Registered Nurse - Multiple Vacancies

Tasmanian Government

Australia
$75,902-102,908 per year
Permanent
Full-time

13 days ago

The role:The Registered Nurse:

Strengthens health outcomes through the provision of safe quality, clinically appropriate nursing care in partnership with patients/clients, their families and other health professionals.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.The Ward:

The Comprehensive Care Medical Unit at Northwest Regional Hospital consists of a 27 bed General Medical Ward, a 15-bed Isolation/ General Medicine Unit and an 8 bed Acute Medical Unit (AMU) for short stay patients. We specialise in providing care to people living with complex medical conditions including acute stroke, palliative care and end of life nursing ,sepsis , respiratory and cardiac conditions and acute delirium. The Isolation area provides care for various transmission-based infections including COVID 19.
Staff will have the opportunity to be rotated through all areas of the Medical Unit.
Opportunities for ongoing professional development and learning of Comprehensive Care Medical Nursing are available, supported and encouraged to ensure optimal care for patients.
For nurses who are new to comprehensive care medical nursing, we are introducing a supported, structured program of learning incorporating palliative, end of life care, comprehensive care, and nursing care of acute and chronic medical issues for people living chronic conditions- our Comprehensive Care Transition Program.
For nurses with experience, and further qualifications in medical nursing and/or palliative care nursing, ongoing professional development will be provided.
Regardless of your stage of career, we have a program for you, and you will be supported in your role by our Clinical Nurse Educators and Clinical Facilitators.

Details of AppointmentMultiple Permanent, full time and part time, shift-worker (fully rotational) positions working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as you are able to join the team*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $75,902 to $102,908 pro rata, per annum. Our Employer 11% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.You'll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023

Eligibility:Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted: * Conviction checks in the following areas:

crimes of violence
sex related offences
serious drug offences
crimes involving dishonesty
Identification check
Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to ApplyApply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.Please note:

We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated DocumentsWe encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.Statement of DutiesApplicant GuideFor more informationMaxine MuntingPosition: Nurse Unit Manager (NUM)
Phone: (03) 6493 6415
E-mail:Important informationThe email account you provide when submitting job applications will be used in correspondence to you. It is important that this is kept up to date and monitored regularly.To update your email address (or contact number), log in to and look for “Existing applicant login” where you can update your detailsThe Department of Health values workforce diversity and recognises the value each person offers which is shaped by their unique characteristics, background, experiences, knowledge, skills, values and perspectives.

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