Clinical Nurse

at  St John of God Health Care

Your Role at St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital
You will provide supervision and direct care of Registered and Enrolled Nurses, Assistants in Nursing, Patient Care Assistants and staff under delegation within Rehabilitation team.
You will provide clinical expertise and local leadership to ensure that a high level and quality of patient care is delivered, and the core Mission and Values of St John of God Health Care are achieved.

The Position

• Conducts nursing/midwifery practice in accordance with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Competency Standards, regulations and Scope of practice.
• Delivers direct and comprehensive nursing/midwifery care, and individual case management to patients.
• Performs the role of shift coordinator / team leader as required and takes a clinical workload as appropriate.
• Assists with the submissions for changes to clinical practice and purchase of new equipment.
• Assists the Nurse Unit Manager in the formulation and revision of clinical practice policies, procedures and guidelines and research as required.
• Reports and takes action on patient and staff accidents, incidents and maintains a specific portfolio as directed by the Nurse Unit Manager.

You will hold registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse, as well as significant recent clinical experience within a rehabilitation speciality and the ability to practice at an advanced level.
To succeed you will have well developed leadership and communication skills, the ability to supervise, give direction and delegate to the team. You will plan, assess and develop team and individual performance while being able to identify and problem solve including conflict resolution.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $100,858 to $107,722 (pro-rata for part-time) plus 11% superannuation
• Permanent full-time and permanent part-time positions available, working up to 76 hours per fortnight
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• Work related expenses
• Self-education and
• Additional superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Option to purchase up to two weeks of additional annual leave
• Discounts on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services
• Access to a range of lifestyle, health & wellbeing rewards & discounts
• Employee support through our dedicated Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Dynamic role in multidisciplinary team

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role.
For enquiries, please contact Rachel Kakoschke, Acting Deputy Director of Nursing, on (08) 9370 9222
Application close Sunday 26th May 2024
St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse

Please refer the Job description for details