Casual Registered Nurse - Paediatrics

Do you love working with children and their families? This is your ideal role!

About your new role:

Armidale Rural Referral Hospital is a 99-bed facility providing a comprehensive range of services including acute medical and surgical services, obstetrics, paediatrics and a range of diagnostic and allied health services. The Armidale Paediatric Unit is an 8-bed general Paediatric Unit caring for infants, children and young people across the Armidale and Northern Tablelands region.

•         Our unit is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide safe compassionate care within the unit, ensuring care is delivered in collaboration with patients/families/carers and a multidisciplinary team.
•         You will be an advocate for our local paediatric patients and their families while they access our service.
•         You will be able to escalate concerns appropriately and collaborate with all members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
  

This role offers the chance to work autonomously, empowering Nurses to apply their clinical expertise and decision-making skills in a dynamic environment. However, you’ll never be without support. You will receive access to orientation both virtual and in person, along with support from a clinical nurse educator and nurse unit manager with access to continued professional development.

Where you will be working:

Armidale is set high on the picturesque Northern Tablelands, located halfway between Sydney and Brisbane and is known for its beautiful tree lined streets and magnificent autumn colours and has a distinctive seasonal climate. The region offers diversity in outdoor activities such as bushwalking in the nearby World Heritage listed National Parks offering spectacular gorges and waterfalls in Australia.

About You:

Our ideal candidate will possess:

•         Demonstrated effective communication through the use of information technology, written, verbal and interpersonal skills with the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others.
•         Demonstrated understating of paediatric specific conditions, procedures, unique physiology, care requirements and medications consistent with that found in core NSW Health paediatric education inclusive of DETECT Jnr, SKIP and Resus4Kids.
•         Availability and capacity to participate in a 24 hour/seven-day rotating roster which includes working all shifts, all days of the week including public holidays.

What we can offer:

Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is a great place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. 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. Being the largest employer in the region we can offer salary packaging options, educational opportunities and support from a broad network of health professionals. With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen profession. Working with HNE Health gives you access to a great range of benefits: 

• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero 
• Superannuation contributions 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members 
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals 

Additional Information:

• 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. 
• 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.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.  
  
  
  

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For role related queries or questions contact Joanne Humphris on Joanne.Humphris@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

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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.