Anum - General Medical & Acute Gerontology

ANUM - General Medicine/Acute Aged Care

Permanent Part Time (0.7 FTE)

Malvern Location

Cabrini offers- Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2,650 meal & entertainment card benefits- Rewarding career growth opportunities- Attractive hourly rates + 11% Super + 17.5% leave loading- Vibrant Malvern location, close to public transport- Myki Commuter discounted fares

About the department

3 West is our General Medical/Acute Aged Care Unit. It is a 20-bed unit in the Gandel building that provides acute care to geriatric patients admitted from the community and our Emergency Department. We work closely as a multidisciplinary team with patients and families, to ensure we deliver agreed outcomes.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Associate Nurse Manager with demonstrated clinical and management leadership skills in Acute General Medicine and Acute Gerontology to work with us in our busy 3 West Ward. You will be able to use your expert acute medical skills to assist the frail and vulnerable back to their health and well-being, support them and their family with life-changing decisions, or be privileged to manage them during their palliative care stage. This dynamic ward has established multidisciplinary team support and dedicated general and gerontology physicians. You will act as a clinical resource and actively participate in quality improvement methodology to ensure a high standard of patient care for the most frail and vulnerable in our community.

This is a permanent part-time position (0.7 FTE)

About you

You will be a motivated Registered Nurse/Associate Nurse Unit Manager with relevant experience and with a flexible and positive attitude. You will have attention to detail and the ability to work efficiently and respectfully within the team to deliver excellent patient care within the framework of the Cabrini Mission and Values.

Key Capabilities- Current AHPRA registration- Demonstrated leadership skills- Excellent communication skills- High-level organisational skills- Flexibility and a positive attitude- Attention to detail- Quality Improvement / Auditing experience- Post Graduate qualification in Gerontology, Acute Care, or working toward the same

Enquiries should be directed to: Megan Fraser Nurse Manager on 95081847

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community. You will have opportunities to learn new skills and give back to your community.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s south east. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, we have been providing quality, compassionate care to our community for 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini. Wherever we work, we are compassionate, connected people transforming lives together. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Cabrini is an equitable and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a safe environment for children and vulnerable people.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for Influenza and COVID-19 (including boosters), plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.