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Salary- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
- Salary: ENC - $60,318 - $67,898 p.a. (pro rata); ENDP - $62,624 - $70,535 p.a. (pro rata) – Multiple Positions
- Ongoing and Temporary
- Full-Time and Part-Time
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) provides care for more than 400,000 people living in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide and boasts newly redeveloped Wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future. NALHN provides a full range of high-quality medical, surgical, maternity, diagnostic, emergency and support services. NALHN offers a range of primary health care services across the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, with a focus on providing preventive and health promoting programs in the community, and transition and hospital substitution and avoidance programs targeted at chronic disease and frail aged.
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) Division of Surgical Specialties & Anaesthetics provides services to Lyell McEwin Hospital (tertiary site with links to the University of Adelaide, University of South Australia & Flinders university) and Modbury Hospital (teaching site).
Our core values of respect, integrity and accountability underpin our commitment to provide excellence in care, innovation, creativity, leadership and equity in service provision and health outcomes to the Northern area communities.
With a workforce of almost 6,000 employees, NALHN works to ensure quality and timely delivery of health care, whilst building a highly skilled, engaged and resilient workforce based on a culture of collaboration, respect, integrity and accountability.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
About You:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Enrolled Nurse looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of supportive teams working within various perioperative areas, Surgical Wards, gastroenterology and pre-admission clinics delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this is the opportunity for you. These positions will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.
About the Role:
As an Enrolled Nurse you will support the Registered Nurse in the provision of person-centred care consistent with regulatory and statutory requirements. Practice at this level is from novice to proficient Enrolled Nurse practice. In this role you will work under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse, however at all times you will retain responsibility for your actions and remain accountable in providing nursing care.
Key responsibilities of this role include:
- Demonstrating knowledge and skill in assessment, care and routine procedures for area of practice;
- Making decisions and taking initiative to plan and complete nursing care tasks within your scope of practice under the direction of a registered nurse; and
- Engaging with patients/clients to provide person centred care.
Vaccine and screening requirements are set out in Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy directive (see Mandatory Instruction 1 in the policy). In addition to the mandatory vaccination requirements for all SA Health roles under this Policy SA Health workers must also comply with any vaccination requirements imposed under legislation (including any directions under the Emergency Management Act 2004 or the South Australian Public Health Act 2011) and any mandatory vaccination requirements under the terms and conditions of employment of employees.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 824508
824508 - Enrolled Nurse - Surgical Wards and Perioperative (Multiple Positions) - ENC_ENDP - Job Pack.pdf
Applications close: 7 April 2023
For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: 824508
Contact:
Janet Lyle
(08) 8182 9***
**********@sa.gov.au
