AddressAn exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative Hospital in the Home (HITH) team temporarily. Our team has a high focus on quality and prides itself on the standard of care provided to our patients.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 31 March 2025 (with possibility of ongoing employment)Position Classification: Registered NurseRemuneration: $1,342.50 - $1,884.90 per weekHours Per Week: 38Requisition ID: REQ491053
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
Where you'll be working
As HITH covers the entire Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD), you may be required to travel throughout NSLHD depending on service need. We have bases at Mona Vale and Royal North Shore and Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital.
What you'll be doing
The NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Workforce will be compassionate, competent, confident, contemporary, capable and committed to leading person-centred health care .
Providing acute-level care to patients in the community to prevent hospital admissions, reduce ED presentations and facilitate early discharges from hospitals. As a HITH RN you will be required to assess patients referred to HITH and facilitate transfer to our service., you will also be required to provide clinical care to patient within both our clinic setting and our patient’s homes. Working within a multi-disciplinary team to provide the highest standard of care, we are truly person-centred.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Registered Nurse –Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and relevant nursing experience.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and a diverse range of health and non-health care providers.
- Demonstrated ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team, with an emphasis on service delivery, patient safety, quality of care and team cohesion.
- Sound experience using electronic medical record systems and office applications, and evidence of personal time management capabilities and effective negotiation skills.
- Current NSW Drivers Licence.
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For role related queries or questions contact Marie Coleman on *************@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9462 9***
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 4 June 2024
Tentative Interview Date: 11 June 2024
