Permanent Pool

Location: North West Region | Bendigo

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Bendigo Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial, Education and Training, Health and Allied Health, Medical and Nursing, Nursing

Reference: 14099

Are you a current Registered or Enrolled Endorsed Nurse and looking to work in a variety of areas? We have various Permanent Pool roles (part time and full time) available that allow you to:

- Gain experience across a range of specialty areas.
- Extremely flexible rostering to allow for work life balance.
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service where you can further your career.

**The Position**

Position Title: Permanent Pool (Acute, Residential Aged Care & Psych)
Classification: YP3-YP9 & IB68 - IB72
Salary per hour (exc. super): $32.85 - $46.86
Hours per fortnight: Up to 76 hrs per fortnight
Employment Status: Part time and Full time, Fixed term optional
Other requirements: COVID-19 Vaccination

**Role Description**

The Permanent Pool role is resourced using Registered and Enrolled Nurses who provide staffing resources twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week across Acute Pool, Psych Pool and Residential Aged Care Pool to cover unplanned shortfalls within the service to ensure all units are adequately staffed, allowing us to ensure we provide Excellent Care, Every Person, Every Time.

Currently we have 3 Permanent Pool options available:

- Acute Pool (These staff assist all out inpatient units based on the staffing demand for the day and could be allocated to our ED, ICU, Medical, Surgical, Ortho and Rehab Units, along with Children’s Ward or Special Care Nursey.
- Residential Aged Care Pool (These staff assist all our Aged Care Facilities based on the staffing demand and could be allocated to Golden Oaks, Carshalton House, Simpkin House or Gibson Street Complex)
- Psychiatric Pool (These staff assist all our psychiatric Units and can be allocated to our Older Persons Unit, Extended Care Unit, Adult Acute unit or Parent Infant Unit.

**To be successful for this role, you will need to**:

- Be registered as a Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia through the regulatory body, AHPRA.
- Have a minimum of 12 months clinical experience and be able to demonstrate clinical knowledge and skills (in relation to the Pool position description)
- Have excellent time management, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Have a current Working With Children Check
- Have a current Police Check
- COVID-19 Vaccination

**Testimonials from current and past Permanent Pool Staff**

**Amberlie -Acute Pool EEN - **“My name is Amberlie, I have been an Enrolled Nurse at Bendigo Health for 11 years now, relocating from a remote area in the NT which has allowed me to continue on with my nursing career at Bendigo Health. I enjoy working on Acute Pool as this has given me a variety of challenges from learning in multiple different areas, such as Medical, Rehab, Hospice, Orthopedics, Surgical, Pediatrics, Special Care Nursery and the Emergency Department. Throughout my career, I have been supported by friendly staff in all departments, where any questions regarding patient care are always welcomed. Acute Pool is very accommodating to work life balance and offers great flexibility in self-rostering. Bendigo has a very welcoming culture with many social events to add to the calendar.”

**Dave - Past Acute Pool CCRN**

"Hi, I’m Dave, an ICU CCRN and an After Hours Manager. I’ve been very fortunate in my career to be on Acute Pool which has allowed me to be exposed to various units within Bendigo Health. I first completed an EN Grad year, worked several years on casual bank then completed my RN. After my RN grad year I commenced on Acute Pool and through this was exposed to ICU and ED, after completing my CCRN I returned to pool and spent several years working across the hospital. I loved my time on pool for the flexibility and the exposure to places that I hadn’t thought of working before”

**Current Residential Aged Care Pool EEN**

"I have worked on Residential Pool for over 12 years and I find the flexibility of self-rostering advantageous. It is great being able to move around the four residential sites as each day is different which provides a unique working week. Residential Pool allows you to utilise different skills over various areas and work within a diverse team of health professionals providing excellent care, every time."

**Bendigo Health**

Our 700 bed state of the art hospital was built in 2017. We are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture. We have all of the latest technologies allowing our 5000 staff to deliver Excellent Care to Every Person, Every Time. Remuneration is in accordance with Victorian Public Health Enterprise Agreements and generous salary packaging arrangements a