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Line up your life and career with us at Barwon Health in Victoria, Australia

• Are you an Enrolled Nurse who has at least 12 months of experience and would like to be supported during transition into Acute Care
• 8 week paid supported transition from study to practice in one of our Acute Surgical Areas within University Hospital Geelong
• Ongoing Permanent Part-time or full-time employment in the Barwon Health  Acute Pool or in a Surgical Ward or area

About the facility 

Barwon Health, Central Resource Unit (CRU) provides emergent and non-emergent nursing staff replacement for all bed based services. We provide staffing resources to meet every day operational needs of clinical units for nursing and support staff for bed based units across Barwon Health.

Benefits of joining the CRU nursing pool are:

• Assistance with completion of area specific mandatory and recommended competencies.
• Access to ongoing education
• Flexibility via sound roster management practices
• Guaranteed shifts with flexibility to suit individual circumstances

About the role 

Barwon Health is offering a ‘Transition to Acute Care’ Program for EENs with 12 months experience or greater. The program will run for 8 weeks and includes 4 study days.  Clinical support is provided along with supernumerary time in Acute surgical wards and areas at University Hospital Geelong. On completion of the program there will ongoing employment with the opportunity to apply for positions within surgical wards and areas or continue working at Barwon Health in our Acute Nursing Pool.

Your duties will include but are not limited to:

• Delivering consumer-centred care that meets best practice standards
• Establish and maintain effective communication within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients receive quality ongoing care
• Actively participate in the care of Acute Surgical patients

About the culture

You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated organisation that takes pride in providing high quality service. Barwon Health provide a supportive environment that encourages professional growth and education across the organisation.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Relocation and sponsorship support options
• Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

About the Geelong Region, Australia

Geelong is Victoria’s second largest city, located one hour’s drive of the capital city, Melbourne. Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. We are known for our big city feel without the congestion and traffic, our stunning coastline, diverse nightlife and food culture. Living here allows you to spend more time doing the things you love like enjoying our sporting facilities, shopping, café precincts, lakes, river walks, wineries, and pristine beaches all within arm’s reach across Geelong. You can also have the option of living Inner City, Coastal, Suburban or Rural.

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website. 

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We 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.

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

We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, Please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at talent.acquisition@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

We at Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

Applicants for this role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and Influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health Immunisation Policy. You will be required to upload your Immunisation History with evidence of your recent influenza vaccination received post March 2022 in the application process.