Nurse Practitioner

St John WA is a well renowned not-for-profit organisation whose vision and purpose is to serve humanity and build resilient communities.

With over 130 years' experience, the culture at St John WA is underpinned by a strong team spirit and camaraderie with employees and volunteers working together to change lives. This powerful sense of belonging makes St John WA a place where our people are proud to work.

This combined with over 3000 permanent staff, 6000 volunteers and annual revenues of around $400 million, makes St John WA the industry leader in the provision of pre-hospital care and related products in Western Australia. Each year we attend in excess of 250,000 people across the state, treat 350,000 patients at our primary health centres and teach over 330,000 people lifesaving first aid skills.

St John centres nestle themselves perfectly between the First Aid and Ambulance services of St John WA. We offer a range of combined health solutions including general practice, urgent care, chronic disease and dental, along with allied services and x-ray facilities to service our community where they need it most.

The St John Urgent Care Centres

St John Urgent Care offers high quality, medical treatment for walk-in patients with non-life-threatening injuries or illnesses. Staffed by a team of highly skilled doctors and nurses treating a range of urgent medical needs. We have six metro clinics Joondalup, Midland, Osborne Park, Cannington, Cockburn, and Armadale, the centres are operated 7 days a week, 8am - 10pm, supported and promoted by the renowned St John brand, and integrated into the network of healthcare services offered by St John in order to ensure vibrant, connected workplaces with a constant flow of patients.

Your unique opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse Practitioner for a casual contract working in our Cockburn, Cannington & Armadale centres. The ideal individual will have a passion for providing supportive and patient focused clinical care within a primary health care setting, focusing on improving health outcomes for our patients. This position would suit an individual who enjoys wearing multiple hats throughout the week and thrive off diversity and change.

What you will be doing:

You will need to be adventurous by nature and thoroughly professional in your ability to work both autonomously and within a tightly knit, multi-disciplinary health care team. Your skills that will be highly regarded:

• Fracture management
• Clinical examination
• X-ray interpretation
• Suturing and wound management
• Assessment of minor eye injuries
• Orthopaedics
• Casting or splinting of musculoskeletal injuries.
• Excellent time management
• The ability to recognise and safely redirect presentations beyond the scope of the Urgent Care Centres.

Knowledge, skills, and experience:

• Nurse Practitioner with current AHPRA registration
• At least 24 months experience working within emergency settings.
• Current CPR certificate - essential
• Current Immunisation Certificate - essential
• Highly organised with the ability to take responsibility for and manage own workload.
• Knowledge of Best Practice software highly desirable
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Police Clearance (no more than 3 months old)

What's in it for you?

• Salary packaging
• Corporate uniforms
• Free ambulance cover
• Staff discounts on Health Insurance and a range of consumer products
• Free parking
• State of the art equipment and facilities
• A fantastic team who works together to create a welcoming and inclusive environment.
• A supportive work environment with ongoing mentoring and support

What you need to do now:

We would love to hear from you, so please click APPLY NOW! Applications must include a cover letter and resume which clearly outline your experience against the above required skills.

Quality healthcare starts with St John Health, and we look forward to welcoming you to our team.

St John WA is committed to creating an inclusive environment which provides a sense of belonging and enables a welcoming, diverse, capable and connected workforce who represent the community we serve. Our goal is to ensure people feel safe to be themselves.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ages, genders, nationalities, abilities, and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, and all other suitable applicants.