Enrolled Nurse - Footscray, Australia - Western Health

    Western Health
    Western Health Footscray, Australia

    2 weeks ago

    western health background
    Permanent Part time
    Description

    Position Summary

    Western Health is seeking motivated, engaging, and compassionate enrolled nurses to provide nursing care as part of the multidisciplinary custodial healthcare team at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC), a women's prison in Melbourne's West. You will work alongside a team of registered nurses to provide patient treatment, management, assessment, ongoing reviews, emergency response and other primary health care services as needed.

    There are permanent full time or part time positions available.

    To be Successful in this Role, you will need to meet:

    Essential

  • Eligible for registration as an Enrolled Nurse in Australia and hold a current practicing certificate
  • Hold a Diploma in Nursing
  • Medication administration qualifications
  • Demonstrate organisational skills, particularly with respect to time management in the provision of care
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Have highly developed interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrate an ability to practice collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary health care team
  • A commitment to high quality, safe and person centered patient care
  • Excellent clinical skills
  • Be able to participate in a seven day rotating roster including AM, PM and overnight shifts

    • Desirable

  • Experience working in custodial health, women's health, alcohol; and other drugs services, mental health or other relevant specialty

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    The Service

    On 1 July, 2023 the delivery of primary healthcare transitioned from the current service provider to Western Health. The WH multidisciplinary team will provide holistic and interconnected service provision to patients at DPFC. Successful applicants will be on boarded and attend additional training to support the delivery of culturally appropriate, trauma informed, gender affirming care for all patients including priority cohorts.

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