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SalaryReference Number 56876
Position Title Clinical Support Nurse - Surgical Ward Nursing program
Employment Type Fixed Term Full Time, Fixed Term Part Time
Entity Monash Health
Department Nursing and Midwifery Education and Strategy
Location Various Facilities
Position Summary
- Join the Nursing and Midwifery Education and Strategy team at Monash Health
- Support, educate and facilitate our nursing workforce
- Fixed term, part time/full time positions available
- Clinical education focus – surgical ward nursing staff support
- Fixed Term part-time/full time until June 2023
- Rotating shifts, 7 days /week
Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 employees work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. For more information please visit .
NaMES supports the organisation in achieving their vision and values by providing education and training and advancing clinical practice to ensure Monash Health has a contemporary, flexible and highly skilled workforce.
About the Role
An exciting opportunity exists for nurses with extensive clinical experience, to join the NaMES team as a Clinical Support Nurse (CSN). We require highly skilled clinicians with a passion for education who will be responsible for providing clinical and educational support to nursing staff across Monash Health, with a particular focus on the nursing workforce in our surgical wards.
Some of the specific accountabilities will include:
- Provision of contemporary education that promotes best practice standards
- Clinical bedside support to nurses
- Demonstrating and promoting best practice standards
- The ability to create learning opportunities for staff through empowering education
- Helping to ensure that through a highly skilled and educated workforce our patients receive safe and high-quality care
- Effective communication and escalation
- Working collaboratively with the leadership team including the multi-disciplinary team
Working closely with key stakeholders you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience, and knowledge:
- Recent relevant clinical experience in medical/surgical nursing
- Completion of postgraduate qualifications in nursing, or working towards
- Excellent communication skills
- A sound understanding of clinical supervision, clinical assessment and advanced clinical practice
As a key member of the Nursing and Midwifery Education and Strategy team you’ll be: -
- part of a wider, passionate, and supportive education group
- working closely with teams dedicated to making a difference to the health of Victorians
- enjoy working in a friendly, flexible work environment
- We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and are committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace
- At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and iCare values
- salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
- free flu vaccinations
- private health insurance at discounted rates
- health imaging services
- + more
Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity, and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.
Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.
Existing Monash Health Employees should apply using your Monash Health employee account. For any queries regarding employee accounts contact Recruitment Services by email – .
Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:
- reference checks;
- a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same)
- proof of immunisation.
As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.
Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. The current orders require evidence of three doses.
All applicants to positions with Monash Health will need to upload acceptable evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19 as part of their application. Acceptable evidence is a copy of your Immunisation History Statement or your COVID-19 Digital Certificate, which can be accessed via MyGov.
Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who can provide evidence that they meet full vaccination status.
Selection Criteria Minimum 3 years post registration clinical experience
Post graduate nursing qualification (or working towards)
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