Clinical Nurse

South Metropolitan Health Service; City Of Melville; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

South Metropolitan Health Service seeks experienced Clinical Nurse(s) to join Fiona Stanley Hospital Day Medical Procedures Unit. You will provide clinical and professional expertise within a multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based nursing care and promote patient safety and quality of care.

The role operates under the Nursing and Midwifery Board’s Nursing Practice Decision Flowchart. Contact Maya Chandra, Clinical Nurse Manager, for more information.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Clinical Nurse in a multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver evidence-based nursing care.
• Promote patient safety and quality of care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and professional expertise to ensure nursing care is delivered.
• Facilitate and promote patient safety and quality of care.
• Work within the Nursing Practice Decision Flowchart.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Patient safety

Evidence-based practice

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

CRVCID 752070 This recruitment process offers Permanent Full Time or Permanent Part Time appointment(s). We currently have multiple FTEs available.

Position Profile and Role

We are currently seeking experienced Clinical Nurse/s to join our team at Fiona Stanley Hospital Day Medical Procedures Unit. As part of a multidisciplinary team, Clinical Nurse provides clinical and professional expertise to ensure comprehensive evidence-based nursing care is delivered to patients, and facilitates and promotes patient safety and quality of care. The Clinical Nurse practices within their scope of practice considerate of the Nursing and Midwifery Board’s Nursing Practice Decision Flowchart. Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Maya Chandra, Clinical Nurse Manager on 08 6152 3094.

About us

At South Metropolitan Health Service , every employee contributes to delivering safe, high-quality care to our community. Guided by our vision of Excellent health care, every time , we place research, innovation and continuous improvement at the centre of everything we do. We are building a culture of shared learning and leadership that reflects our commitment to being Collectively One, Locally Led . Through tailored development programs, leadership opportunities and contemporary ways of working, our people are empowered to grow, thrive and make a meaningful difference across every site and portfolio. Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.

Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is an 863-bed tertiary and quaternary hospital providing a broad range of specialised healthcare services. These include the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, dedicated mental health facilities, maternity, paediatric and neonatal care, as well as the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers highly specialised treatments such as heart and lung transplantation and hyperbaric medicine. Adjacent to the hospital, the FSH Medihotel operates within the Aegis Health Building and provides an innovative extension of FSH healthcare services, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Application and assessment support

If you have any access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and assessment process, please contact Maya Chandra, Clinical Nurse Manager on 08 6152 3094. If you are an Aboriginal person who would like assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64.

Employee Benefits

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flexible leave arrangements
• Other professional and location-based allowances
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Eligibility to Apply

To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply. WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within SMHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision. Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED