* Permanent Part-time/Full time position available* Excellent benefits including salary packaging* Join the team at our facility in Kew* Current Nursing Registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA* Robust interpersonal and communication skills* Current NDIS Worker Screening check, or be willing to obtain* Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!* Employee Assistance Program* Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities* Discounts and Promotions available through our Foundation* Career development & advancement encouraged* Culture of continuous improvement* Work life balance through flexible rostering**Working at St Vincent’s** St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence. **Application** Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. **We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.** Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM. SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations). This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.* Practices in accordance with the professional standards, codes and behaviours that are regulated through the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).* Works collaboratively within scope of practice to ensure the efficient, effective and responsive operation of the allocated work unit.* Supports and encourages patients and their families understanding of care delivery and care planning through effective and timely communication with patients, team members, and the community.* Is accountable for timely communication with the nursing team, multidisciplinary team and reporting outcomes of nursing interventions to the Nurse Unit Manager or delegate.* Treats all patients, visitors and staff in a courteous and non-discriminatory manner and maintains confidentiality in regard to patients and all staff.* Complies with mandatory & other identified training requirements specified NMBA & SVHM.* Complies with SVHM policies and reports all actual or near miss events.* Promotes a culture of continuous quality service improvement within the unit and participates in activities designed to continuously improve standards of service and practice. Participates in any portfolio responsibility as delegated by the NUM.* Supports the NUM/Team Leader in the identification of new initiatives to improve sustainability in the unit/department.* Takes responsibility for managing own learning needs & participates in relevant professional development programs.* Participates in orientation of nursing staff or mentor / preceptorship programs as directed by Nurse Unit Manager or delegate.* Practice within a “patient centred care” framework* Practice competently, commensurate with level of experience and education, as guided by NMBA practice standards and the delegation and supervision framework, and according to local policy* Actively contribute to supporting a high functioning nursing and multidisciplinary team* Assist and support change and implement process improvements* Communicate effectively, with patients and staff at all levels* Accurately document patient care and interventions* Utilise written and verbal communication skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation.If you are working in a designated ‘Risk Assessed Role’ (as defined by the National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS) regardless of frequency, you will be subject to periodic NDIS Worker Screening Checks every five years at your own cost. ‘Risk Assessed Roles’ are defined as (a) key personnel as defined in the *National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013*; (b) any role that directly delivers a set of specified supports or services in the ; (c) any role where normal duties are likely to require ‘more than incidental contact’ with people with disability. The designation of ‘Risk Assessed Roles’ are subject to change, please refer to NDIS Practice Standards for further information.St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a Catholic not-for-profit healthcare provider with a reputation for compassionate care and world-leading innovation. Part of the St Vincent’s Health Australia group, we are a leading tertiary teaching hospital providing a comprehensive suite of services including acute medical and surgical services, emergency and critical care, aged care, diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative and residential care.Operating from 18 sites across greater Melbourne, this includes a major teaching, academic research and tertiary referral centre situated in Fitzroy, a soon to be established Rapid Access Hub at St Vincent’s Hospital on The Park, St George’s Health Service Kew, palliative care at Caritas Christi Hospice, as well as aged care, correctional health, mental health and community centres, pathology collection centres, general practice services and dialysis satellite centres. We continue to be at the forefront of care for Victoria’s most in-need communities.Employing more than 7,000 staff and with over 880 beds in daily use, the core aim of SVHM is to improve the patient experience through better access, superior outcomes and a more efficient and responsive health service.
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