Position Title: Registered Nurse

Employment Type: Multiple Permanent and Maximum Term Full Time/ Part Time Positions Available

Hours per week: Up to 38 hours per week

Position Grade: Registered Nurse Year 1 to Year 8

Salary: $62,617.94 - $87,926.11

Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2017

Department Name: Acute Aged Care / Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) - Xavier 9 North

Position Summary:

Multiple vacancies exists in the above unit for a highly motivated Registered Nurse with appropriate knowledge and skills to join our friendly and supportive team. Our progressive and innovative team offers development opportunities for our staff and a caring environment for the delivery of high quality patient centred care.The successful RN (s) will become part of our three tier team nursing providing high quality multidisciplinary care to our elderly. Our service comprises 24 bed acute aged care & 10 bed MAU.

Successful applicants will be given a comprehensive orientation program, along with ongoing professional development opportunities. Xavier 9 North will provide you with the opportunity to develop expert Aged Care Skills which you are able to utilise in all nursing areas.

Rotating Roster 7 days a week.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children's Guardian. For more information and how to apply, please visit the Office of the Children's Guardian website www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/working-with-children/working-with-children-check

The vacancy is open to Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens who hold a valid New Zealand passport, Australian permanent residents and those non-residents deemed by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to be eligible to work in Australia only.

About St Vincent's Health Network Sydney:

St Vincent's Health Network Sydney is made up of three public hospitals, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Sacred Heart Health Service and St Joseph's Hospital at Auburn. We are part of St Vincent's Health Australia, the largest diversified health care organisation within Australia's not for profit Catholic health care sector. As a Catholic health and aged care service provider, our mission is to bring God's love to those in need through the healing ministry of Jesus, with a commitment to those who are poor and vulnerable.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity, ethical practices, and the principles of cultural diversity and promote a smoke free work environment. Appropriate criminal record and child protection checks are conducted for all successful candidates. Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - Policy Directive Immunisation history complies with NSW Health Policy Directive PD2011_005. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with the policy directive.

St Vincent's Health Network Sydney has an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) approved salary packaging scheme in place to increase the take home pay of staff. For information about the scheme go to https://www.smartsalary.com.au/

Application Instructions:

St Vincent's Health Network Sydney is committed to reconciliation and encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for all advertised positions.

When applying for the position, Applicants will be required to upload a recent Resume as well as a separate Cover Letter addressing the Selection Criteria for the position as outlined below. External applicants are to upload their Cover Letter alongside their Resume when reaching the ‘My Experience tab >Resume/CV> Upload. For Internal applicants, this document is to be uploaded further down the page alongside your Resume under Resume/CV> Upload.

Selection Criteria

• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia.
• Registered Nurse (Division 1), with AHPRA and applicants with recent extensive Australian experience in an acute health care setting preferred or should have completed the minimum equivalent of a new graduate program in an acute hospital setting.  
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills as well as an ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• A commitment to excellence in nursing practice and continuing professional development, including an understanding of the professional, ethical and legal requirements of the Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in the use of information technology systems.
• An understanding of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), work health & safety, infection control, manual handling and continuous quality improvement principles.
• Immunisation history complies with NSW Health Policy directive PD2018_009
• Demonstrated effective time management skills and ability to prioritise competing workloads.

An example on how to address the selection criteria is provided in the link below in order to assist you with completing your application. Previous applicants need not apply.

Applicants that do not address the selection criteria will have their application automatically culled.

***Please note that the job posting will come down from career sites at 11:59pm the day before the job posting end date***

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