Enrolled Nurse

• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Kimba Hospital
• Salary: $ $37.75 per hour + 25% casual loading - Casual (up to 24 May ENC/END
• Eligibility Open to Everyone 

Overview

Fantastic opportunity to join a small supportive and dedicated health care team in the beautiful rural town of Kimba where you will contribute towards strengthening and enhancing hospital care and improving the health of the local community.

Working under the direct or indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse, you will make decisions and take initiative to plan and complete nursing care tasks within your scope of practice.  Your duties will encompass providing education to patients, families and carers, contributing to research as appropriate while continuing own professional development, seeking learning opportunities and maintaining own professional development portfolio of learning and experience. 

Eligibility

Applicants must be enrolled or eligible for enrolment as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practice certificate with previous experience in providing nursing care in the healthcare setting.

The Region

With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia's best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre and Far North will inspire and energise you.

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy.  We are one of the largest LHNs by area in Australia and communities include Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Oodnadatta, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna.

Services include acute care, medical, accident and emergency, surgery, birthing and midwifery, specialist consultancy, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, transfusions, rehabilitation, residential and community aged care, respite care, transitional care packages, Aboriginal health, mental health, allied health, community health, community nursing, palliative care, community home support packages and home modifications.

Click here to learn more about living and working in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.

Kimba, once named 'the kindest place in Australia and best remote area to live', has a community of 1300 people and is situated halfway across Australia on the world renowned Eyre Highway, National Highway One. 

Explore Kimba

That's Our Kimba

Applicant Information

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.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) 

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 905375

Enquiries

Kylie Hass
EO/DON
Phone:
E-mail:  

Application Closing Date

24 May PM

Attachments

ENDP - Enrolled Nurse Cert Dip - Kimba (Casual) - Role

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