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Expressions of interest for Casual, Temporary and Permanent Registered Nurse opportunities at Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS)

Job details

About the role

Multiple opportunities to provide contemporary evidence based consumer/person focused care, in collaboration with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate optimal health outcomes for the recipients of healthcare services

About STARS Hospital

The Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) is the newest healthcare facility for Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS). STARS is a 182-bed specialist public health facility that couple's complex rehabilitation and specialist elective surgical services and procedures in a planned procedure environment to provide patients with greater access to care in clinically recommended timeframes.

The facility provides a range of new and expanded healthcare services to:

• Increase access to specialist rehabilitation services, elective surgery and endoscopy services.
• Reduce the number of sub-acute rehabilitation patients being treated in acute beds.
• Meet the growing demand for specialist rehabilitation services.
• Ensure more patients have access to services within clinically recommended timeframes.
• Reduce patient wait times for specialist rehabilitation, elective surgery and endoscopy services.

Read more about Nursing Services at STARS in the Factsheet attached below

How to Apply

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

Please provide the following information to the panel to assess your suitability:

1. Your current CV or Resume, including referees. You must seek approval prior to nominating a person as a referee. Referees should have thorough knowledge of your work performance and conduct, and it is preferable to include your current/immediate past supervisor. By providing the names and contact details of your referee/s you consent for these people to be contacted by the selection panel. If you do not wish for a referee to be contacted, please indicate this on your CV or Resume.

And

1. Complete and submit the required pre-employment following documents with your application:

• Application Screening Questionnaire
• Justice of the Peace (JP) certified identification (x3)
• Employee Screening Consent Form
• Vaccine Preventable Disease Evidence/Consent form
• Vaccine Preventable disease Evidence
• Tuberculosis Risk Assessment Form

Non-Australian Citizen Applicants:

• Authority to obtain Vise Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO)

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services;  and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Benefits when working for us

• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and successful candidates will be notified of available vacancies

Further information

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

Documents

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

• STR583082 Role Description - RN Pool STARS (PDF, 389KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Fact Sheet - STARS (PDF, 275KB)
  Role Description
  
  Employee screening consent form (PDF, 235KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  ID requirements (PDF, 68KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  TB risk assessment 2020 (PDF, 177KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  VPD evidence form (PDF, 103KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  240220 Authority to Obtain VEVO (Word, 203KB)
  Information Package for Applicants