AddressRegistered Nurse - Community Health
Nursing and Midwifery | Registered Nurse
Illawarra & South Coast / Wollongong & The South Coast
02/06/2024 - 11:59 PM
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $35.32 - $49.60 per hour
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ490090
Location: Illawarra Community Health Centres
Applications Close: 2 June 2024
What you'll be doing
The Registered Nurse will work in therapeutic and professional relationships with individuals, as well as families, groups and communities. The Registered Nurse will assist in the provision of supervision and support for less experienced clinicians and will maintain their professional accountability and development in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia's Standards of Practice.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.
Talent Pool
This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool / eligibility list where candidates may be offered casual, ongoing permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 18 months.
Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases before employment can commence.
Criminal record checks will be undertaken on successful applicants. This position is designated as child-related employment and you will be required to obtain a Working With Children clearance from the Office of the Children’s Guardian. To apply, please go to https://wwccheck.ocg.nsw.gov.au/Apply
Your claim against the selection criteria is the most important part of your application as it will help determine whether or not you have met the standard of response required by the panel to be eligible for an interview.
Selection Criteria
- Current registration with the Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse 2nd Year or above and a current NSW drivers licence class C.
- A minimum of one (1) year full-time postgraduate employment (or 1982 hours part time/casual) within Australia.
- Recent clinical experience in a health care setting.
- Demonstrated understanding of evidence based practice and critical thinking.
- Demonstrated commitment to person centred care and NSW Health Core Values.
- Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a time efficient manner.
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For role related queries or questions contact Charmaine Tatton on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
