Take the next step in your nursing career as a Clinical Nurse within Gladstone Hospital’s High Dependency Unit. Providing care to patients requiring cardiac and haemodynamic monitoring, inotropic support and invasive and non-invasive ventilation, the HDU offers a diverse and rewarding critical care environment. You’ll deliver advanced nursing care, provide clinical leadership and supervision, support staff development and contribute to quality improvement and evidence-based practice. If you’re an experienced Registered Nurse with advanced clinical skills, solid leadership capabilities and a passion for high-quality patient care, we’d love to hear from you.

About us:

Gladstone Hospital's High Dependency Unit (HDU) is a four-bed unit providing acute nursing care for patients requiring a higher level of monitoring and intervention. Operating within a Level 3 Clinical Services Capability Framework, the HDU supports patients until they are stabilised for stepdown to a general ward or prepared for transfer to a tertiary facility. The unit provides cardiac and haemodynamic monitoring, inotropic support and invasive and non-invasive ventilation, alongside external cardiac telemetry monitoring. Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment, you'll join a team committed to delivering safe, responsive and high-quality care to the Gladstone community

About the role:

As a Clinical Nurse within the High Dependency Unit, you will provide advanced nursing care to patients with complex and high-dependency needs while taking an active leadership role within the team. You'll use your clinical expertise to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care, provide clinical supervision and education, and support the development of a skilled and capable nursing workforce.

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You'll also contribute to quality improvement, clinical audits, research and evidence-based practice, and may work as Clinical Coordinator and MET call responder when rostered.

This is an opportunity to combine hands-on critical care nursing with clinical leadership, education and continuous improvement.