Grow your Nursing Career at Australia’s first ever Heart Hospital
As a Monash Health hospital, the Victorian Heart Hospital features a unique, holistic model of care with first ever cardiac services to provide tailored cardiovascular care for all Victorians, and specialised life-saving procedures for our community. Australia’s only cardiac facility, housing world-ranking Monash University and the Victorian Heart Institute, represents a powerful model of collaboration, innovation and excellence. Combining world-class clinical care, research, education and training, all in the same facility, the heart hospital is positioned to change the story of cardiovascular disease and accelerate its global reputation. The only one of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, it also sets a new international benchmark for cardiac hospital design in a purpose-built facility with access to landscaped spaces exuding calm and tranquillity, to enhance the patient experience and positively impact clinical outcomes.
Acute Cardiac Care Unit
The acute Cardiac Care Unit is a custom-built unit providing evidence based holistic care to Victorian cardiac patients. Every bed across 7A and 7B inpatient units are equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring with full cardiac functionality to provide high dependency acute care for patients. Our innovative cardiovascular service will support a universal model of patient care across the entire stay. Patients will benefit from a new, holistic, modern cardiac care where the care will be bought to the patient.
Registered Nurse
The Victorian Heart Hospital is truly the best place for a Cardiac Care Registered Nurse to advance their clinical expertise and further education. As an acute cardiac care nurse, you’ll be fully supported to expand your clinical expertise whether it be writing research papers or pursuing education pathways via Transition to Specialty Practice (TSP) or Postgraduate studies. You’ll thrive in a dynamic, bigger, new space and a valued member committed to improve patient outcomes and enhance patient experience and promote patient education and health promotion.
New Full/Part Time Ongoing role now available in 7B - .min .6EFT preferable.
About You
Naturally curious, you have a for learning and open to mastering your expertise in specialties including cardiology and cardiac surgery. Opportunities for growth are endless including career progression, nurse practitioner and research.
Working closely with a multidisciplinary team, you bring the following skills, experience and knowledge:
1. Current or previous cardiac or cardiothoracic nursing experience in an acute/critical care setting highly sought
2. Post graduate certificate or diploma in critical care/cardiac nursing highly desirable
3. Availability to work across a 24/7 rotating roster
4. Current AHPRA registration and eligibility to work in Australia
5. Outstanding communication and time management skills coupled with delivering evidence based holistic patient centred cardiac care
Monash Health’s Victorian Heart Hospital
Monash Health is a great place to work. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and are committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and iCare values.
World-leading Cardiac Facility featuring:
6. Architecturally designed sustainable building, filled with colour, natural light and space
7. New model of cardiac care in the delivery of patient centred excellence
8. Cutting edge state-of-the-art technology and on-site education to facilitate world-leading research
9. Dedicated leadership team fostering high performing talent within a tertiary hospital
10. Best place in Australia to grow and further develop your career in Healthcare
11. Victoria’s largest public health service employing over 22,000 people across a range of specialities
12. Only healthcare organisation ranked in
13. We offerinclusion, equity, opportunity and a workplace where kindness matters
14. Enjoy the benefits of Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs and work closer to home
15. Salary packaging options, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing program, Free flu vaccinations, Private health insurance at discounted rates, + more
How To Apply
We’re only able to accept applications submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System
Details on how to apply and probity check requirements, refer to attached Application Guide located under Position Documents
Selection activity may commence prior to closing date, apply today .