Registered Nurse Emergency

NSW Health; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 71,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health's Royal North Shore Hospital Emergency Department seeks a Permanent Full Time Registered Nurse to join a team delivering care to adult and paediatric patients in a tertiary ED setting. The department handles trauma, burns, neurosurgical emergencies and paediatrics, with a rich program of education and professional development.

There are temporary and permanent positions available, with accelerated pathways for experienced staff, structured career progression, and specialist training

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse - Division 1 with AHPRA is required.
• Current Emergency or Intensive Care experience.
• Current clinical knowledge and clinical problem solving ability.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

Skills

Emergency/ICU experience

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written communication

Education

Registered Nurse - Division 1 with AHPRA

Job description

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Registered Nurse
Remuneration:$1,566.70 - $2,199.60 per week
Hours Per Week:38

Join our team at the forefront of Emergency Care, where continuous learning, support and commitment to excellence define your journey in our tertiary Adult and Paediatric Mixed Emergency Department. The department cares for trauma including burns and acute spines, neurosurgical emergencies, neurology patients, major orthopaedic, cardiology and cardiothoracic, oncology and paediatrics. Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) ED was awarded the 2021 College of Emergency Nursing Australasian (CENA) - Australasian Emergency Department of the Year.There are temporary and permanent positions available.

Be at the forefront of innovation and join a team that offers:

• Accelerated program for experienced emergency and critical care nurses.


• Structured career pathway for those transitioning to work in ED.


• Supportive education, training programmes and courses.


• Leadership and career progression opportunities.


• Specialist training with Violence Abuse and Neglect prevention initiatives.


• Commitment to environmental responsibility sustainability.


• Mass Causality Incident, Chemical and Biological Response and Major Disaster training.


• Advanced simulation training and experience.


• Rotations available through Clinical Accreditation programme (CAP) to RNSH ICU as well as Sydney Children's Hospital and Westmead Children's Hospital ED rotations.


• ED Mental Health care & Drug and alcohol education.

Royal North Shore Hospital's Emergency Department features Adult and Paediatric Resuscitation and Trauma Bays, Acute Adult, Paediatrics, Fast Track, and Emergency Short Stay Unit (EMU). RNSH is also the principal tertiary referral centre for NSW and Major Trauma Centre which sees us treat a larger proportion of high complexity presentations. We have established teams of qualified registered nurses, many with post graduate specialty qualifications, who are specialists in delivering high quality care as well as fostering staff of the future. We have highly qualified Clinical Nurse Educators and Clinical Nurse Unit Managers and Clinical Nurse Specialists who provide support to ensure our staff and our team are delivering the latest and highest clinical standards with a supportive robust education program. The Emergency Department supports a 12 month post graduate Clinical Accreditation Program, a Second Year Program and individualised specialist training for each area of the department.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Registered Nurse - Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).


• Current Emergency or Intensive Care experience.


• Current clinical knowledge and clinical problem solving ability.

Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.