Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse - Cardiology Day Ward

• Part Time Fixed Term – 40 hours per fortnight to February 2025
• Progressive and collaborative team environment
• Excellent opportunities for professional development, and skills and knowledge consolidation

The Royal Melbourne Hospital provides a comprehensive range of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and Cardiac Heart Failure services to patients within Melbourne and regional Victoria.

The Cardiology Day Ward provides pre and post operative care for day case elective cardiology patients. The ward also prepares cardiothoracic patients the week prior and day of surgery. The ward incorporates a pre-admission clinic for cardiology and cardiothoracic patients. It operates Monday to Friday including a mixture of AM/PM shifts.

We are looking for a passionate nurse to join our Cardiology Day Ward team, located at our City Campus in Parkville.

Benefits of working with The Royal Melbourne Hospital:

• We have a commitment to training and education – CPD activities are fully supported, and you will have access to a specialised clinical education team on a daily basis.
• Join a values-based organisation offering great opportunities for career diversity and professional development, including training and research opportunities, as well as access to mentorship and leadership programs.
• Ongoing reward and recognition programs including monthly ‘You Made a Difference’ awards celebrating staff and teams across the organisation.
• Take advantage of an expanding employee benefits program, with comprehensive Health & Wellbeing programs to support work life balance, including onsite staff gym and staff vaccination program.
• Generous financial support through our RMH Postgraduate Scholarship Program.
• Up to $12,000 tax free earnings with salary packaging options.
• Central Parkville location – onsite car parking options, easily accessible via public transport.

Your new role:

• Provide high quality patient care as part of an innovative multidisciplinary team.
• Support and promote preceptorship including undertaking the preceptor role.
• Keep abreast of new cases and technology in a specialised heart service.

About you:

• You are an AHPRA Registered Nurse with a strong interest in cardiology and well-developed assessment, clinical reasoning, problem solving and prioritisation skills.
• You are patient focused and have great interpersonal skills.
• You work well in a changing environment, and are able to work AM and PM shifts within our supportive multidisciplinary team.
• You embrace improvements that lead to high-quality patient outcomes.

The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity and inclusion for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Interested? Apply today!

For a confidential discussion please connect with us via the details below – we would love to hear from you!

Don’t miss out! Recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applicants are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date. If you need any support with your application, please reach out to the hiring manager via the details below, or our Recruitment Services Team at ***************@mh.org.au.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check, and where applicable, Working With Children Check (WWCC). All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment including evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses) and Influenza with a TGA approved vaccine (mandatory for all clinical and or patient facing roles) prior to commencement. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health’s Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.