Liaison Nurse - Planned Surgery (Patient Support Unit)

Loddon Mallee Local Health Service Network; Greater Bendigo; Presencial; AUD 66.000 - 94.000; A tiempo parcial

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Staff development opportunities

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Descripción de la vacante

Bendigo Health is seeking a Liaison Nurse for the Planned Surgery (Patient Support Unit) to support patients through their pre-operative journey with timely assessments and care coordination.

The role involves delivering patient education, clinical support, and coordinating care within a multidisciplinary team to optimise outcomes and experience in the pre-operative period.

Responsabilidades

• Provide timely and comprehensive assessment and care coordination for patients throughout the pre-operative journey.
• Deliver patient education, clinical support and coordination of care to optimise outcomes in the pre-operative period.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including surgical specialties, Pre-Admission Liaison Nurses, Nurse Unit Manager and other stakeholders to ensure safe, efficient, and patient-centred care.

Descripción del empleo

The Position

Job Reference: 4774

Position Title: Liaison Nurse - Planned Surgery (Patient Support Unit)
Classification: YU11
Salary per hour (exc. super): $58.34
Hours per fortnight: 56
Employment Status: Fixed Term Part Time (until July 2027)

Closing date: 09/11/2026

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our passionate and collaborative Patient Support Unit!

The Planned Surgery Liaison Nurse (Patient Support Unit) plays an integral role in supporting patients throughout their pre-operative journey. The position is responsible for providing timely and comprehensive assessment and care coordination, ensuring patients are appropriately prepared for planned surgery.

This includes the delivery of patient education, clinical support, and coordination of care to optimise patient outcomes and enhance the patient experience throughout the pre-operative period. The Planned Surgery Liaison Nurse works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including surgical specialties, Pre-Admission Liaison Nurses, the Patient Services Nurse Unit Manager, and other key stakeholders, to facilitate safe, efficient, and patient-centred care.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

Position Description: HERE

The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, cancer and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women’s and Children’s, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services.

Within a state-of-the-art hospital, our Ambulatory and Critical Care, Medical Services, Surgical Services and Women’s and Children’s (including an Early Parenting Centre) areas use the latest technologies to provide excellent care. Our world class Cancer Centre uses a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach to treat specific cancers. The Cancer Centre offers medical oncology, radiation oncology, specialist nurses, clinical trials and cancer research, palliative care, and a Cancer Wellness Program.

The Mental Health Service provides psychiatric care and treatment across a large catchment covering the Loddon Mallee region. Family sensitive practice is central to our models of mental health care and best practice ensures the identification, inclusion and support of families, carers and children.

Each year our onsite Specialist Clinics provide over 100,000 service events, we also see more than 60,000 people in our Emergency Department and welcome around 1700 babies into the world. The Clinical Operations Division assists with the admission of more than 50,000 patients into the hospital each year.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

Need more information? Please contact Heidi Smith Acting Nurse Unit Manager on 03 5454 7572 for a confidential discussion.

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

Act with Respect X | We are proud to be a Respect X Accredited Employer. We have zero tolerance for sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination in our organisation. Learn more: www.respectx.com.au

Our benefits

• Support for career progression and development
• An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
• A strong attitude to teaching and learning

• We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.