Registered Nurse (RN) Big Red Kidney Bus (BRKB) Casual Pool NSLHD
Have you got recent acute renal and haemodialysis experience, then enquire about working on our Big Red Kidney Bus (BRKB). The BRKB offers a mobile dialysis service to patients, and we need experienced dialysis nurses to help provide care. The bus will travel to popular holiday locations around NSW, where each stop will be 4 to 6 weeks in duration. The service enables people on hemodialysis to have a holiday away from their normal dialysis location to visit new areas while accessing treatment on the dialysis bus (BRKB) for the length of their stay. Due to the nature of the service and the environment in which it’s provided, the role includes providing haemodialysisin an outreach type setting, with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:3 and cleaning and maintaining the clinical environment during and at the completion of dialysis treatment. In collaboration with the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM), you will be accountable for the daily operation of the BRKB service with support from an enthusiastic team from Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) and Kidney Health Australia (KHA).
You may be interested in coming for the full 6 weeks or you may be available for less time than that – the length of commitment is negotiable. The BRKB will operate 2 treatment shifts per day, Monday to Saturday. Come and join our team if you meet the above criteria.
Employment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $35.33 - $49.60 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ470890
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
What you'll be doing
The BRKB is a satellite service to provide haemodialysis in an outpatient setting. Demonstrated clinical experience in patient assessment and planning care for the dialysis patient with experience in haemodialysis and cannulation, knowledge in the assessment techniques utilised when performing vascular access surveillance.
The NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Workforce will be compassionate, competent, confident, contemporary, capable and committed to leading person-centred health care.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care in collaboration with individual/s and the greater health care team to achieve quality patient care outcome.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- How do you consistently demonstrate behaviours that reinforce the CORE values of our organisation - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment? How do you demonstrate these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Are you a Registered Nurse - Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)? Please provide your AHPRA registration number.
- Summarise your current renal nursing clinical knowledge and experience including your ability to problem solve within the haemodialysis environment and with particular reference to the Big Red Kidney Bus environment.
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For role related queries or questions contact Samantha McCarthy via email NSLHD-NMDCasualPoolAgency@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases including COVID-19. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
Applications Close: 27 May 2024
Once application completed candidates may be contacted prior to closing date.
