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The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) vision is to be a great children's hospital - delivering Great Care.
RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.
RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatric and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria. Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.
The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards .
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
The Position:
- Part Time Fixed Term (Parental Leave Cover)
The Nurse Coordinator will work to improve access, flow and the transfer of patients from inpatient wards, outpatient departments and the emergency department to Wallaby Ward. The Nurse Coordinator will coordinate transfer and act as a key liaison with ward nurses and members of the multidisciplinary team on organisational process which facilitates the delivery of timely, clinically appropriate treatment to ensure achievement of agreed discharge planning dates.
This is a Monday-Saturday role.
To be successful in the role, you will have:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing an Midwifery Board of Australia(NMBA) administered through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Extensive paediatric nursing experience.
- Recent experience in acute, medical, surgical and/or specialty area of nursing.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing personal and professional development, as evidenced in a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record/Professional Practice Portfolio (PPP)
- A current, full drivers licence for the State of Victoria which is appropriate for the type of vehicle being driven, and comply with any restrictions on their licence (e.g. wearing glasses) while undertaking hospital duties
- Evidence of on-going professional development as reflected in Professional Practice Portfolio.
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children's Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children's Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close 17 October 2022
