AddressDo you have a passion for Aged Care? The Aged Care Rapid Response Team (ARRT) is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to assist in the coordination of the response to Residential Aged Care Facilities. There are temporary full time and part time positions available, until 30 June 2025.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 30 June 2025 (with possibility of ongoing employment)Position Classification: Registered NurseRemuneration: $1,342.50 - $1,884.90 per weekHours Per Week: 38Requisition ID: REQ488037
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
Royal North Shore Hospital.
The Aged Care Rapid Response Team (ARRT) coordinates comprehensive hospital avoidance strategies to provide optimal care for people aged 70 and over within Residential Aged Care Facilities and the community. Registered Nurses will work alongside CNCs and CNS2 to provide appropriate fast track to diagnostics, assessment and treatment, with the aim of avoiding presentation to 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.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care in collaboration with individual/s and the greater health care team to achieve quality patient care outcome.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Registered Nurse - Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Demonstrated skills in comprehensive assessment of older people, and knowledge and/or experience working with Aged Care and Rehabilitation Services and community care
- Demonstrated well developed written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, including computer skills, with demonstrated experience in or willingness to learn and use electronic clinical/medical/patient information and reporting systems.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and problem solve both independently and as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
- Current unencumbered NSW Driver’s Licence.
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For role related queries or questions contact Hannah Don on **********@health.nsw.gov.au
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.
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Applications Close: 22 May 2024
