Facility Registered Nurse

at  Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District

RURAL HEALTH WORKFORCE INCENTIVE SCHEME AVAILABLE

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Location: Lithgow Hospital
Remuneration: $35.32 - $49.60 per hour + rural incentives
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ497892
Applications Close: 09/07/2024
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
In accordance with the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme (PD 2022_025), this position has been recognised as hard to fill/ critical to fill and has an incentive attached to this position. Please visit NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme for additional information.

ABOUT US

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.
Located in South Bowenfels, the Lithgow Campus is considered as a comprehensive community health centre supporting approximately 20,000 people living in the town and surrounding areas. The services available in Lithgow hospital include Domiciliary care unit, Emergency department, Geriatric assessment unit, Obstetric services, Paediatric service, Drug and Alcohol unit.
We are seeking to engage a Facility Nurse to join our team. This is a dynamic position assisting with periods of high activity and acuity across Lithgow Health Service. As a Facility Nurse, you will work collaboratively utilising effective team communication with members of the multidisciplinary health team in the planning, implementation, assessment and evaluation of patient care. You will be an advocate for the specific needs of all patients/clients and carers including those from the Aboriginal population or multi-cultural groups providing appropriate care to the patient/client undergoing specialised procedures.
Key to your success is to have recent acute clinical experience and being willing to move across the facility at short notice when directed due to clinical demands. This includes maintaining and promoting a professional standard evidenced by ethical nursing practice. The role will be deployed at the facility nurse managers’ discretion, to any clinical area within the facility in order to manage unplanned surges.
We invite you to take this next step in your career. Apply Today!

• Current registration as Registered Nurse Division 1 with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated experience and clinical skill in Acute Care Nursing as a registered nurse with experience across a variety of clinical settings (including Completion of a new graduate RN program or equivalent experience working as a Registered Nurse).
• Demonstrate ability to organise and prioritise work.
• Demonstrated evidence of being able to provide person centred care.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills- written and verbal.
• Ability to work a flexible roster, day, evening, night shift across all days of the week according to the unit/service requirements.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development.
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