Enrolled Nurse (502094)

Job Description:

The Role:

• The Enrolled Nurse provides direct patient centred nursing care to assigned patients in accordance with the nursing care plan under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

The Ward

• The Medical Ward at North West Regional Hospital consists of a 27 bed General Medical Ward, a 15-bed isolation/ General medicine unit and an 8 bed Acute Medical Unit all providing services to the North West Tasmania. The General Medical Ward case mix of patients may include sepsis, acute strokes, Renal, Respiratory, Cardiac, delirium and end of life care patients. The Isolation area provides care for various transmission-based infections including COVID 19. The AMU provides care to short stay Medical patients with Length of stays 48-72hrs having rapid reviews, assessments, and planning. Several staff hold post graduate qualifications in Acute care and many opportunities are provided for ongoing professional development. Staff will have the opportunity to be rotated through all areas of the Medical Unit.

Details of Appointment

Permanent, part time, shift work, position working 64 hours per fortnight, commencing ASAP

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $66,811- $69,835 per annum + 10.5% superannuation + access to salary packaging

• Salary range is in accordance with the Nurse and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2019

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as an Enrolled Nurse (holds a Board-approved qualification in administration of medicines)

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:
   1. crimes of violence
   2. sex related offences
   3. serious drug offences
   4. crimes involving dishonesty
2. Identification check
3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide and Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

• Generic Enrolled Nurse G2 (June 2022) HR22.pdf
• Generic Enrolled Nurse G2 (June 2022) HR22.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

How to Apply

*Please note that our application process has changed refer to the application guide for information on the new application format.

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please Note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

For More Information

Maxine Munting

Position: Nurse Unit Manager Medical Ward
Phone: (03) 6493 6415
E-mail: [email protected]

Important Information

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