• Part Time opportunity - we are looking for the best!
• Build your career as a Registered Nurse at McKellar Centres Dementia unit
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment

About the facility 

Barwon Health’s McKellar Centre offers a range of rehabilitation services that enable people to make a dynamic recovery. It is situated on a vibrant community asset with parkland surrounds and incorporates state-of-the-art equipment. Adzen is a high level secure unit at McKellar Centre that provides residential care for older people suffering from Dementia and is conveniently located in North Geelong. As well as anaesthesia services, the department also manages the acute and chronic pain services, and the peri-operative unit, including cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) for pre-operative assessment of patients.

About the role 

Duties of the Registered Nurse at the McKellar Centres, Adzen unit will include but are not limited to:

• Delivery of consumer centred care that meets best practice standards
• Facilitate service coordination where possible to ensure broader health and well-being issues are supported
• Establish and maintain effective communication within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients receive quality ongoing care.
• Share skills and knowledge to contribute to professional development of colleagues and students

About the culture

Our staff thrive in a challenging environment, get enjoyment from being part of a highly recognised and skilled team and truly believe they have the opportunities to be their best.  Most importantly our dedicated staff live the Barwon Health way with our values under pinning all that we do. 

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.