Your role at St John of God Ballarat Hospital
We are seeking applications for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Surgical Ward team on a permanent full-time basis.
Working as a Clinical Nurse, you will provide the necessary quality nursing care and supervise Graduate and/or Registered Nurses to ensure planned nursing interventions are appropriate and implemented. The activities of the Clinical Nurse Specialist will ensure that the patient is a recipient of high quality nursing care in accordance with the Mission, Philosophy and Values of St John of God Health Care.
The Position
In collaboration with the Nurse Unit Manager, ensures that clinical activities reflect current issues, trends and research.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient’s needs, nursing interventions and patient responses to treatment.
Ability to act as a role model for clinical excellence in the delivery of patient care.
Ability to initiate appropriate intervention in response to accurate interpretation on the changing health status of patients.
Participation in the development / review of relevant department clinical policies & procedures.
Support the NUM in ensuring the department clinical management plan is implemented.
You will have demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills relevant to ICU, effective communication & documentation skills, ability to work flexibly within a team and able to prioritise workloads.
Successful applicants will have current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.
We can offer you
Salary: $100,083 + 11.5% Superannuation
Permanent full-time
Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
Novated leasing
work related expenses
self-education and
additional superannuation
A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
For enquiries contact Narelle Elsey, Nurse Unit Manager on (03) 5320 2407.
Applications close: September 20th
St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.
All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Covid-19 and Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.