Permanent, part-time roles available
Excellent benefits
Friendly and supportive team environment
About Auburn House
A Place for compassion Auburn House is an aged care provider and specialist person’s mental health unit with 30 private rooms in a newly refurbished home like environment. We care for residents with diverse mental health, behavioural and psychological needs. Our care model is centred around the person, ensuring their ability to make choices in every aspect of their lives is supported. We strive for care that is provided in consultation with each person, eliminating institutional elements to the greatest extent possible.
We are a vital part of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne Continuing Care Services, a key clinical service program of SVHM and broader SVHA Public Hospital division. Auburn House operates with a qualified nursing workforce of Enrolled and Registered nurses with agreed workforce ratios and staffing levels that exceed industry standard.
About the Role
Join us in transforming lives. As an Enrolled Nurse at Auburn House in Hawthorn East, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the dignity and quality of life of our residents with unique behavioural and psychological needs. Here, within a nurturing and safe environment, you’ll have the exceptional opportunity to hone your clinical skills while caring for a diverse group of residents, making a profound impact on their lives
Unleash you potentialWe are committed to your professional growth. You will be part of an incredible team that supports and challenges you to be your best. As you provide care in this challenging yet rewarding environment, you will evolve both personally and professionally.
Classifications for this position will range from Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse Level 2 PE21 - YD22
About You
Empathy and Expertise: We are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Enrolled Nurse with a background in aged mental health or dementia care. Your unwavering commitment to a person-centred approach to care will empower residents to achieve their health goals and enhance their overall well-being. With a positive work attitude and engaging manner, you will thrive on the unique and varied needs of our resident population, striving to provide the highest standard of care.
Qualification and Commitment: in addition to your experience, you will need:
Current Nursing Registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
An understanding of relevant legislation; principles and practice of aged psychiatry, and an understanding of the Commonwealth Aged Care Standards
Current NDIS Worker Screening Check or be willing to obtain.
What We Offer
Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
Ability to join Fitness Passport – Your access pass to a wide range of fitness facilities. We believe a healthy body supports a healthy mind.
Access to exclusive discounts and promotions through our Foundation.
We are dedicated to your professional development, offering regular opportunities to help reach your career goals.
A culture of continuous improvement, where your contributions make a difference
Work/life balance through flexible rostering
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
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At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https /www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
View Reconciliation Action Plan
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We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
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In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
