An exciting opportunity exists for the Enrolled Nurse to provide person centred nursing care within a dynamic health environment based on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Standard of Practice: Enrolled Nurse and practice under the direct or indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse/Midwife, assisting with the provisions of care as delegated.

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An exciting opportunity exists for the Enrolled Nurse to provide person centred nursing care within a dynamic health environment based on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Standard of Practice: Enrolled Nurse and practice under the direct or indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse/Midwife, assisting with the provisions of care as delegated.

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south to Gympie in the north.

Centralised Nursing Recruitment is currently seeking Enrolled Nurse to progress to our nursing talent pipeline, who will be referred to the following areas:

• Surgery and Critical Care: Outpatients, Extended Day Surgery
• Gympie Hospital: Operating Room Suites, Ambulatory Care
• Maleny solders Memorial hospital
• Medical Services: Palliative Care, Acute Rehabilitation Unit and Acute and Restorative Care
• Mental Health and Specialised Services: Older Person Inpatient Unit

Key Responsibilities include: 

• Adhere to defined service quality standards, health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being understand to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Schedule 2, Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health Award) – State 2015 – Generic Level Statements Nurse Grade 3 and the Queensland Public Service values.
• Understand your broad responsibilities for safety and quality in healthcare, actively participate in continuous quality and safety improvement activities within the workplace and notify a relevant clinical or non-clinical responsible officer when concerns exist about workplace or patient safety.
• Practice in accordance with code of ethics, professional standards and legislation affecting nursing practice by maintaining current knowledge and competence within scope of position.
• Actively participate in a working environment supporting quality human resource management practices including employment equity, anti-discrimination, workplace health and safety and ethical behaviour.
• Follow defined service quality standards, occupational health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Queensland Public Service Values.

Salary between $71,234 - $75,602 p.a. (f/t), or salary rates: $35.92 - $38.12 p.h (p/t), employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) (Nurse Grade 3) (Talent pipeline progression towards full time and part time vacancies across the SCHHS). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered). 

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

This role may be eligible for the Queensland Workforce Attraction and Incentive Scheme. (Permanent or temporary fixed term equal to or greater than 12 months employment)

Check out the latest updates here:

https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/careers 

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme-guide 04 12 2023 (PDF, 330KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Information for Applicants, SCHHS (PDF, 1.79MB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  SC552046-RD (PDF, 478KB)
  Role Description