- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Infection and Prevention Control Services
- Salary $84,870 - $107,279 RN2 (Pro Rata) | 2 Full Time positions – Contract Until Oct 2026
Join the Infection and prevention Control team as a Clinical Nurse!
The Infection Control Nursing Service (ICS) at Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) provides guidance and support in the prevention and control of infections within the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN). The programme includes managing infectious diseases according to evidence based guidelines, auditing hand hygiene compliance, educating staff and reporting on healthcare acquired infections
About the role:
Reporting to the Infection Control Nurse Consultant, as the Clinical Nurse, your responsibilities will include:
- Provide proficient, person centred, clinical nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients in a defined clinical area,
- Assists and supports the Nurse Consultant or equivalent in management, clinical, and education activities,
- Participation in local surveillance and monitoring activities designed to describe local epidemiological trends, and identify outbreaks of multi-resistant organisms and notifiable and communicable diseases,
- work collaborative with the organisation to ensure patients that have been identified as infectious are risk assessed and reviewed daily to assist with bed flow
- Participate in clinical teaching, overseeing learning experience, and goal setting for students, new staff and staff with less experience,
- Provide shift by shift leadership in the provision of nursing/midwifery care within a team or unit and facilitate patient flow.
About you:
- Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate,
- Effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills,
- Demonstrated competence in Infection Control nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards.
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Jane Parker - Nursing Director Clinical WHS / Infection Control, 0466 508 052, Jane.Parker@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Thursday 26th September 2024
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We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
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SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 879577