Registered Nurse

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Seymour Health is seeking a casual Registered Nurse for the Acute Ward with immediate start and onsite duties in our central Seymour site, a busy rural health service about an hour north of Melbourne. Highlight your AHPRA registration, demonstrated clinical skills, and the ability to work with patient management systems and relevant legislation, accreditation standards, and quality processes. Show you can exercise sound judgement, manage risk, and communicate effectively with patients and teams. Be prepared for Worker Screening checks and vaccination requirements. To strengthen your application, call out proactive problem solving, intermediate Microsoft 365 skills, and a commitment to ongoing professional development; tailor your cover letter to our rural, collaborative environment.

About the position

This is a Casual Nurse position within the Acute Ward, with immediate availability to commence.

Ideally you will possess:

• AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse
• Demonstrated skills and knowledge to undertake specific tasks within their Responsibilities and Duties, particularly where specialist skills and Knowledge are required;
• Basic knowledge of patient management and information systems;
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant legislation including the Nurses Act, Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act, Health Services Act, OH&S Act;
• Knowledge of Accreditation Standards applicable to the area of Nursing Services in which this position is located;
• Thorough understanding of the quality process for health care;
• Well-developed clinical, analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgement and decision making;
• Proactive management of risk;
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft 365.

Seymour Health offers

• Two types of generous salary packaging
• Free on-site parking
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Competitively priced staff meals
• Employee Assistance Program
• Annual Scholarship program 

About Seymour Health

Seymour Health is a leading small rural health service. At our site in central Seymour, over 300 staff deliver health and allied services.

Our services include a 30-bed public hospital that provides public and private Acute medical and surgical, renal dialysis and day procedures. Seymour Health’s breadth of services extends to post-acute care, palliative care, sub-acute ambulatory service, oral health services, district nursing and community services. Barrabill House is a 40-bed residential aged care service that provides highly rated residential aged care.

Seymour Health is conveniently located an hour north of Melbourne via the M31 Hume Freeway and V/Line train service.

Employment Screening

All employment with Seymour Health is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory Worker Screening Checks, which include: a Police Records Check and Statutory Declaration; Victorian Employee Working with Children Check; and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must comply with the Health Service's Vaccination requirements and Victorian Government and Department of Health immunisation directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated and provided evidence of vaccination for various diseases, such as Influenza.

Diversity and Inclusion

Applications are encouraged from women, people from LGBTIQA+ communities, people with disability, young people, older people, and regional Victorians from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.