St George Hospital - Transitional / Nurse Practitioner - Geriatric Flying Squad - Permanent Full Time
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Remuneration: $139,661.16 - $149,538.56 per annum plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ585041
Applications Close: 20 July 2025
REQ585041 - St George Hospital - Transitional / Nurse Practitioner - Geriatric Flying Squad - Permanent Full Time
Full rotating roster, Monday to Sunday.
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Remuneration: $139,661.16 - $149,538.56 per annum plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ585041
Applications Close: 20 July 2025
REQ585041 - St George Hospital - Transitional / Nurse Practitioner - Geriatric Flying Squad - Permanent Full Time
Full rotating roster, Monday to Sunday.
The Role
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
All staff are expected to take reasonable care that their actions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others, that they comply with any reasonable instruction that is given them and with any reasonable policies/procedures relating to health or safety in the workplace, as well as notifying any hazards/risks or incidents to their managers.
The Geriatric Flying Squad Nurse Practitioner (TNP/NP) provides a rapid response and an extension of quality acute geriatric care to the residents of local RACFs through the early triage, assessment, preliminary diagnosis and primary care for acutely unwell and deteriorating residents. The NP integrates and collaborates with existing local community aged care services and provide education and support at advanced level for GPs and RACF staff to confidently manage acute and terminal care of their residents. The T/Nurse Practitioner's advanced practice role includes, comprehensive clinical assessments, appropriate recommendation, and interpretation of diagnostics, safe and effective use of treatment modalities and relevant referral skills applied to a broad range of challenging, complex, and changing situations within the Aged Care settings.
Benefits
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
All staff are expected to take reasonable care that their actions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others, that they comply with any reasonable instruction that is given them and with any reasonable policies/procedures relating to health or safety in the workplace, as well as notifying any hazards/risks or incidents to their managers.
The Geriatric Flying Squad Nurse Practitioner (TNP/NP) provides a rapid response and an extension of quality acute geriatric care to the residents of local RACFs through the early triage, assessment, preliminary diagnosis and primary care for acutely unwell and deteriorating residents. The NP integrates and collaborates with existing local community aged care services and provide education and support at advanced level for GPs and RACF staff to confidently manage acute and terminal care of their residents. The T/Nurse Practitioner's advanced practice role includes, comprehensive clinical assessments, appropriate recommendation, and interpretation of diagnostics, safe and effective use of treatment modalities and relevant referral skills applied to a broad range of challenging, complex, and changing situations within the Aged Care settings.
Benefits
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Selection Criteria
- Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia including endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner or working towards same as per the NMBA Guidelines on endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner, as well as a current unrestricted NSW Driver's License.
- Post graduate qualifications at Masters level, in a NMBA approved program of study or relevant clinical specialty, or working towards
- Demonstrated high level knowledge and advanced clinical nursing skills including comprehensive assessment, interpretation of diagnostics, implementation of treatment modalities and relevant referral skills applied to a broad range of challenging, complex, and changing situations.
- Demonstrated understanding of the Nursing Care delivery system and ability to lead and implement changes and
develop direction in clinical practice by the initiation, utilisation, and review of evidence-based research. - Proven high level knowledge and expertise in complex client centred consultancy, practice development. activities including mentoring, education, active participation in communities of practice, policy development and quality improvement.
- Demonstrated advanced clinical leadership role, negotiation, liaison, interpersonal and problem solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and accountability while also working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary and multi service environment.
- Demonstrated recent experience as a TNP or NP.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions, please contact Kirsty Wallis via email at Kirsty.Wallis@health.nsw.gov.au
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
Information for applicants
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Workforcee that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.
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