Registered Nurse - Perioperative Development Program
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- Registered Nurse
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- REQ485702 Requisition #
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- May 02, 2024 Post Date
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time, 38 hours per week until June 2025
Location: SWSLHD District Wide
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $1,342.50 - $1,884.90 per week
Requisition ID: REQ485702
Application Close Date: 19/05/2024
Interview Date Range: 22/05/2024 – 29/05/2024
Contact Details: Robert Bavcevic - 0438 713 485 | Robert.Bavcevic@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
SWSLHD Perioperative services at Bankstown, Bowral, Campbelltown, Fairfield and Liverpool Hospitals are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic nurses for the Perioperative Development Program. The program aims to grow staff skills in perioperative nursing across different specialties.
The Perioperative Development Program offers the successful applicants an opportunity to develop skills within 2 perioperative specialties over 2 six-month rotations within one facility (applicants to Bowral and Campbelltown Hospitals will have the opportunity to rotate to the other site for increased exposure to varying specialties). Specialties include Anaesthetics, Post Anaesthetic Care Unit and Instrument and Circulating Nursing, joining this program offers an opportunity to experience different specialties without leaving a secure position.
The program includes mandatory face to face study days where all participants will come together to develop their skills further and share their learnings in a supportive environment.
Participants are also supported by comprehensive learning and development pathways for each specialty to provide direction to their learning with clear objectives and outcomes to ensure a holistic approach to their knowledge and skill development.
Where You'll Be Working
Applicants who are successful will have the opportunity to select their first preference for facility, however may be offered a position at a different facility.
We have vacancies at the following locations:
- Bankstown – 2 positions
- Bowral – 1 position
- Campbelltown – 2 positions
- Fairfield - 1 position
- Liverpool – 3 positions
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
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on SWSLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au
Workplace Giving Program
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees also have the opportunity to make a difference to help those less fortunate. Visit the Workplace Giving Program for more information.
Salary Packaging
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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.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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