Community Registered Nurse - Dungog
Join us in Dungog as a part-time Registered Nurse, focused on providing patient care throughout the community.
Remuneration: $36.38- $51.08 per hour + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Employment Type: Temporary part-time until September 2025
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Hours Per Week: 20
Location: Dungog Hospital & Community
Requisition ID: REQ557114
Applications Close: Sunday 23rd March 2025
East Maitland Community Health Service is seeking a motivated, passionate, and skilled Registered Nurse to join our dedicated community nursing team in Dungog. In this role, you will provide essential generalist community nursing services to patients within our local community, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the highest standards of care.
Take charge of managing your own patient load while delivering compassionate, high-quality care. Provide essential nursing services, including wound care and catheter management, while maintaining accurate clinical documentation. Work collaboratively with a dedicated team to ensure holistic, person-centred care. Offer support and guidance to less experienced practitioners and be part of a rotating Monday-to-Friday roster.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide clinical care tailored to individual patient needs, ensuring safe, effective, and timely interventions.
- Deliver wound care, including dressing changes and ongoing management.
- Manage catheter care across a range of patient age groups.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including Palliative Care, Hospital in the Home, and other health services.
- Complete necessary clinical documentation and participate in case management as required.
You will be a current Registered Nurse with AHPRA who:
- Is a compassionate and patient-centered individual with a strong clinical background
- Can provide wound care and catheter management
- Able to manage a caseload of 6-10 patients per day efficiently, ensuring all clinical and administrative requirements are met.
- A team player who can collaborate with other healthcare professionals and provide guidance to less experienced practitioners.
- Comfortable with rotating rosters and occasional weekend shifts.
- Committed to continuous professional development and open to ongoing education and training opportunities.
- Holds a current and valid Driver's Licence
If you are passionate about providing care to a vulnerable community, with a focus on person-centred practice, we encourage you to apply for this fulfilling Registered Nurse position at Dungog Hospital.
What we can offer you:
At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer:
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees)
- Ongoing training and opportunities for professional development
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and their families
- ADO's each month (for full-time employees)
- 6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full time nurses)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
- Fitness Passport
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
3) An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part-time vacancies
4) We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Natasha Parkin on Natasha.Parkin@health.nsw.gov.au
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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