Registered Nurse Opportunities - Targeted
Remuneration: $35.33 - $49.60 Per Hour + 11% Superannuation + Allowances + Salary Packaging
(salary dependent on qualifications and experience)
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Temporary Full Time, Temporary Part Time and Casual Opportunities
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Closing Date: Sunday, 8th September 2024 (Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis)
Registered Nurse Opportunities - Targeted
Awabakal Country - John Hunter Hospital
This is a targeted position in accordance with Policy Directive (PD2016_053) NSW Health Good Health - Great Jobs: Aboriginal Workforce Strategic Framework 2016 - 2020. Preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who meet the selection criteria. Exemption is claimed under S21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Aboriginal applicants must demonstrate Aboriginality by providing documentation before the interview in addition to addressing the selection criteria. For information on Confirmation of Aboriginality requirements click here.
In the event there are no suitable Aboriginal applicants then applications from non-Aboriginal applicants will be considered.
About the roles:
We have a wide range of rewarding nursing opportunities for dedicated, committed, and collaborative nursing professionals across a variety of areas and specialties in both sub-acute and acute settings.
As part of JHH’s nursing team, you will benefit from working at one of the busiest tertiary referral hospitals in Australia, as you practice world-class healthcare within a supportive culture.
John Hunter Hospital is committed to providing each patient with exceptional care and service. Our nurses practice with the compassion that we would want for ourselves and our loved ones.
John Hunter Hospital is committed to prioritising ways to make our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees feel safe and supported and will be guided by the needs of the successful applicants.
Join a Nursing team committed to being the best that we can be.
We have immediate opportunities for Registered Nurses who have experience in the following areas:
- REHABILITATION (particularly for patients following stroke, acquired brain injury, and other neurological disorders - those with Functional Independence Measure / FIM accreditation highly regarded)
- RESPIRATORY and IMMUNOLOGY (which includes high-flow oxygen therapy and non-invasive ventilation)
- CARDIOLOGY
- NEUROSURGICAL AND NEUROSCIENCE (caring for acute patients with complex neurological conditions)
- COLORECTAL, UPPER GI, and GENERAL SURGERY
Where you will be working:
It's an exciting time to join our team!
The NSW Government has committed $835 million to redevelop the John Hunter and John Hunter Children's Hospital. The John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct project will transform healthcare services for Newcastle, the Greater Hunter Region, and Northern NSW communities.
This is an opportunity to work for the largest local health district in NSW which services a population of more than 900,000 across the Hunter, New England, and Lower Mid North Coast areas.
John Hunter Hospital is a Level 6, tertiary referral, major trauma and teaching hospital and is the largest hospital in the Hunter New England Local Health District. HNELHD has strong, innovative connections with the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute.
Benefits:
Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is a great place to start, grow, and develop your nursing career.
As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England, and Lower Mid North Coast.
As the largest employer in the region, we can offer you a great range of benefits including:
- ADO's each month (for full time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time) and 6 weeks annual leave for eligible full time nurses
- Continuing Education Allowance (CEA) for eligible nurses
- Study and development leave
- In-house training, learning and educational opportunities
- Salary packaging options to reduce your tax and increase your take home pay - for more information visit SalaryPackagingPLUS! or email nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or phone 1300 40 25 23
- Shift/overtime penalties, relevant allowances
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - counselling for you and your family
- Fitness Passport program – access to discounted rates at gyms, pools, fitness classes and health and wellbeing services across NSW
If you are currently employed with HNE Health in a position of the same grade, you may not need to submit an online application to be considered. Please contact the hiring manager to discuss your options first.
Need more information?
- Click here for the Registered Nurse Position Description
- Find out more about applying for these positions
For role related queries or questions contact Michelle Curry on Michelle.Curry@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until Sunday, 8th September 2024
Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp.
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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