Job Description

• TSS/482 visa fees paid by employer (Primary applicant only)
• Up to $10,000 relocation assistance*
• Pathway to Permanent Residency after two years
• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing

The company

This company is one of Victoria’s largest health care providers with over 11,000 employees. They value their people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. They are friendly and supportive, ensuring they deliver a safe, person centred and connected patient experience.

They are rapidly growing and looking for a number of AHPRA Registered Nurses for various departments across their hospitals and facilities in Melbourne and Victoria.

About the role

This role is at a correctional facility for women located in Victoria. It is operated by Corrections Victoria and provides maximum, medium and minimum-security

accommodation for women on remand and those currently serving sentences.

As a registered Nurse, the quality and standard of health care provided to patients is the equivalent standard to that provided in the community, through the public health system. You will work alongside service providers to provide holistic and interconnected health service delivery for patients at the facility, including a tailored health response for priority cohorts.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess the clinical, non-clinical and social needs, including the identification of ‘at risk’ patients and record with appropriate and accurate documentation in the patient’s history and care plan and implement patient specific risk minimisation strategies
• Recognise changes in patients’ condition and take necessary action(s) and document the variation in the patients’ history and care plan such as urgent medical review
• Accurately reflect the patients requirements, outcomes or events within prescribed Western Health documentation, ensuring all legal requirements are met in regards to legibility of content and identity of reporter in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures
• Effectively develop discharge plans that reflect the needs of patients and their significant others and demonstrates an understanding of the role of community providers
• Develop, implement and evaluate teaching plans for peers, graduate and student nurses, patients and their significant others that meet their learning needs and facilitates informed decision making
• Provide consistent and appropriate leadership and supervision to Graduate, Enrolled and Student nurses
• Perform other nursing duties as required

Selection Criteria

Essential

• MUST have current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
• Minimum of 2 years experience specialising in custodial health, women’s health, alcohol and other drugs services, mental health or other relevant specialty
• Successful completion of a Bachelor of Nursing qualification or equivalent
• Effective organisational skills, with respect to time management and delegation
• Demonstrated ability to practice collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary health care team
• Demonstrated evidence of undertaking professional development activities to maintain and enhance nursing expertise
• A commitment to high quality, safe and person centred patient care
• Have well developed written and verbal communication skills
• Have highly developed interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification specialising in custodial health, women’s health, alcohol and other drugs services, mental health or other relevant specialty
• Ability to speak a community language

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