Metropolitan Referral Unit Mru Liaison Fbt

**Job no**: 881870
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide CBD
**Categories**: Nursing/Midwifery
- **Multiple Positions**:

- **Department For Health and Wellbeing - Integrated Care Systems - Metropolitan Referral Unit**:

- **Salary: $84,870 to $107,279 (Pro-Rata) - RN2C - 1 FTE Part-Time or Full-Time available / Term Contract (Temporary up to 12 Months)**

Overview

Multiple positions (Part-Time or Full-Time available):
The Metropolitan Referral Unit is designed to streamline the access to a range of SA Health programs that support immediate hospital avoidance and early hospital discharge from SA Health public hospitals. The unit uses up to date information about criteria and capacity of services to facilitate patients to get the “right service, first time, every time” to support their care in the community.

The Metropolitan Referral Unit Liaison works with Southern, Central, Northern and Women’s and Children Local Health Network staff to admit patients to community SA Health programs. The position focuses on program liaison functions related to patient screening, assessment of eligibility for services, facilitation of referrals, generation of clinical care plans, general enquiries and communication with referrers and the external contracted service providers.

The Metropolitan Referral Unit Liaison manages the day-to-day referrals and contact with stakeholders under the supervision of the MRU Nurse Unit Manager RN3 and Nursing Director
- Program Director RN5. The Metropolitan Referral Unit Liaison (RN2 Clinical Nurse) is accountable for own practice standards, activities delegated to others and the guidance and development of less experienced staff.

Provide nursing and/or midwifery services in a variety of health service settings which has been consolidated by experience and/or further study with staff at this level developing from competent to proficient practitioners.

Accepts accountability for their own practice standards, activities delegated to others and the guidance and development of less experienced staff.

The Clinical Nurse role at this level continues to be predominantly clinical in nature; however, employees are assigned appropriate portfolios. The allocation of portfolio responsibilities should be negotiated with each employee and be consistent with the career development plan for the employee as determined by their performance review/development plan.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job ref: 881870**

**Criminal History Screening Requirement**
- A National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving ‘Unsupervised Contact with Vulnerable Groups’ is required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
- A DHS ‘Working With Children Check’ (WWCC) is required for this position

**Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (mínimal patient contact)**

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

**Special Conditions**
- Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing.
- Meet immunisation requirements as outlined by the Immunisation for Health Care Workers in South Australia Policy Directive.

**Enquiries**

Peta Woodcock

Nurse Unit Manager

Phone: 1300 110 600

**Application Closing Date**

**Sunday, 27 October 2024**:

- 11.55PM

**Attachments**
- Australian applicant guidelines
- International applicant guidelines

**Advertised**: 12 Oct 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 27 Oct 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time