Address- Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife - Special Care Nursery
- Part time roles available
- 12 hour shifts - Work life balance
About Northern Beaches Hospital
Northern Beaches Hospital provides world-class, Level 5 delineation maternity services for both public and private patients. This is supported by our Our Level 4 SCN thus providing options for all levels of maternity care.
The hospital also features an Emergency Department, ICU, state-of-the-art theatres, world-class education centre with SIM lab, and excellent staff facilities including café and car parking.
We are proud to be home to some of Australia's leading clinical specialists and a training ground for the clinicians of the future. The Northern Beaches Clinical School is an innovative partnership with the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University. Northern Beaches Hospital also has partnerships with other tertiary education institutions including well-respected nursing and midwifery schools. As a Midwife you will gain a unique experience in a growing teaching hospital which offers future growth and career opportunities.
Our culture is young, friendly and open to ideas.
About Special Care Nursery
We are a state of the art level 4 Special Care service delivering safe high quality care to neonates. We provide care for neonates who require specialised medical and nursing support born within our hospital from 32 weeks gestation. Our nursery also provides care for neonates transferred from other hospitals as part of the neonatal network and ongoing care for downward transfers from tertiary facilities from 30 weeks' gestation.
We are a forward thinking unit which has implemented improvements in care based on latest evidence. This role will see you be given opportunities to undertake comprehensive educational programs in neonatal care as well as being involved in advancing further improvements in neonatal care. Healthscope offers opportunities for scholarships for ongoing training through University of Tasmania.
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals to join our team. You must possess excellent communication skills, be able to work within a team and will be expected to deliver a high standard of care using a family centred holistic approach.
About the Role
The SCN Registered Nurse will work as part of the Special Nursery care team, adhere to Healthscope and site policies and procedures, contribute to the efficient, effective, and economic running of the unit, participate in working parties or committees (as required), demonstrate a commitment to Continuous Quality Improvement through National Safety & Quality Healthcare Service (NSQHS) Standards, Workplace Health and Safety, achievement of the NBH accreditation and deliver a high standard of customer service at all times.
To be successful:
- Registered Nurse with AHPRA
- Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or Bachelor of Midwifery or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years' experience
- Post Graduate Certificate in neonatal nursing or willing to undertake
- Sound clinical decision making and problem solving skills
- Highly developed interpersonal skills
- Clinical expertise and commitment to high quality patient care
- Self-motivated and proven ability to work as part of a high functioning team
- Passion for delivering quality patient-centred care
- Flexibility with shift allocation timing
Employee Benefits:
Our OneHealthscope rewards program gives you access to a range of wellness benefits, discounted Healthscope services for you and your family, salary packaging and more as well as discounted onsite parking at Northern Beaches Hospital and access to Fitness Passport!
- Wellness benefits including a wide offering of holistic support through our Employee Assistance Program and free services including medical examination of employees and discounted Healthscope services for permanent Healthscope employees and members of their immediate family.
- OneHealthscope rewards program with national deals and discounts for travel, health insurance and banking offers.
- Variety of leave options
- Salary packaging that includes additional superannuation, Novated motor vehicle lease and Airline/Club membership
For further enquiries: Please contact Anita Barrett, SCN NUM on 02 9105 5*** or via e-mail *************@healthscope.com.au
To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form.
If you are successful in the role, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant registered nursing experience against the current Healthscope and NSWNMA/ANMF - NSW Nurses and Midwives' - Enterprise Agreement 2020 - 2024 with a salary between $35.46 -$49.79/hour.
Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current (12 months or less) National Police check and a NSW Working with Children's Check, prior to appointment and persons in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases prior to commencement.
