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Form of workWho 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
- Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) and Community Health Service is a 634 bed principal tertiary referral centre. It is close to the CBD and transport facilities, accommodation, recreational and childcare facilities are available. Specialities include: Surgery, Medicine, Women’s & Children’s Health, Critical Care Services - ED State Trauma Centre, Operating Theatres, ICU General, Neurology/Neuroscience and Cardiology. State referral for Burns/Plastics, Neonatal Intensive Care, Interventional Neuroradiology and Acute Spinal Cord Injuries. RNSH has a commitment to person centred care, supporting our staff in developing their skills with Clinical Nurse Educators available in all units. Neonatal Nursing at RNSH is a very rewarding long term career choice. The Family centred care philosophy provides a unique nursing experience that focuses on the baby and family as one unit. This empowers parents to be actively involved in their infant’s care and all aspects of decision making. A Leader in the philosophy of family integrated developmental care. Dynamic Multidisciplinary team: Medical, Nursing, Allied health. Nursing Team includes: nurse educator, clinical educators, clinical nurse consultant, Clinical NUM1, lactation specialist, discharge planners. Excellence in Professional Development and robust involvement in research and commitment to Clinical Practice Improvement. Progressive and supportive, Inclusive culture. High nursing to patient ratio.
- Intensive Care (ICU): 12 built beds. Provision of Respiratory support via: CPAP, Ventilation, High frequency ventilation, Cooling for encephalopathy, brainz monitoring, management of congenital abnormalities. Education of parents and families on all aspects of family cantered care. High Dependency (HDU): 9 Beds. Ongoing management of neonates following the acute phase. Accommodates 3 swing beds for ICU overflow. Continued education of family centred care.
- Low Dependency (LDU). 8 Beds. Step down from HDU. Final stage of preparing families for home. Rooming in facility for parents.
What you'll be doing
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:
