Registered Nurse
Job No:
VIN2715
Location:
Waterloo
*Enrolled & Registered Nurse Vacancies Available!
- Casual & Part-time roles with competitive salary and entitlements.
- Generous salary packaging tax-free benefits| increases annual pay package of up to 15k
- Flexible rostering arrangements + generous shift allowances on evenings & weekends
- Career development and advancement opportunities: grow your career across a range of services
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, who’s key values is to shape a more just and compassionate society
We believe our employees are key to our success and offer Learning and Development programs to enhance and grow your career across a range of teams and services. Our staff are recognised for their achievements and are offered promotional opportunities on a meritocracy basis within a collegiate and values driven team environment and culture.
Your new role:
Rewarding role where you will coordinate and deliver high-quality nursing care in our aged care facility to clients experiencing homelessness. Frederic House provides a safe environment, socialisation and medical care in a friendly and caring environment.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide clinical health care services in an aged care facility to those with an alcohol and other drug dependence, mental health issues and/or at risk of or experiencing homelessness
- Work with Frederic House management to assess and intake prospective residential clients.
- Coordinate, develop and manage appropriate health services for this client group, taking part in the development, implementation and evaluation of operational protocols, policies and procedures for the health clinic
- Liaise with prescribing medical practitioners and manage the administration of client medications
- Main client progress in the medical records and assess, plan, organise, evaluate and deliver holistic, quality nursing care in accordance with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council’s
- Manage clients with challenging behaviours and form therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Actively promote the integration of clients into mainstream community resources, including transition to mainstream healthcare services.
- Demonstrate ability to apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Registered General Nurse with a minimum of 3 years of clinical experience: ideally within aged care, AOD, or mental health.
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Capacity to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with clients, staff, management and external agencies.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Comprehensive clinical knowledge, particularly to age related health issues
- Ability to establish and maintain professional and appropriate relationships with residents and/or their families/representatives.
- Demonstrated capacity to work with people from diverse backgrounds and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality.
- Basic computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems.
If you have questions about this role, or require an easy read Position Description, please email Rebecca.Sidley@vinnies.org.au and quote VIN2715
St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages. If you are a candidate with disability please let us know if you require any support to participate in the application and recruitment process.
The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check. A health / medical assessment may be required for some roles.
St Vincent de Paul (NSW) has a COVID- 19 vaccination policy that has identified this role as requiring a full COVID-19 vaccination. Medical exemptions with the NSW government contraindication form will be considered, subject to a satisfactory risk assessment.