Job title: Primary Health Enrolled Nurse
Company: NSW Health
Job description: Position Title: Primary Health Enrolled Nurse
Employment Type: Maximum Term Full Time
Hours per week: 38 hours per week
Position Grade: Enrolled Nurse Year 1-5
Salary: $63,130.85- $68,599.17 base per annum
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2017
Department Name: St Vincent’s Correctional Health, Parklea
About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
- Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
- Opportunity to access a large range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
- Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
- Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
- Employee Assistance Program
- Work/Life balance
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic team leading our approach to the provision of quality care to clients of St Vincent’s Correctional Health.
St Vincent’s is contracted by leading service providers MTC Australia to deliver health services to Parklea Correctional Centre – a major Sydney prison with capacity for 1,816 male inmates.
The provision of healthcare is a vital part of an inmate’s life. We’ve established St Vincent’s Correctional Health Services because of the unique difference corrective health professionals can make. In 1838, when the Sisters of Charity who founded St Vincent’s arrived in Sydney from Ireland, they immediately went to the Parramatta Female Factory, where they made an important difference to the lives of hundreds of women convicts there. Similarly today, St Vincent’s Correctional Health aims to make a major difference by providing multidisciplinary healthcare to inmates at Parklea Correctional Centre.
St Vincent’s has an excellent track record in running health services and we are currently offering exciting opportunities to work within our Correctional Health team. With a major focus on professional development, we offer an array of employee benefits as well as the opportunity to develop a diverse array of skills to make a real difference to peoples’ lives.
We offer free onsite parking and additional payments in the form of an environmental and productivity allowance, up to $7,000 per annum. The successful applicant will be required to obtain a Corrective Service Clearance NSW to be able to take up this role.
Our Culture:
St Vincent’s is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent’s is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases – NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022). Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
About you:
We are seeking a skilled and energetic Enrolled Nurse who possesses a passion for person-centred care. We welcome applications from experienced and motivated Enrolled Nurses with appropriate knowledge and skills to join our progressive and supportive team.
As an Enrolled Nurse (Correctional Health) you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on an individual and the community. You will work with the Registered Nurse to serve as a critical link, to identifying the health care needs of the individual patient and promote health and wellbeing. You will be responsible for assisting in the provision of primary health care, triage and assessment, coordination and delivery of nurse-led clinics, health promotion activities, liaison with the interdisciplinary team, care planning and reviews, conducting health assessments.
Additionally the position will work with a number of Multiple Disciplinary Teams, including Ophthalmology, Radiology and Podiatry.
The successful applicant will be expected to work a 7 days rotating roster.
Application Instructions:
To have you application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria:
1. Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia
2. Currently registered as an Enrolled Nurse (Division 2) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency
3. Demonstrated ability to work within the interdisciplinary team
4. Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development
5. Demonstrated computer literacy with email and an electronic patient record system
6. Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills
7. Demonstrated effective time management skills and ability to prioritise competing workloads with in a complex environment
8. Demonstrated customer service and patient centered approach to care
Applications close on 10 April 2024
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Expected salary: $63130.85 – 68599.17 per year
Location: Sydney, NSW
Job date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:40:06 GMT
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