AddressThis is a rolling recruitment and will close on Sunday 14th April 2024. Applications will be assessed as received and interviews scheduled on a regular basis. Advertising will close early if all positions are filled.
About the Opportunity Are you an experienced Perioperative Nurse looking for the opportunity to strengthen your skillset across all perioperative disciplines in a supportive learning environment? The Peri-Operative Services at Bowral and District Hospital are seeking dedicated, hardworking and experienced perioperative Registered Nurses to join our vibrant team. Multiple permanent full-time and part-time positions are available.
We are looking for someone who is a positive contributor in a team environment and who has a personable outlook to their work. The ideal candidate will be someone who is flexible and dynamic in their skills and who has previous scrub, scout or anaesthetic theatre experience. Your attention to detail and drive for excellence is evident in all areas of your work as you share your perioperative nursing skills with our team, and take on the challenge of learning new skills that you may not yet have and furthering your own professional growth.
The team you will be joining is highly supportive and is dedicated to investing in your growth and development, while fostering an exceptional and collaborative team culture. You will have great mentors in the role and be working with a diverse and multicultural team who work closely to ensure outstanding patient outcomes.
If you are ready to join a supportive team and bring your skills to South Western Sydney Local Health District, click APPLY NOW!
What you'll be doingThe Registered Nurse works as part of the health care team and demonstrates competence in the provision of safe, compassionate, high quality and person-centered care. The skilled Perioperative Registered Nurse will work in alignment with relevant standards and policies to deliver a high standard of clinical care within their scope of practice.
South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities.
Where You'll Be WorkingBowral & District Hospital is situated in the beautiful Southern Highlands and encompasses the southernmost part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District. The hospital boasts a new operating theatre and clinical services building which was completed in 2020, providing service to the local community and a strong learning environment for clinical staff. Ample free parking is available on surrounding streets with only a short walk to the hospital and a bustling town centre nearby.
Our Perioperative Department is proud to have a positive and dynamic team culture, working closely with patients and the community to ensure a safe and positive consumer experience whist also empowering staff to grow and achieve their full potential. The team at Bowral & District Hospital is supportive and encouraging, with the senior members of the hospital always looking for ways to enrich the experience of the team.
How to ApplyTo be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible.
- Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Demonstrated recent experience as a Registered Nurse in an environment appropriate to the relevant speciality
- Demonstrated ability to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally responsive
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs
- Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise
- Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of evidenced based nursing care
- Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace
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Stepping Up – Close the Gap Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
Workplace Giving Program South Western Sydney Local Health District employees also have the opportunity to make a difference to help those less fortunate. Visit the Workplace Giving Program for more information.
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Transforming Your Experience Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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 certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
