Position Summary
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Broaden Your Horizons
Line up your life and career with us at Barwon Health in Victoria, Australia
- Are you an Registered Nurse or Endorsed Enrolled Nurse who has at least 12 months of experience and would like to be supported during transition into Acute Care
- Commencing 27/3/2023
- 8 week paid supported transition from study to practice in one of our Acute Areas within University Hospital Geelong
- Ongoing Permanent Part-time or full-time employment in the Barwon Health Acute Pool or in an Acute Medical or 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 wards and areas at University Hospital Geelong. On completion of the program there will ongoing employment with the opportunity to apply for positions within acute 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.
What we offer
- Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction
- Geelong and Barwon Health is an attractive destination with a sunny climate, notoriously laidback lifestyle and great pay rates
- Located in the centre of Geelong's CBD is an easy commute from all suburbs
- Flexible working arrangements – speak to us about hours ,days or shifts that suit your lifestyle
- Access to employee wellness facility
- A genuine community feel - we look after each other
- Wide range of professional development that enhances your careers
- Ability to take leave without pay and purchase additional leave
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Attractive salary packaging benefits! Living Expenses capped at $9,010 which includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments and Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 which includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure
- To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.
About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA
Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne! Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) and means “Tongue of Land”.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
- 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.
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.
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