Registered Nurse -Community Nursing and Aged Care Services
Employment Type: Casual
Remuneration: S36.38 - $51.08 per hour + 11.5% super + Salary packaging
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ548671
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;
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- Access to free off street parking
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
The successful applicants for these casual positions will be available to work across a range of locations: Taree Community Health, Forster Community Health, Bulahdelah Community Health Services, Gloucester Community Health and Aged Care Services.
You will work within a multi-disciplinary team including Community Nursing, Wound Specialist Nurse, Palliative Care, Cardiac & Respiratory Rehabilitation, Continence, Dietetics, Diabetes, Wound Management Clinics, Audiometry, Aged Care Assessment Team, Dementia Nurse, Psychogeriatrics, Nurse Practitioner and Allied Health Services.
About the role:
The successful applicant will be providing a range of nursing services including:
- Community Nursing – Wound Management, Palliative Care Nursing.
- Hospital in the Home Nursing – supporting patient early discharge from an inpatient setting by Nursing patients in their home.
- Transitional Aged Care Program (TACP) – providing a home-based therapy and nursing program for older people transitioning from an inpatient stay.
In this role you will be supported by various experienced professionals including the Nurse Unit Manager; and for speciality tasks you will be further supported by the Wound Management Specialist, Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultant and Clinical Nurse Educator. Education and training opportunities will be supported if they are appropriate to the core business of the role.
About you:
We are searching for highly skilled and experienced Registered Nurses with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, who apply evidence based practice and critical thinking, with the ability to implement individualised person centred care.
You will need to have good organisational, time management and task prioritising skills, be caring and motivated with a positive team work ethic.
Requirements:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
Additional information:
- 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.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Phillip Bennett on Phillip.Bennett@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: https://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 Hunter New England Health 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.
Hunter New England 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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