Position Title: Registered Nurse (Interventional Cardiology – Cardiac Cath Lab)
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Hours per week: 38 hours per week
Position Grade: Registered Nurse (Year 1 - 8)
Salary: $70,049.73 to $98,351.39 base salary per annum
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (non-declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Nurses Agreement 2017
Department Name: Interventional Cardiology Service – Cardiac Catheter Lab
About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Come and work for one of the largest inner-city hospitals in Sydney. Servicing a wide variety of patients from across the CBD and Eastern Suburbs; including providing care to trauma, medical, surgical, and mental health & drug and alcohol adult patients.
Based in Darlinghurst surrounded not only by our community we have great public transport links, food from all around the world and a village like community spirit in the heart of the city.
Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
Work/Life balance coupled with regular team social activities
Education excellence
CATH LAB post graduate certificate course to increase your skills
Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
Australia wide funded conference opportunities
About the role:
Come join our fantastic team of Registered Nurses in the Cardiac CATH LAB! Located in the heart of Sydney's CBD, our state-of-the-art cardiac centre which has been the centre of excellence for many many years sees over 10,000 patients annually.
With advanced nursing practices and plenty of room for growth, we are dedicated to helping you shape your career in the way you desire. We offer internal educational pathways and even scholarships to assist you in your professional development.
A great opportunity exists in the Interventional Cardiology Service department for a highly motivated Registered Nurse with appropriate knowledge and skills to join our friendly and supportive Interventional Cardiology team. St Vincent’s Hospital is a major tertiary referral centre and has 3 Cardiac Catheter Labs, 1 Electrophysiology Lab and 1 Endocardial Biopsy/ Right Heart Catheterization for interventional cardiac procedures such as insertion of stents, cardiac devices and structural heart procedures.
Our dynamic and innovative team offers development opportunities for all staff and a caring environment for the delivery of high-quality patient centered care.
To be successful you will be expected to be able to work within the Interventional Cardiology department comprising of Cardiac Catheter, Electrophysiology Laboratories and Right Heart Catheterization/ Endocardial Biopsy which is part of Interventional Services.
Our team leads the way in interventional procedures; percutaneous valve replacement (TAVI, Mitral and Tricuspid), left atrial appendage closure, Paravalvular leak closure, PFO, ASD closure, AF ablation, cardiac resynchronization therapy.
As the sole Heart Lung Transplant centre in NSW, we also carry out procedures involving specialized mechanical support devices that are not available at other centres.
You will be expected to work a Monday to Friday rotating roster, and on-call overnights and over the weekends.
Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2024_015) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
About you:
Are you a nurse with excellent acute nursing skills and experience in a cardiac, theatre or anaesthetic setting. We're a team that's all about support and building on your strengths and if you feel the same, we are the team for you.
If you have recently completed your new graduate program or you have over 8 years under your belt we’d love to hear more about you.
You'll have a Nurse Manager, Nurse Unit Manager, Clinical Nurse Consultants, and Clinical Nurse Educator backing you up. All our teams are also fully dedicated to collaborating with you.
If you are looking for a change and to make a change, come and join the team in leading patient centred excellence within an acute setting.
Application Instructions:
To have you application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria
1. Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia.
2. Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency
3. Demonstrated ability to work within the interdisciplinary team
4. Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development
5. Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills
6. Demonstrated evidence of integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills, critical thinking and analysis in their daily practice as a registered nurse
7. Demonstrated effective time management skills and ability to prioritise competing workloads within a complex environment
8. Demonstrated experience in acute care setting such as Cardiac Nursing/ Anaesthetic Nursing/ operating theatres or other relevant area
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
Applications close on: 14th October 2024
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
View Reconciliation Action Plan