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• Provide high quality care to patients in the Rehab at Home program
• Contribute and collaborate with the Rehabilitation Clinical Service while delivering care in patients’ homes
• Permanent part-time, permanent full-time hours available

About the facility

Rehab at Home, based at the McKellar Centre, will provide Rehabilitation to people living in their own home and is part of the state wide Better@Home initiative. 

An exciting opportunity exists to join the new Rehab at Home team. The successful applicant will be an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for rehabilitation and working in an interdisciplinary team model.  This is an exciting new program that will allow qualified applicants to start at the commencement of this innovative service.

About the role

As the Rehab at Home Grade 3 Registered Nurse you will:

• Provide high quality care to patients in the Rehab at Home program, and to provide professional leadership within their clinical speciality and Barwon Health.
• Contribute to professional issues within the organisation to ensure the promotion of nursing professional values and high standards of nursing service provision.
• Work in collaboration with the Program Coordinator and all other stakeholders to monitor, develop and improve nursing clinical service provision consistent with the objectives of the Barwon Health and the CHRPC Strategic plans.

Parameters of this position would include independent delivery of skilled nursing care to Rehab at Home patients and significant opportunity for service assessment and improvement.

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
• Centrally located at University Hospital, only minutes from the vibrant waterfront
• Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

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 Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Jillong, Geelong is thought to mean ‘land’ or ‘cliffs’.

• 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.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.  If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at talent.acquisition@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

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Applicants for this role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and Influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health Immunisation Policy. You must provide evidence of your vaccinations in order to progress to interview stage.