• Maternity leave relief position
• Exciting opportunity to work in a new and challenging environment
• Be part of a dedicated team at Barwon Health providing excellence in patient care

About the facility

Barwon health is one of the largest Regional Health care services in Australia which provides excellent care delivery at all stages of life's continuum. Services provided by Barwon health include Emergency, Acute care, Mental Health, Aged Care, primary care and community services.

Rapid Assessment Planning Unit (RAPU), is a 16 bed unit with a length of stay of 48 hrs. While RAPU has been operational since 1998, it has relocated to the new and vibrant Birdsey Wing 7. The new unit has state of the art beds and equipment and is light and airy making it a pleasurable working environment.

About the role

If you have a passion for nursing and strive to deliver excellent patient focussed care through best practice then this is the job for you. In this role you will be responsible for the provision of patient focused holistic nursing care to those assigned to you, in order to achieve desired clinical outcomes.

You will need to possess excellent communication skills, be well organised in your work practice, demonstrate a sound knowledge of acute medical nursing and be able to work independently while being part of a cohesive team.

About the culture

We are a fun, passionate, supportive, energetic, driven team who works cohesively together. We promote professional development in the workplace and as a team are focussed on quality patient centred care. No day is the same; we are a team that embrace's change and are always looking for innovative ideas to improve our team and the organisation.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Our Commitment to Child Safety

• 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.