Position Details


Reference Number 158570
Position Title Registered Nurse - Rehabilitation
Employment Status Permanent Part Time
Program Community Health Rehab & Palliative Care
Location McKellar Centre
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 64
Position Summary
  • Be a part of a team who enjoys an interesting, challenging and meaningful work life
  • Enjoy a flexible and healthy work/life balance
  • Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment

About the facility

The Central Wing is located at Barwon Health’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Centre situated only minutes from the centre of Geelong. It is situated on a vibrant community asset within the parkland surrounds of the McKellar Centre and incorporates state of the art equipment. Central Wing provides care for Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) patients.

About the role

Barwon Health has an opportunity for an Registered Nurse to become part of the dynamic team at our Rehabilitation Centre at McKellar’s Central Wing. In this role you will be involved in delivering care to GEM patients in a supportive learning environment.

As the successful applicant you will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated team who take pride in providing a high quality service. You will be responsible for the provision of patient focused holistic nursing care in order to achieve desired health outcomes and wellbeing. You role will be within this dynamic and challenging unit where teamwork is paramount. You must have highly developed interpersonal skills as well as sound communication skills both verbal and written.

About the culture

The team at Central Wing are supportive, professional and educated and are only too willing to provide support and direction in providing high quality service of care.

Barwon Health staff benefits

  • 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.
Selection Criteria Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Degree level qualification with a recognised educational institution in Nursing (or other if required)
Essential: Registration with AHPRA
Desirable: Interest in GEM nursing
Essential: Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
Essential: Demonstrated commitment to the provision of care, which focuses on the patient and their family
Essential: Demonstrated commitment to the provision of continuity of care embraced by continuity of philosophy and continuity of information and advice given
Contact Person Karen Heseltine 
Contact Person Job Title Nurse Unit Manager 
Contact Number 0434 189 342 
Alternate Contact Person Jennifer Hoare ANUM  
Alternate Contact Number (03) 4215 5962 
Closing Date 04/04/2019
Position Description
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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.