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Form of work Job Description
Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan
Job type: Full time, Part time, Casual
Organisation: Western Health
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing, Aged Care
Reference: 50146
Western Health is seeking motivated, engaging, and compassionate enrolled nurses to provide nursing care as part of the multidisciplinary custodial healthcare team at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC), a women’s prison in Melbourne’s West. You will work alongside a team of registered nurses to provide patient treatment, management, assessment, ongoing reviews, emergency response and other primary health care services as needed.
There are permanent full time, part time and casual roles available. Please specify your preferred working arrangement in your application.
To be successful in this role you will need to have:
Essential
Be eligible for registration as an Enrolled Nurse in Australia and hold a current practicing certificate
Hold a Diploma in Nursing
Medication administration qualifications
Demonstrate organisational skills, particularly with respect to time management in the provision of care
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Have highly developed interpersonal skills
Demonstrate an ability to practice collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary health care team
A commitment to high quality, safe and person centred patient care
Excellent clinical skills
Desirable
Experience working in custodial health, women’s health, alcohol; and other drugs services, mental health or other relevant specialty
The service
On 1 July, 2023 the delivery of primary healthcare will transition from the current service provider to Western Health. The multidisciplinary team will provide holistic and interconnected service provision to patients at DPFC. Successful applicants will be on boarded during the transition period for orientation and training including additional training to support the delivery of culturally appropriate, trauma informed, gender affirming care for all patients including priority cohorts.
About Us
Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
Professional development support
Career advancement opportunities
Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
Work-life balance
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.
