EMPLOYMENT

Role details The Women's Health Unit at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Clinical Nurse/Midwife Consultant to join their team on a permanent basis. For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description. Your opportunity The Clinical Nurse Consultant/Clinical Midwife Consultant is an employee who is a registered nurse/ registered midwife who: * Is appointed to an advanced practice nursing and/or midwifery position; and * Demonstrates a specialised clinical expertise and/or specialised skill set. About the Team Mackay Base Hospital Women's Services operates within a co-design philosophy that involves working in partnership with women, families, community, and staff from all our facilities to develop a contemporary women centred model of care. The Women's Health Service is defined as a level 4 Maternity and Neonatal Service as defined in the Clinical Services Capability Framework. The Mobile Women's Health Service (MWHS) will be operationally supported and managed by the Women's Health Unit. The MWHS will provide an important outreach health service for women in rural and remote communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, who may be geographically or socially isolated. The service will be required to cover up to 15 locations across the Mackay Health service and will be facilitated by a speciality trained Clinical nurse consultant who works as a sole practitioner to provide services that assist in the prevention, early detection, and management of women's health issues. The MWHS will travel within a radius of 500 kilometres, from their base to provide health services for women either individually or in group settings. Services include education on a broad range of women's health issues, the provision of gynaecological clinical services such as cervical, screening, and sexual health services. About our Hospital and Health Service Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina. Some of our great benefits on offer * Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements * Flexible working arrangements * A diverse work culture * Career development * Professional development opportunities * Education opportunities, Study and Research * Paid parental leave * Employee Assistance Program (EAP) * Discounted Private Health Insurance * Fitness Passport