Position Details


Reference Number 159411
Position Title Registered Nurse - General Medicine, Endocrinology & Infectious Diseases
Employment Status Temporary Part Time
Program Medicine, Specialist Medicine & Emergency Medicine
Location University Hospital Geelong
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 404
Position Summary
  • Join a highly skilled & professional multidisciplinary team on Baxter 7
  • Centrally located at University Hospital Geelong minutes from our multi award winning waterfront.
  • Enjoy professional development opportunities & generous salary packaging benefits

About the facility 

Formed in 1998, Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing care at all stages of life and circumstance. It is Victoria’s largest regional health service with one of the busiest hospitals in the state, University Hospital. We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 7,000 staff and more than 1,000 volunteers.

Baxter 7 is a 32 bed unit, encompassing General Medicine, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases. Due to winter demands the ward will be increasing their beds from 32 to 36. The ward is centrally located at University Hospital Geelong only a short walk from our vibrant waterfront, botanical garden and cosmopolitan CBD with an array of festivities on offer.

About the role 

Are you a highly motivated Registered Nurse looking to enhance your career in Victoria’s leading regional health care service? Don’t miss this opportunity to join a dynamic and empowering team environment in a permanent part time position.

To be successful in this role you will have experience working in acute care, the ability to work within a team, an interest in quality improvement and the ability to work a flexible roster. Clinical experience will focus on developing patient assessment skills and interventions aimed at providing optimal patient outcomes.

Shortlisted applicants will need to be available for an assessment centre that will be held 13th August or 23rd August. The assessment centre will involve a group activity, a short panel interview and written questions over the course of three hours.

About the culture

Baxter 7 is a dynamic progressive multidisciplinary workplace which provides a supportive environment that encourages professional growth and education in General Medicine, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases. Our ward is focused on being a positive, proactive patient focused team. Our team pride themselves on providing high quality patient centred care in an environment that has modern, well equipped facilities.

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: Ability to work all shifts, including nights and weekends
Desirable: Experience within an acute hospital environment
Essential: Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (APHRA)
Contact Person Rhiannan Parry 
Contact Person Job Title  
Contact Number (03) 4215 3979 
Contact Email rparry@barwonhealth.org.au 
Closing Date 08/09/2019
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.