Job description

About the Service
The Esk Health Service operates a seven day/ Monday to Friday service, 24 hours.
Esk Health Service is a funded 10 bed facility with 2 emergency department beds also, providing health care to an area of approximately 4000km2 within the Somerset Region. The organisation provides a range of services including Emergency, Medical, Post-Operative, Interim Care, Transitional Care, Palliative Care, Physiotherapy and Rural Adult Community Health.
Several other services such as Child Health, Podiatry, Hearing Services, Drug & Alcohol and Integrated Mental Health, both Adult, Child and Adolescent, visit on a regular basis. The provision of these services is supported by specialist and Allied Health staff from other areas of West Moreton Health Service. Other services such as Paediatric Occupational Therapists and Speech Pathologists can be accessed on a needs basis.
About the role
The registered nurse supports excellence in nursing care and patient outcomes, is a competent clinician who provides nursing care with clinical competence and capability, optimising access to care services. The registered nurse works in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to provide person and family centred, quality, safe patient care.
About you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Contemporary clinical knowledge in the area of rural nursing, delivering competent nursing care in complex situations while providing support to other team members.
• Ability to provide patient and family centred care to the patient using best practice and within the standard of practice of a Registered Nurse.
• Ability to communicate to a high standard effectively and engage with members of the healthcare team, patients, relatives and visitors whilst displaying a high level of professional nursing care.
• Ability to comprehensively assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care.

For more information regarding the role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
About West Moreton
West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.
To read more on how West Moreton Health are committed to transforming and optimising our care, to meet the health care needs of our growing and diverse community - Follow this link

Mandatory Requirements:

• Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification and registration or membership with the appropriate registration authority or association within Australia.
• Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16
• Vaccinated against COVID-19 as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 12/21 and the Queensland Health Human Resources Policy B70.

Benefits
17.5% annual leave loading, 12.75 % employer contribution to superannuation. Other employment benefits may include: professional development, , wellness programs and the Employee Assistance Service (EAS).
To apply
Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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