Acting Clinical Nurse

Are you a highly motivated Clinical Nurse looking for a rewarding temporary position within Private Healthcare?

Gold Coast Private Hospital is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse to join our oncology day infusion unit on a temporary basis. You will play a key role within a supportive team in ensuring high levels of patient care is provided.

We have 2 opportunities on offer:

• 1 x 3-month contract (leave cover)
• 1 x 4-week contract (leave cover)

Established in 2016, Gold Coast Private Hospital is a state-of-the-art, 339-bed facility located in the heart of the Gold Coast Precinct in Southport.

With 22 operating theatres, Gold Coast Private Hospital offers a wide range of specialties including, but not limited to, 24/7 Emergency Care, Medical Services, Orthopaedics, Bariatrics, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat), General Surgery, Obstetrics, Cardiac Care, and Oncology.

Gold Coast Private Hospital is committed to continual growth, providing exciting opportunities and professional career pathways in healthcare.

• Support the nursing team with planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of excellent standard of evidence based, person centred care
• Demonstrate professional practice as evidenced by adhering to AHPRA professional standards, code of ethics and conduct, legislative requirements and Healthscope's policies and processes
• Foster a learning environment through clinical presentations to support the nursing team with their professional development and maintaining own professional learning and continuous professional development and providing supervision and teaching to peers, ENs, graduates and students
• Act as a valued member of the inter-disciplinary team to provide exceptional patient care by actively contributing to team processes and practices
• Collaborate with external partners to ensure patients receive a high quality of care across the health care continuum
• Maintain professional and constructive working relationships with our VMO partners, using a customer service mindset, to enable high quality patient outcomes
• Current AHPRA registration
• 3 years' experience within an acute environment
• 1-year minimum team leader or in-charge nursing experience (desirable)
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Demonstrate the ability to show initiative and work within a team environment
• Passion for teaching, educating and up-skilling staff in cardiac operating theatres

• Current AHPRA registration
• 3 years' experience within an acute environment
• 1-year minimum team leader or in-charge nursing experience (desirable)
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Demonstrate the ability to show initiative and work within a team environment
• Passion for teaching, educating and up-skilling staff in cardiac operating theatres

• Subsidised meals and discounted staff parking
• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
• Discounted health insurance (perm employees)
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth
• Maxxia reward Program
• Salary Sacrifice and novated lease options
• EAP Services

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As one of the largest national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 38 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out recruitment@healthscope.com.au. Please specify in your cover letter your preferred contract length.

Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.