Registered Nurse (RN) Paediatric Casual Pool NSLHD

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Paediatric Local Health District Casual Pool and become a valued member of the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) Casual Pool. NSLHD has a person centred care approach within a practice development framework and offers flexibility of shifts.

Employment Type: CasualPosition Classification: Registered NurseRemuneration: $35.33 - $49.60 per hourRequisition ID: REQ476578

Who 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.

• RNSH Paediatrics- there is a mix of emergency and elective admissions to the ward, there is a dedicated day only area

• The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service (HKHS) incorporates a 295 bed, major metropolitan hospital providing a comprehensive range of secondary level services, outpatient services, six community health centres and ten early childhood centres. There are a large range of departments and services in both acute care and community settings. These include acute Medical & Surgical wards, large operating suite department, Medical Assessment Unit (MAU), Rehabilitation, Maternity and Paediatric wards, Emergency & Intensive care Departments.

• Paediatrics - Welcome to the Paediatric unit at HKH. We hope the time that you spend with us is challenging, interesting and rewarding. The ward is a Level 4, 12 bed ward and we care for children and adolescents from approximately one month to sixteen years. The case mix is varied from Medical, Surgical, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Orthopaedic and Adolescent psychiatry.　 We strongly encourage family involvement in our care and our focus is family centred care

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:

1. Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
2. Registered Nurse - Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
3. Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
4. Current clinical knowledge and clinical problem solving ability.
5. A commitment to excellence in nursing practice and continuing professional development.
6. Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
7. An understanding of the professional, ethical and legal requirements of the Registered Nurse.