Registered Nurse - Community Health

Make a real impact in community health at Werris Creek MPS, with a supportive team and a chance to deliver compassionate, patient-centred care!

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time - Until April 2025
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $70,049.73 - $98,351.39 per annum + superannuation + salary packaging
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Werris Creek Community Health Service | Gamilaroi Land
Requisition ID: REQ524316
Applications Close: Sunday 1st December 2024 

What we can offer you:

At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer:

• Ongoing training and opportunities for career advancement
• A dynamic social culture featuring monthly events and special occasion celebrations
• The chance to wear 'fun scrubs' for festive occasions
• A lively, welcoming and supportive team environment
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and their families
• ADO's each month (for full-time employees)
• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
• Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
• Fitness Passport
• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero

About the role:

The role of a Community Health Registered Nurse is vital in delivering and evaluating top-notch nursing care tailored to achieve specific clinical objectives for each patient or client. Daily, you'll encounter new situations that enable close engagement either within their own home or here in the clinic. Your duties will include visiting clients in the community and district, completing wound assessments, management and service coordination.

To support your success in this role, you will receive thorough onboarding, including a detailed orientation from current staffing within this role and support from the Health Service Manager and local CNE.

If the below sounds like you we’d LOVE to see you apply!

• You are dedicated to delivering safe, high-quality, and compassionate patient-centred care.
• You are committed to lifelong learning and driven by evidence-based practice.
• You possess excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• You are committed to the CORE values and the Excellence Framework.
• You enjoy collaborating with the multi-disciplinary team and accept responsibility for your actions

Where you’ll be working:

Werris Creek is home to a 16-bed facility, including 12 residential beds and 4 sub-acute beds, located within the Liverpool Plains Local Government Area, with Quirindi as its central hub. The Werris Creek MPS, situated on North St, offers stunning eastern views. Known for its friendly and knowledgeable team, many of whom have long-standing local ties, the facility provides a welcoming and positive work environment.

Requirements:

Our successful candidate will possess the following:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA

 
Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
• Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
• 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. 

Want to know more?

  1) Click here for the Position Description
  2) Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Eileen Harris on Eileen.Harris@health.nsw.gov.au  

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 PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.  

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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