Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 9 March 2025)
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Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $70,049.73 - $98,351.39 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ493154
Applications Close: 13 June 2024
Interview Information: Scheduled within 10 days of closingSouthern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – .What we offer
- Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Forget about sitting in traffic for hours and paying for parking, live in the city you'll be minutes away from work (perhaps even close enough to walk or cycle) and even if you live on a property outside of Goulburn or in one of the neighbouring villages, it's still a much shorter trip than big city living. That's more time for family, friends, and recreation. More time to live. Goulburn is 45 minutes from Canberra, 2hrs to the beach and 2hrs from Sydney.What you'll be doingThe Drug and Alcohol Clinician provides evidence based clinical services to individuals of all ages referred to the service with issues related to substance misuse and/or dependency.Selection Criteria * Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency(AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
- Demonstrated understanding of and skills in evidence based interventions for substance use and dependence, with a sound knowledge of the different classes of drugs, their effects and relevant interventions. Ability to use this knowledge to develop collaborative, person-centred care plans for consumers affected by substance misuse and dependence.
- Demonstrated understanding of the broad health and social impact of substance abuse and dependence, and commitment to using the harm minimisation approach when intervening to support consumers affected by substance misuse and dependence.
- Demonstrated high level communication skills with the ability to engage and collaborate with consumers, their families and carers and/or other stakeholders, and a demonstrated high level proficiency in computer literacy.
- Current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances.
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive . All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please seeAt Southern NSW 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.Need more information?1) Click here for the
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For role related queries or questions contact Kelly Winter on Kelly.Winter@health.nsw.gov.au or phone: 0418 482 053.The Welcome Experience
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