The Royal Children's Hospital

PIR Outreach - Enrolled Nurse

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  Collingwood, CA (Onsite)  •  6 hours ago
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Job Description

  • Multiple casual positions
  • Generous salary packaging options to increase your take home pay
  • Work for a multidisciplinary team with a diverse range of backgrounds

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

Join cohealth's Public Intoxication Response Program and make a real difference in the community. As an Enrolled Nurse, you'll provide compassionate, harm reduction-focused care to people experiencing acute intoxication, supporting safer health outcomes across Melbourne.

Please refer to the Position Description to know more about the role.

Your duties include:

  • Support patient focused care, from preadmission to post discharge
  • Assess and observe immediate health needs as a first responder and provide care as needed
  • Provide assertive outreach and on-site care consultation with the registered nurse
  • Work collaboratively with internal partners and external stakeholders to optimise safety and outcomes for people intoxicated in public

What cohealth offers:

  • Generous salary packaging of up to $15,900, plus an additional $2,650 for meals and entertainment, to help increase your take-home pay. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrific…
  • Novated Leasing is available along with a significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
  • Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, along with mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
  • An inclusive workplace where diversity is valued and the work you do makes a meaningful difference

Our ideal candidate:

  • Current registration as an Enrolled Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
  • Minimum of two years’ experience working as an Enrolled Nurse
  • Experience in community nursing or providing nursing care within community-based services
  • Experience working with people who use alcohol and other drugs and/or people experiencing homelessness is highly desirable

Application Process

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Amy Hubbard Amy.Hubbard@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

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.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

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.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
org.au
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