AddressRemuneration: $35.33 - $49.60 per hour + super
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time and Part Time up to May 2025
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Location: John Hunter Hospital, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Belmont Hospital and Maitland Hospital
Hours Per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ483329
Applications close: Thursday 9th May 2024
About us:
Hunter New England Imaging is an emerging specialty for nursing with advancement in Interventional Radiology procedures and scanning. We are currently improving our models of care to provide an increase in the endovascular interventional radiology procedural field which is redefining the role of the Radiology Nurse.
We work across four (4) x sites including the John Hunter Hospital, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Belmont and Maitland Hospitals. We are excited about moving into the new facility currently under construction at John Hunter Hospital.
About the role:
This Registered Nurse position plays an important role in supporting our patients and families through their treatment.
Some day to day duties might be:
- Diagnostic – we care for patients having a scan with us. That may include cannulating, sedating or just being there to help get you through
- Interventional – we are your pre/post nurse who get your ready and then care for you after your procedure
- Scrub/Scout – we assist in our Interventionalists during your procedure in our own laboratories
Our model of care is very broad which includes but is not limited to holding a patient's hand during their prenatal Ultrasound all the way through to assisting/scrubbing for emergency clot retrievals and traumas.
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Benefits:
- Superannuation contributions 11%.
- Four (4) weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time)
- Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
- Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
- Career Development opportunity.
About You:
We are seeking the right Nurse with a positive attitude who wants to be involved in service improvement. Whilst supported by the multidisciplinary team we also need to know you can work autonomously when required. The interventional space will require working in procedural labs wearing lead.
- Previous experience in Interventional Radiology/Medical Imaging Nursing or a willingness to transition - Angiography Suite and operating theatre experience is highly regarded.
- Demonstrated experience and accreditation in the administration of intravenous sedation or willingness to obtain same within 3 months of commencing position.
Essential:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
- Accredited with Intravenous Cannulation or willingness to obtain same within 3 months of commencing position.
- If required will work across HNEI sites within the Greater Newcastle Metropolitan Area
Additional information:
- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
- Casual opportunities may be available for recommended applicants
- Did you know NSW Health offer scholarships to eligible Nurses and Midwives? HNELHD support and encourage ongoing professional development for all of our Nurses and Midwives, to explore some of the scholarships available and find out if you are eligible follow the link 2023 postgraduate scholarships - Nursing and midwifery scholarships (nsw.gov.au) or contact Amber Yarnold on (02) 4924 6*** for more information.
For role related queries or questions contact Martin Lau at **********@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases 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.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via *********@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.
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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