Wesley Mission Queensland has a history steeped in hope, respect, compassion, empowerment, innovation, justice and integrity. To learn more about our organisation, please see www.wmq.org.au & https://www.youtube.com/user/wmbmedia.
John Wesley Gardens is a 144 bed high care aged care facility located in Geebung, North Brisbane. We are seeking applications from suitably qualified and experienced Registered Nurses to work Permanent and Casual Hours with an opportunity to work up to 76 hours per fortnight. Applicants MUST be flexible and available to work morning, afternoon and night duty shifts as required.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Align personal leadership behaviour and ethical standards with Wesley Mission Queensland organisational values and Mission.
- Ensure the resident's right to privacy, dignity and confidentiality are respected and role model ethical care that addresses the diversity of residents/clients.
- Conduct competent holistic assessment, care planning, direct nursing care and review in non complex cases using a biopsychosocial model to optimise the individual's wellbeing or peaceful death.
- Reflect on practice and demonstrate competent decision making and problem solving
- Provide written and verbal reports on the social, physical and emotional well being of residents to CNs and collaborate with CNs to achieve quality outcomes for residents.
- Provide workplace coaching, guidance and supervision to Personnel Carers, Assistant in Nursing and Enrolled Nurses, and act as a role model for practice and professional conduct.
- Achieve outcome standards and service delivery practice in accordance with Government regulations, funding bodies and other relevant stakeholder organisations.
- Continue to develop knowledge and skills in specialty care (including but not limited to aged care, young people with significant disability, palliative care, pain, wound management, infection control).
- Participate in performance development and manage own professional development and provide evidence of this on request.
- Follow safe work practices at all times, comply with relevant standards, policies, procedures and legislation
- Contribute to continuous quality improvement processes to ensure a high standard of practice and service delivery including assisting in research into relevant clinical and non clinical matters.
- Work with CNs and Manager to investigate and process any complaints in accordance with organisation policy.
- Other duties as directed by the Director of Nursing/Facility Manager.
Applications must address the 'Qualifications, Knowledge and Requirement' for this role (contained within the attached position description) and are to be submitted online at www.wmq.org.au by 4pm of the closing date.
For more information, please contact JWG Administration on (07) 3151 6500 or email johnwesleygardens@wmq.org.au
Why you want to work with Wesley Mission Queensland
Working alongside people who love what they do
Above Award pay
Salary Packaging
Product Discounts
Travel Discounts
Access to discounted holiday units
Employee Assistance Program
Wesley Mission Queensland's Vision is: 'a compassionate, just and inclusive society for all'. We are committed to EEO, OH&S, Ethical Practices and the principles of Cultural Diversity and are a preferred employer for older workers. Wesley Mission Queensland has been recognised as a GOLD Mental Health First Aid Skilled Workplace by Mental Health First Aid Australia for our strong commitment to embedding the Mental Health First Aid program into our organisation. Successful applicants are expected to abide by the WMQ Code of Conduct. Relevant criminal record checks will be undertaken on recommended applicant. To view our Privacy Policy, please click here. Salary Packaging is available to permanent Staff to potentially enhance remuneration.
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