Registered Nurse - Older Persons Behavourial Unit
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- Registered Nurse
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- REQ486920 Requisition #
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- May 01, 2024 Post Date
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time, up to 38 hours per week
Location: Bankstown Hospital
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $35.33 - $49.60 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ486920
Application Close Date: 19/05/2024
Interview Date Range: 22/05/2024 – 29/05/2024
Contact Details: Amanda Mercer - (02) 9722 7585 I amanda.mercer@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
The behavioural aged care ward at Bankstown Hospital is currently seeking a compassionate and dedicated registered nurse to join their team.
The ideal candidate should possess a strong willingness to learn and adapt to the unique needs of the patients in the ward. Compassion is a vital trait, as it is essential to provide empathetic care and support to elderly individuals with behavioural challenges.
Good communication skills are crucial for effectively liaising with patients, their families, and the multidisciplinary team, ensuring that everyone is on the same page regarding treatment plans and goals. A friendly demeanour is highly valued to create a warm and welcoming environment for the residents, promoting a sense of comfort and trust.
Patience is also key in dealing with behavioural issues, as it allows for the provision of calm and understanding care even in challenging situations. The behavioural aged care ward is committed to providing the highest level of care, and the registered nurse who joins the team should embody these qualities to contribute to the well-being and happiness of the patients.
We offer on staff CNE and CNS to ensure you are always learning and growing in the role, ensuring you can develop a range of top skills be used in your nursing practice. You will be supported by a dedicated NUM who focuses on succession planning and upskilling the team.
Where You'll Be Working
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is located in the city of Bankstown and is in one of the most multicultural local government areas (LGA) in Australia. This hospital has tertiary affiliations with three universities and offers a range of roles and experiences to employees.
The hospital receives highly diverse presentations in ED as well as having general medical and surgical services and sub-specialty services across the hospital. Working at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is a truly rewarding experience which allows you to make a real difference to the multicultural community.
Being part of the team at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital means you will be a part of a friendly and enthusiastic group of people where you will be truly valued in your work. Being a smaller hospital, you are seen as part of the wider Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital Family where you are known to the other staff and your patients.
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is like no other in our district and offers unmatched career development and progression opportunities and the hospital focuses on regular training and upskilling. There are regular occasions for working in more senior role and you will have a great management team who dedicate themselves to providing safe, quality patient care through ensuring they have a cohesive and dynamic team.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Demonstrated recent experience as a Registered Nurse in an environment appropriate to the relevant speciality.
- Demonstrated ability to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally responsive.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs.
- Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise.
- Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of evidenced based nursing care.
- Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace.
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Additional Information
Stepping Up – Close the Gap
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Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
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