An exciting opportunity exists for a Nurse Navigator (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identified) to join our Community and Preventive Health team. In this advanced practice role, you will provide expert clinical leadership and culturally safe care coordination to patients with complex, chronic, and multiple health conditions. Working in partnership with services such as NCACCH, Cultural Healing, My Aged Care, and NDIS, you'll support holistic and person-centred care that enhances health literacy and outcomes. This position plays a vital role in improving service integration and supporting culturally appropriate navigation across the healthcare system, while also offering leadership to the Preventable Hospitalisation Program nursing team.

Sunshine Coast Health is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide a central point of communication and engagement to ensure optimal care and coordination of services along a patient's entire healthcare journey are being met – this includes culturally appropriate holistic patient and family centered care. Educate and improve health literacy, to enable patients to self-manage, participate in decisions about their health care, and improve their own health outcomes.
• Adhere to relevant clinical guidelines relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers (of various ages) and follow ‘close the gap' guidelines on a local and national level to improve systems to enhance overall health and wellbeing.
• Ensure that the Nurse Navigator Program's key performance indicators (KPIs) are met.

• Understand your broad responsibilities for safety and quality in healthcare, actively participate in continuous quality and safety improvement activities within the workplace and notify a relevant clinical or non-clinical responsible officer when concerns exist about workplace or patient safety.
• Practice in accordance with code of ethics, professional standards and legislation affecting nursing practice by maintaining current knowledge and competence within scope of position.
• Actively participate in a working environment that supports quality human resource management practices, including employment equity, anti-discrimination, workplace health and safety, and ethical behaviour.

Under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), it is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community

Remuneration value up to $13 684 p.m., comprising salary between $5081.10 - $5516.60 p.f., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 7) (Fixed Term Temporary position available for 6 months possible extension). Applications will remain current for the duration of the vacancy Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

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 Queensland Health 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.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

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https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/