Join the Nursing Team at Barwon Health as Registered Nurse (Grade 2 Year 2 - Grade 2 Year 10)

• Opportunities to work in all specialities, across the organisation including Acute, Rehabilitation and Aged Care.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team.
• Work in a supported inclusive environment that promotes career progression.

About the facility

Barwon health is the major regional health provider for the Barwon South West region. It is Victoria’s largest regional health service with one of the busiest hospitals in the state, University Hospital. We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 7,000 staff and more than 1000 volunteers. We provide care at all stages or life and circumstance through a wide range of services from emergency and acute to mental health, primary care, community services, aged care, and subacute/rehabilitation. Care is provided to the community through over 23 key locations throughout the region.

Barwon Health offers Residential Aged Care Services at Alan David Lodge in Grovedale where we offer focused professional development with dedicated nursing educators, set within new state-of-the-art facilities. Alan David Lodge is a 108 bed home located just minutes away from the vibrant and picturesque Victorian Coastline.

Barwon Health’s McKellar Centre is a 100 bed inpatient facility offering rehabilitation in Palliative care, Geriatric evaluation and management, Stroke, Trauma, orthopaedic and amputee service. The McKellar Centre offers a range of professional aged care services.

About the role

We are currently building our workforce in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and are seeking AHPRA Registered Nurses to join our teams.

As the Registered Nurse you will be responsible for the provision of patient, client and resident focused holistic nursing care to those assigned to him/her, in order to achieve desired clinical outcomes.

Duties of the role include but are not limited to:

• Delivering consumer centred care that meets best practice standards and in line with Barwon Health requirements
• Providing quality patient care using an evidence based approach
• Participation in regular audit processes to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory bodies is maintained

Application Process

When submitting your application ensure you identify the below:

• Your speciality preference and experience
• The type of employment you would like to obtain either casual or permanent, if permanent ensure you identify the amount of hours you would like to obtain

The team will work with you to give you an opportunity to work in an area suitable to you and your career prosperities.

About the culture

You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated workforce who take pride in providing high quality service. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club

At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We will embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of our staff and consumers including children, and have appropriate recruitment resources in place to ensure background checks and reference checks are completed.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.