Undergraduate Student in Nursing

The Undergraduate Student in Nursing (USIN) assists and supports the RN in the provision of direct/indirect person-centred care and required unit duties within various Work Unit. This role provides an opportunity for ongoing development of the undergraduate student into the profession of nursing, the organisation and healthcare team culture and function.

About the Team

CHQ is a specialist statewide hospital and health service dedicated to caring for children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales. Our vision is to lead life-changing care for children and young people for a healthier tomorrow. We do this through world-class care, research, advocacy and leadership, and collaborating with our healthcare partners, most importantly families, to ensure we consistently deliver safe, high-quality person-centred care.

About the Role

In this role you will deliver quality outcomes for children, young people and families (Leader of Self) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values.
You'll fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Schedule 2, Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health) Award - State 2015 - Generic Level Statements (GLS) Nurse Grade 2 and the Queensland Health and Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQHHS) commitments and values, in achievement of the organisational goals and Domains of Practice.

Your contribution will include:

Domain 1: Direct comprehensive care or provision of direct care

• Accountable for own healthcare practices and responsible to the RN for delegated episodes of care.
• Responsible for providing safe, compassionate care, integrating the nursing Professional Practice Model, quality frameworks and Planetree philosophy of caring for each patient's psychological, social, emotional, spiritual, and physical care needs. This supports achievement of best clinical practice and individualised patient care and outcomes.
• Plan workload, prioritise tasks, complete documentation and communicate actions in a timely manner to the RN and/or relevant healthcare team members.
• Responsible for completing nursing care in a professional, safe and compassionate manner; abiding by unit quality standards and escalating issues and concerns to the RN.

Domain 2: Support of Systems

• Adhere to established guidelines, protocols, procedures, standards, and systems of work as set out by the allocated Work Unit, CHQHHS and Department of Health, Queensland.
• Contribute to the maintenance of a physically, culturally and psychosocially safe environment for patients and staff.
• Engage in incident reporting to promote safe and/or rectify unsafe practice and report accordingly to the RN.

Domain 3: Education

• Contribute to quality healthcare through lifelong learning and professional development of self and others.
• Maintain an ongoing personal development educational portfolio.
• Share knowledge gained to educate and inform patients/residents/clients and team members.

Domain 4: Research

• Contribute to evaluative research activities as appropriate.
• Apply evidence-based guidelines to achieve positive patient care outcomes.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.