About the role

Mater Health is looking for an experienced Clinical Nurse Consultant - Surgical Clinical Reviewer (SCR) which involves a combination of clinical expertise, data management and leadership to enhance surgical care on permanent, full-time basis at our South Brisbane campus.

This role is integral to achieving an advanced level of patient care, improving surgical practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within Mater Health Services. By consulting with various stakeholders, the SCR is there to collect dependable data to inform the provision of high-level of quality care to patients.

Salary range: $66.85 - $72.58 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!

What you’ll be doing

• Review individual patient records, surgical notes, pre-operative assessments, and post-operative outcomes to evaluate quality of care
• Detailed Analysis of surgical procedures, patient demographics, complications and recovery.
• Application of critical thinking and problem-solving thinking and reasoning, advanced problem-solving skills and expert clinical and non-clinical judgement in supporting the overall management of the service
• Identifies streamlining and process improvement opportunities in the data collection process
• Responsible for the collection and submission of reliable data to the American College of Surgeons Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP); through high quality data compilation, documentation, and entry into the ACS NQIP database of all eligible surgeries for the hospital
• Provide timely, accurate, innovative and high standard of support for quality processes including data accuracy and analysis, comprehensive reports resulting in sustainable quality improvements and outcomes
• Utilises software applications for data collection and analysis
• Prepare and present relevant reports to medical directors, senior clinical staff and regulatory bodies, outlining findings and areas for improvement

About you

Essential:

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
• Tertiary qualification in specialty, health administration or management, clinical leadership, budget management and finance (or working towards)
• Relevant experience in a surgical or operating theatre background is essential.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of theatre management system ORMIS and content management system VERDI, REDCap and basic computer platforms

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Enhance your expertise and credentials with exclusive discounts on postgraduate certificates through our university partnerships
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

For more information regarding the role, please contact Lisa Clark at [email protected]

Applications close on Tuesday 1st April 2025. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.