Registered Nurse - Transitional Age Care Program

Applications Close: Sunday, 24th March 2024

About the role:

• The Registered Nurse role will provide clients and carers skills and support to enable them to reach their potential and assist with access to ongoing services. 
  
• The position will require the successful candidate to show skills such as self-motivation, autonomy, compassion, enthusiasm and good time management skills in order to complete tasks required each day.
• The position is Monday – Friday operating  8:00am - 4:30pm all year round.  It will be based at the Kurri Kurri and Singleton office at different times to cover leave periods.
• In order to work in the TACP team, attributes such as flexibility, the desire to work together as a team and great communication skills, both verbal and written, are required.  

• Hunter Valley Transitional Aged Care Program (TACP) is a multi-disciplinary team supporting and providing aged care clients with the opportunity to improve their health and wellbeing after discharge from hospital. 
  
• The TACP team comprises of Allied Health and Nursing professionals working closely with the clients and their family using an enablement focus, providing slow-stream therapy aiming to improve the clients function, independence, and safety at home. 
  
• The service operates as a home visiting service, dependent upon patient needs.
• A charming former coal mining town, Kurri Kurri is located a short drive from the spectacular Hunter Valley wine region. The town is located just a 45 minute drive from Newcastle, and only 20 minutes from Maitland.
• Singleton is a picturesque riverside town in the Hunter Valley, with rolling vineyards and plenty of outdoor adventure opportunities. Singleton is just over a 2 hour drive north of Sydney, and only an hour from Newcastle, with trains from Sydney stopping regularly.

• Supported by their Line Manager, with regular structured professional development and ongoing education.
• Onsite training to fulfil the role demands.
• Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees)
• Superannuation contributions 11%
• 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

Requirements

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA

Additional Information

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part-time vacancies.
• This position is full-time; however, part-time/job share arrangements may also be considered.
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• If you are currently employed with HNE Health in a position of the same grade, you may not need to submit an online application to be considered. Please contact the hiring manager to discuss your options first.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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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.