Registered Nurse, Aged Care Services Emergency Team (Aset)

Aged Service Emergency Team (ASET) - Registered Nurse
An exciting opportunity exists for a Registered Nurse to join the ASET - Aged Care Service Team based in the Emergency Department of Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital.
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $35.33 - $49.60 per hour
Hours Per Week: 20
Requisition ID: REQ460141
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
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital Emergency Department is a newly commissioned combined Adult / Paediatric Emergency Department with an amazing team of Clinical NUM’s, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Educators, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Registered and Enrolled Nursing staff.
What you'll be doing
As an ASET Registered Nurse you will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide a consult service to elderly patients 70 years and older who present to the Ku ring gai Hospital Emergency Department to provide optimal care and management. The ASET team assess and identify complex issues, advocate for patients and their carers’, refer and facilitate access to other relevant services if medically cleared from the Emergency Department.
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:

• 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).
• Current acute hospital experience with clinical knowledge and clinical problem solving ability.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• A commitment to excellence in nursing practice and continuing professional development.

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For role related queries or questions contact Karen Jameson-Sutton on karen.jamesonsutton@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases including COVID-19. The full list of requirements are outlined in the You will be required to complete the and 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: 31 January 2024