Transition To Specialty Practice, Emergency Department

**Employment Type**:

- Temporary Part Time

**EBA** - Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) Single Interest Employer Agreement 2024-2028

**Job Category**:

- Nursing - Registered Nurse (Div 1)

**Req Id -** 5911

**Transition to Specialty Practice: Emergency Department**

**Line up your life and career with us at Barwon Health in Geelong, Victoria**
- Enjoy a rewarding position in a supportive team environment
- Enhance your career with the largest regional healthcare service in Victoria
- Enjoy work life balance in our stunning region with these multiple temporary part-time positions

**About Barwon Health**
- Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing care at all stages of life and circumstance. Services available through Barwon Health cover the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care. We serve more than 500,000 people through the efforts of more than 9000 staff and volunteers across more than 20 sites. Barwon Health is committed to developing a vibrant culture of education, training and research that advances health and wellbeing for all.

**About the facility**
- Our major sites include University Hospital Geelong in Geelong's CBD, the McKellar Centre precinct in North Geelong, Barwon Health North in Norlane, and residential aged care facilities spanning the region. Comprehensive mental health, community health and dental services are delivered through various programs across the Barwon South West Region, including Torquay and Colac.

**About ED Department**
- Barwon Health ED is one of the largest regional health services in Victoria, providing care for approximately 80,000 emergency presentations per year. Under Barwon Health's emergency model of care patients are streamed to dedicated assessment areas including fast track, adult, paediatric, resuscitation, trauma and mental health areas. Our mission is to improve access and patient flow to provide a sustainable service that ensures high quality, safe, people focused care. The emergency department also has short stay units to ensure consumers receive the right care, at the right place at the right time.

**About the role**
- An exciting opportunity to complete the Emergency Transition to Specialty Practice Program. There are multiple positions available, with the Program commencing in February 2026. Successful applicants will be supported with our well-established structured program and have rotations through adult and children's emergency.
- The successful applicants will have emergency nursing experience and excellent communication skills. Also required is a motivation to continued professional development and flexibility to work all shifts on a monthly self-request roster.

**The Program**
- The course aims to build on your knowledge via online content, face-to-face study days and clinical support, to enhance and extend your practice through a structured clinical progression program.
- A comprehensive orientation to the ED will be provided including supernumerary shifts in your initial transition to the program.
- Concepts explored will include comprehensive patient assessment of adults and paediatrics, introduction to ECG interpretation and high dependency nursing care skills, including non-invasive ventilation and management of invasive monitoring. The aim is to transition into working in the resuscitation area with the support of the Emergency Education Team.
- The Program aims to:

- Further develop the confidence and advanced competence of the emergency nurse within a supportive clinical setting.
- Develop the specialised knowledge and skills required to ensure safety and quality of emergency care.
- Ensure development of core foundational and advanced skills and knowledge to enable safe delivery of care.
- Participants will develop and demonstrate the capacity to problem solve and think critically in the Emergency Department clinical environment.
- Participants will demonstrate an alignment of clinical and theoretical knowledge while planning and implementing the care of the patient requiring emergency care.

**Requirements**:

- Registered Nurse with minimum of 12 months acute nursing experience
- Previous emergency nursing experience

**About the culture**
- You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional and dedicated team who take pride in providing high quality services. We promote positive, respectful relationships and strong partnerships within the workplace. Grow and develop your capabilities with Barwon Health's commitment to professional development.
- The emergency department has a growing culture of innovation and change. The smarter, easier, safe and better ways of doing things that result in more satisfaction for the staff, patients and their families. You will work with an innovative team who maintain extensive knowledge and experience. Our dedicat