Job Description:2024 Mid-Year SVPHT
Perioperative Introduction Program (RN); Graduate/Experienced RNWe have an excellent opportunity to join St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba (SVPHT) as a Registered Nurse in our Perioperative Department. This position is open to new graduates or to experienced RNs looking to diversify your career in a specialty area.
- 60hrs/fn (0.8FTE) permanent position, with the ability to increase to full-time on completion of the Perioperative Introduction Program
- 52-week program, commencing Monday 8th July 2024
Join an organisation where we Serve Something Greater; See Something Greater; and Strive for Something Greater!
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:- Comprehensive orientation and onboarding program
- Professional development activities
- Supported supernumerary plan for skill development
- Support from perioperative educators and preceptors
- Department in-services
- Opportunity to pursue subsidised specialty postgraduate education at the end of the program through our partner university
GRADUATE INFORMATION SESSION:An Information Session about the Graduate Programs offered at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba will be held between 1600-1700hrs on Tuesday 9th April 2024 in the Clinical School, L2 (Entrance 4).During this session the Staff Learning & Development Manager and Clinical Nurse Educators responsible for each Graduate Program will be available to discuss the content of the programs as well as answer any questions you may have.Please RSVP if you wish to attend via the following email address:WHY WORK FOR SVPHT:
You will join a high performing team and a workplace with relationships built on mutual trust and respect. We value our staff and offer professional advancement in a respectful, collaborative and learning environment.
- Join the St Vincent’s Health Australia group, and work for a truly values-based organisation, who operate across VIC, NSW, and QLD
- Salary packaging available (pay less tax and increase your take home pay!)
- Access to discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
- A great work life balance with options to purchase additional leave
- Receive a staff discount on hospital admissions to any SVHA Private Hospitals
ABOUT ST VINCENT’S PRIVATE HOSPITAL TOOWOOMBA:St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba is the largest acute private hospital on the Darling Downs. We are a 197-bed facility with highly experienced and skilled staff that work as a team to deliver the highest standard of healthcare to all our patients. Our services include medical, surgical, maternity, paediatric, emergency, cardiac and rehabilitation. We are supported by comprehensive allied health services and advanced medical and diagnostic services. Pathology, radiology, and pharmacy are also available on site, and our emergency department is open 24 hours, seven days a week.APPLY NOW!
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How to apply- Please click 'apply' and register to apply for the position.
- Please review and sign the Position Description, ensuring completion of the Inherent Requirements of the Role section
- Any questions regarding this application are to be emailed to
Your application must include: (please save documents as one before uploading - note the 5MB max per document)1. Cover letter - addressing all the below headings
- That you are available for face-to-face interview on-site at our facility in Toowoomba on Tuesday 7th May 2024
- That you are available to start the program Monday 8th July 2024
- Interest in Perioperative nursing (previous experience not essential)
- Describe your interest in Perioperative nursing
- Describe your interest in joining this SVPHT PIP program. We have Perioperative, PeriAnaesthetic, Day Surgery & Cardiac Cath Lab Streams.
- SVHA's values
- Describe a situation where you have displayed integrity
- Grit (Growth, Resilience, Instinct & Tenacity)
- Describe a situation where you have demonstrated grit- please include all elements.
- Academic load
- Outline the strategies you will implement to manage shift-work and the theoretical components of this program that have been created to support the learning practitioner
- Shift-work
- Describe your ability to live within 20 minutes of the hospital to be able to undertake on-call responsibilities
- Describe your ability to work a flexible roster with variable shifts and undertake reasonable overtime
2. Short CV (max 2 pages) - including:
- Current contact details
- The details of two (2) referees who are aware and willing to be contacted to provide a reference (one of your referee's must be a clinical teacher, preceptor, or other senior nurse that you have reported to at a clinical placement)
3. Accompanying documentation must include:
- APHRA Registration certificate
- Eligibility to work in Australia with VISA evidence supplied
- Academic transcript from university
- Interim & final ANSATs for your last TWO clinical placements
- Completed Position Description document, ensuring inherent requirements of the role has been signed
Important dates to remember:
- Interviews: Tuesday 7th May 2024
- Program commences: Monday 8th July 2024
Applications that do not include all required documents and address all selection criteria will be automatically declined.Criminal record and/or child protection checks will be conducted and will form part of the selection criteria for this role.SVPHT has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy and how it is applied at SVPHT. Therefore employment with St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba is subject to you providing evidence of vaccinations and/or immunity to all vaccine preventable diseases. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy and directive. You will be required to ensure that you remain compliant with mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (e.g. Covid-19 and flu vaccinations).We are committed to equal employment opportunity, ethical practices, the principles of cultural diversity and promote a smoke-free work environment.St Vincent's Health Australia is committed to reconciliation and encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for all advertised positions. For further information, visit or get in contact at .Contact Details:Please use PIP; 2024 and your name in the email subject line
Closing Date:Saturday 27th April 2024 23:59hrs***Please note that the job posting will come down from career sites at 11:59 pm the day before the job posting end date***AGENCY SUBMISSIONSSt Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the St Vincent’s Private Hospital hiring team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to St Vincent’s Private Hospital’s human resources team, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba.Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist: Review the following documents:Contact Details: CNC Education Paula Deignan- Ekelund paula.deignan-ekelund@svha.org.auAlternate Contact:Closing Date: 26 April 2024 11:59pmReconciliation Action Plan:At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.For further information, visit https or get in contact atCode of Conduct:
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