Your role at St John of God Midland Hospital
You will work in a fast-paced, accelerated environment that requires adapting very quickly to urgent and emergency situations and thriving on the unpredictability of the department. Our accident and emergency department nurses are supported by our medical teams to be able to make quick and skilled clinical decisions fostering a strong alliance between doctors and nurses.
In this role you will provide an advanced level of quality patient care and customer service to our Emergency Department while positively influencing through clinical leadership, education, research and collaboration. Promote excellence in clinical standards and quality of care that integrates research and best practice into clinical policy. You will demonstrate positive role modelling and leadership and equitable and timely access to treatment.
The Position
- Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and competence to provide comprehensive and holistic health assessment relevant to specialty within an expanded clinical nursing role.
- Provide effective, autonomous and accountable patient care that incorporates an advanced level of knowledge and skills in specialty within scope of practice.
- Utilises enabling legislation and ANMC competencies to independently manage a cohort of patients.
- Demonstrate a high level of confidence and clinical proficiency in prescribing a range of therapeutic interventions that are evidence based and informed by specialist knowledge and in accordance with clinical guidelines.
- Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of specific pharmaceuticals and diagnostic, including pathology and radiology tests related to specialty that that are evidence based and informed by specialist knowledge and in accordance with clinical guidelines.
- Fosters a clinical team culture of interdisciplinary collaboration leading to improved patient outcomes.
- Engage in and lead clinical collaboration through clinical consultancy, collegial support, guidance and direction to members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Advise with the development and evaluation of relevant clinical standards and policies using an evidence-based approach.
- Coordinates and implements quality initiative activities against KPIs.
- Initiate, implement and evaluate clinical research in specialty.
- Provide education/advice to patients and significant others. Develop education resources and arrange specialised education as required.
- Collaborate with Learning and Development to develop, implement and evaluate caregiver development programs in specialty.
- Report to manager each month or at agreed frequency against the agreed suite of KPIs.
- Collate data, evaluate and report annually to Director of Nursing and Midwifery and Nurse Co Director on the activity and outcomes of the NP service.
- Represent SJGMPPH at external reference groups and meetings as appropriate.
- All other reasonable duties as directed by the relevant Manager/Supervisor
Position Requirements
You will hold registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse and endorsed as a Nurse practitioner with a postgraduate diploma or Master of Nurse Practitioner Degree. You will have a minimum of 5 years recent extended practice and advanced clinical skills in specialty with knowledge and understanding of current trends in healthcare practice, research and education which you contribute to on a local or national basis.
To succeed you will have a high level of communication, liaison, interpersonal and negotiation skills with a commitment to the professional development of self and others. You will have clinical knowledge, skills and extended practice utilising evidence-based practice, as well as a commitment to, and participation in, clinical and/or educational research and quality improvement.
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: $128,468 to $154,750 pro rata, plus 11.5% superannuation
- Permanent part time positions available (AM & PM shifts)
- Discounts on hospital services & private health insurance
- 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
- Free on-site parking
- Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport
- Innovative Professional Development opportunities
- A welcoming and supportive culture
- A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
All applicants are asked to submit a CV & covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements
For enquiries contact Chris Goadby, Acting Nursing Director ED & Clinical Operations, on 0437 329 073.
Closing Date: 25/09/2024
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.