AddressJob reference: 869225
Location: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Women's and Children's Health Network, Paediatric Medicine, North Adelaide (5006)
- Salary
- Classification - RN/M3 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 3 - $121,537 to $126,970
- Second Classification - RN/M4 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 4 - $128,327 to $133,758
- 0.63 FTE - Term Contracts (Temporary up to 7 Mar 2025)
About the Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Paediatric Medicine team as aNurse Practitioner/Nurse Practitioner Candidate, where you will be responsible for:
- Provide high-level clinical nursing expertise for specified individual patients/clients and/or groups/populations.
- Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team and across organisational Divisions/sites and promote communication processes to enable best patient/client outcomes
- Operate within an expanded scope of practice with advanced autonomy and clinical decision-making.
- Work within the nurse-led See & Treat Service in the Paediatric Emergency Department (PED), providing prompt assessment, treatment, and discharge of patients.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Effective leadership skills in communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation.
- Capability to participate in and facilitate high-quality research.
- At least 5 years of post-registration experience as a Registered Nurse/Midwife with advanced practice in Emergency Nursing.
- Knowledge of the Nurse Practitioner role, relevant legislation, industrial agreements, standards, codes, ethics, and competency standards.
What WCHN Can Offer You
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
- Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
- Free Public Transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital Workers.
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program
You may be eligible for financial support if you are considering relocating from interstate or overseas. Please speak to the enquiries person of the role on offer to find out more.
About Us
The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:
- specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
- state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
- community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
- specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.
Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.
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Special Conditions
To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.
Immunisation Requirements Checklist
Applicant Documents Checklist
Application Instructions
You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
Other Important Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Enquiries
Anna Chesson; Phone: 81616650; Position: Acting Nursing Services Director PED , Division of Paediatric Medicine; E-mail: ************@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 8/7/2024 – 11:55pm
Useful Links
RN3 - Nurse Prac candidate - Paed med - RD - 869225.pdf
RN4 - Nurse-Practitioner - Paed Med - Role Description - 869225.pdf
Flexibility Statement
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.
