Enrolled Nurse Casual Pool

UnitingCare Queensland; Fraser Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 56,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP Salary Packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Recognition and rewards platform

12 weeks paid parental leave

Diversity and inclusive leave

Career development opportunities

Positive and inclusive team

Job summary

UnitingCare Queensland invites applications for an Enrolled Nurse in the Casual Pool at St Stephens Hospital, Hervey Bay. You will support the Registered Nurse in delivering holistic, high-quality patient care and promote a safe, compassionate hospital environment.

This casual role offers flexible hours across a 24/7 roster, with opportunities to develop clinical skills in General Medical/Surgical and Cardiac care, while benefiting from salary packaging and non-profit salary loading.

Qualifications

• Diploma of Nursing or equivalent required with AHPRA registration.
• Experience in hospital acute care settings preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety and high quality care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care under supervision of Registered Nurse.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure safe patient outcomes.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families and staff.
• Participate in maintaining a safe clinical environment and follow risk management practices.
• Support efficient rostering and staffing needs within the casual pool.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Teamwork

Patient care

Education

Diploma of Nursing degree or equivalent

AHPRA registration

Job description

Enrolled Nurse – Casual Pool | St Stephens Hospital

• Employment Term: Casual Opportunities Available

• Location: St Stephens Hospital, Hervey Bay QLD

• Remuneration: $36.56 - $40.93 p/hr +Casual Loading +Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Applications will be reviewed as they arereceived, andtherefore may result in theroleclosing early if the right applicant is found.

Make a meaningful difference with St Stephens Private Hospital

At St Stephen’s Hospital, we are Australia’s first fully digital hospital, giving the Wide Bay community access to one of the country’s most advanced healthcare facilities. An innovative non-for-profit regional hospital, we offer access to the best specialists with minimal waiting for advanced treatment and remain focused on making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and surrounding community. We offer a comprehensive range of inpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services including Cardiac and Cancer Care, Urology, Bariatric,Gynaecology, Respiratory,Haematology,Orthopaedics, Cardiovascular, Endoscopy and Vascular and general surgery.

An integral part of our team, as an Enrolled Nurse,you’llbe encouraged to grow,developand feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.Let’smake a meaningful difference, together!

Your part in our St Stephens team

As part of ourCasual Pool, you will work under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse to deliver safe and holistic care to individuals and their families, applying best clinical practice and ensuring a safe environment foroptimalpatient outcomes. In addition to this you will:

• Deliver exceptional person-centredcare by working collaboratively with your multidisciplinary team, applying exceptional communication and customer service skills.

• Apply sound clinicalpracticewhichensuresa safe environment andpromotesoptimal patient health.

• Effectively exchange information with the Registered Nurseregardingpatient responses to treatment and nursing care.

• Demonstrate application of the principles of clinical and workplace risk management.

• Achieveoptimumpatient care through effective collaboration with other health professionals and coordination of care.

• Achievesoptimalpatient outcomes throughappropriate allocationof staff and delegation of work and effective communication skills.

What makes a difference for us?

• Diploma of Nursing degree or equivalent and AHPRA registration, with a minimum of12 monthspost-graduate experience withinan acute, hospital setting

• Experience in one or more of the following clinical areas: General Medical/Surgical, High Dependency/Cardiac, Rehabilitation

• Full Australian Working Rights (please note, we are unable to provide sponsorshipat this time)

• Flexibility to work across a 24/7 rotating roster, withdemonstratedknowledge and understanding of Workplace Health and Safety practices

• A commitment to patient safety and quality improvements and the ability to work collaboratively within a team environment

• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

• A recognition and rewards platform , providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

• Diversity and inclusive leave , offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17, 000 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

_ Child safe, Child friendly _

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

_ Diversity & Inclusion _

_Our approach is simple– everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position._

_ Safe workplace _

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety. __

_ Commitment to Safeguarding _

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.