AddressJoin our dedicated team of nurses and make a meaningful impact in our local community.
About the role:
In this role our Nurses work Monday – Friday 8.00 am - 4:30 pm and are rotated throughout the Nurse Led Clinic and geographical areas in the Cessnock/Kurri Kurri LGA.
When not rotating in the Nurse Led Clinic you will be arriving at work to obtain your allocated clients for the day, preparing supplies before you depart, travelling to client's homes to provide Nursing care. You will be providing clinical care in the home such as; complex wound care, CVAD care, continence management and post-surgical drain management. You will return in the afternoon to complete your documentation.
Nurses working 3 days or more per week may be required to case manage a client load.
Where you’ll be working:
- We are a friendly team of Nurses working business hours (Monday - Friday) providing Nursing care to clients in the home in the Cessnock/Kurri Kurri LGA.
- Our service also encompasses a Nurse Led Clinic, Childhood Immunisation Clinic and Audiometry Screening Clinic.
Benefits:
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees).
- Four (4) weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time).
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
- Working for a highly regarded public health facility, where supporting the local community is at the forefront of our business strategy.
- Career Development opportunity.
- Orientation and education will be provided to gain skills in complex wound management and CVAD/drain/continence management.
- In this role you will supported by the Clinical Nurse Educator, NUM and Senior Team members.
Requirements:Our successful candidate will possess the following:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
About you:
- You will be a friendly, enthusiastic Nurse who is passionate about providing person-centred care to clients in their homes.
- You will have acute care nursing skills and the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- You will have Clinical expertise in providing safe care in a resource poor setting.
- You will have the ability to independently recognise deterioration and escalate accordingly.
- You will have a current driver's licence and willingness to travel on a daily basis for up to 120kms a day sometimes in remote locations.
Additional information:
- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
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Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below).
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
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HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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