Registered Nurse – Medical Unit

Permanent Part Time - 32 hours per week

Nurses & Midwives Enterprise Agreement - RN Grade 2 (YP2 > YP11)

We currently have ongoing hours available in our Medical Unit for a suitably qualified Nurse. Experience or post graduate qualifications in Critical Care would be highly regarded, however are not essential.
We offer a friendly, team focused work environment, comprehensive orientation to the department and organisation, in house salary packaging and free car parking.
We have a learning culture that encourages ongoing education and offer generous study leave, support and assistance from our Ward based Educators.

Our preferred candidate will have:

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
• Excellent organisational skills
• Well-developed communication, interpersonal, negotiation and problem solving skills
• Commitment to oversee the processes required for a quality service with a patient centred focus
• Flexibility to work all shifts
• A commitment to a team approach to care delivery

Candidates with the following would be highly regarded:

• Recent critical care (HDU, CCU, ICU or ED) experience
• Recent experience in a Medical Unit
• Interest in palliative care

About our organisation

The West Gippsland Healthcare Group is a customer focused health organisation providing acute medical and surgical, obstetric, emergency, residential care and community health services to 45,000 people in the rural, urban residential, agricultural and industrial areas located within the Baw Baw Shire and beyond. The administrative headquarters are located at West Gippsland Hospital in Warragul, approximately 100kms east of Melbourne.

Working with us

All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a National Police Record Clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check.
All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six month probationary period applies to all new appointments.

Further details and how to apply

If you have any further queries, they may be directed to Tania Piner (Nurse Unit Manager) on 03 5623 0731.
Applications should be lodged online (via wghg.mercury.com.au), including a covering letter addressing the selection criteria, resume and three current referees.

Applications close on Wednesday 24 February, 2021

As an inclusive employer, we are committed to improving and promoting gender equality and encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.

As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.