Registered Nurse

Healthscope; Newcastle City Council; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 112,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility across network hospitals

Discounted health insurance

Professional development support

Job summary

Healthscope's Hunter Valley Private Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the nursing team. The role emphasizes delivering high-quality patient care, liaising with a multidisciplinary team, and supporting patients across recovery, rehabilitation and end-of-life needs.

Applicants must hold current AHPRA registration, have a Working with Children check, and demonstrate excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Current Registration with AHPRA is required.
• Working with Children check is required.
• Commitment to Quality Patient Care and safety standards.
• ACQSHC National standards compliance and sound clinical judgement.
• Excellent communication and customer service abilities.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidenced based nursing care.
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure patient and staff safety.
• Supervise Enrolled Nurses and Assistants in Nursing to deliver care.
• Deliver education and support to patients for recovery, rehabilitation or end-of-life needs.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Team liaison

Patient care

Independent work

Education

AHPRA nursing registration

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Are you a compassionate and experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for delivering high-quality patient care and building positive relationships with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams?

Casual employment opportunity

Easy commute from Motorway

Tranquil setting with staff parking

About the role:

Hunter Valley Private Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high-quality patient care to join our established nursing team.

About us:

Hunter Valley Private Hospital is located on the fringe of Newcastle and is close to the Pacific Motorway, vineyards and university. We are an independent 83 bed facility with a 5-theatre Operating Suite providing medical (geriatric and palliation), rehabilitation, hydrotherapy and surgical services. HVPH is committed to providing a workplace culture that respects, supports and rewards staff members.

Employment at Hunter Valley Private allows you to embrace a quality lifestyle. As the longest established private hospital in the region, HVPH enjoys seeing exceptionally high patient satisfaction scores and prides itself on being a referrer of choice due to the exceptional care patients receive.

Enjoy an easy journey to work with free parking in a relatively quiet location.

Hunter Valley Private cultivates an inclusive team culture, prioritising both patient and staff safety in the provision of excellent care, having received perfect ratings in its last 2 ACHS accreditation surveys.

We provide flexibility in rostering and strive to help staff maintain a positive work life balance. Workplace safety is extremely important at HVPH, with all staff engaged in safety and wellbeing programs across the site, including Fitness Passport.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide evidenced based nursing care
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure patient and staff safety
• Supervise, direct and guide nursing team members; Enrolled Nurses (ENs) and Assistants in Nursing (AINs) to deliver patient care
• Deliver education and support to individuals/patients for the management of their health recovery, rehabilitation or end of life needs
• Current Registration with AHPRA
• Working with Children check
• Commitment to Quality Patient Care
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Sound clinical decision making and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Works well independently and within a team
• Basic computer skills

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part ourCommunity of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every dayour people make a differenceto the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

You’ll also benefit from:

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
• Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

If you are successful in the role, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant registered nursing experience against the current Healthscope and NSWNMA/ANMF- NSW Nurse and Midwives' -Enterprise Agreement2022, a salary ranging from $40.26 - $56.54 per hour.

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.