Department of Health Tasmania – Launceston TAS
Launceston Community Nursing is a dynamic and proactive service that works together as a team in a supportive manner to enable clients to discharge from the acute service and return home as soon as possible. Care provided includes but is not limited to managing complex wounds, continence management, and palliative care.
Working in the community gives you the time to care for your client in a meaningful and holistic manner. Come and join our team and develop your nursing skills in subacute and chronic care and see how rewarding nursing in the primary health space is.
The team: Launceston Community Nursing Service is a vibrant and social team who enjoy seeing clients in the community. Our friendly and engaging team is supportive of developing skills and interested in growing the service to meet the needs of the community. Currently, the team at Launceston Community Nursing is engaging in a quality improvement project to complete trial of voids in the community for clients in their homes in order to reduce hospital bed days required. The team is always looking for ways to reduce inpatient length of stay and is proactive in supporting quality improvement initiatives. If you are a proactive Nurse who likes to work autonomously, then this is the opportunity for you to come and join a team of like-minded Nurses and health care professionals.
Details of appointment: Fixed term, part-time, shift worker position, working up to 64 hours per fortnight, commencing 13 December 2024 until 13 December 2025. *notwithstanding hours to 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, part-time, and casual vacancies.
Salary: $75,902 to $102,908 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
You'll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
Benefits available to eligible candidates: Professional development and accelerated pathways.Excellent leave benefits: 20 days annual leave (pro rata), 20 days personal leave (pro rata), and study assistance leave if eligible.Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.Minimum Requirements: Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered NurseCurrent Driver's Licence*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change.
How to apply: Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that 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. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
For more information: Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Stacey HigginsPosition: Nurse Unit Manager - Launceston Community Nursing ServicePhone number: Email address: ******
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