Clinical Nurse Consultant - Diabetes

Your new role:As the Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) – Diabetes, within Chronic Disease, Community and Oral Health Services, you will provide advanced clinical leadership, specialist consultancy and expert nursing care to improve diabetes management and support the delivery of safe, high-quality, person-centred care.

Key responsibilities

include:Provide specialist diabetes nursing expertise, advanced clinical assessment and consultancy to patients, carers and healthcare professionals, supporting effective diabetes management and improved patient outcomes.Lead clinical practice development by translating evidence into practice, contributing to clinical guidelines and protocols, and driving quality improvement and service redesign initiatives.

Deliver patient and staff education, clinical supervision, mentoring and coaching to build workforce capability and promote contemporary, evidence-based diabetes care.About you:You are an experienced nursing professional with a strong commitment to diabetes care, clinical excellence and improving outcomes for people living with chronic conditions.

You will bring:Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and a recognised tertiary qualification in nursing, with relevant postgraduate qualifications or current enrolment in further study highly desirable.Advanced clinical knowledge and experience in diabetes nursing, chronic disease management and contemporary evidence-based practice, with credentialling as a diabetes educator or progress towards credentialling highly desirable.

Demonstrated clinical leadership, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide expert clinical advice, guide practice development and lead quality improvement initiatives.Check out our quick tips and application essentials!What we can offer you:We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.

We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role. You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:Community and Oral Health Services:Community and Oral Health Services deliver a broad range of quality community-based care and support services to help people improve and maintain their wellbeing and independence as well as oral health services to adults and children.We deliver a myriad of services across Metro South including Hospital in the Home, Rehabilitation, Chronic Disease, Acute Care, Dementia Outreach, Oral Health, and specialist residential care along with delivering numerous other vital community health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.We are better together.