Nursing - Midwifery, Neo-Natal, SCN & NICU - Healthscope

·         Permanent opportunities - Full time and Part time

·         Parkville Location – Close to public transport

·         Open to supporting post-grad studies- flexible working hours

Melbourne Private Hospital are seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join our neuroscience ward. This position has flexible working hours.

About us

Melbourne Private Hospital is a 124 bed private hospital co-located with the Royal Melbourne Hospital in the heart of Parkville, 1.7km from Melbourne CBD. Our hospital offers highly specialised services including extensive neurosurgery, neurology, advanced coronary care, cardiothoracic, orthopaedic and general surgery. These services are supported by a 10-bed intensive care unit, 4-bed acute coronary care unit and 6-bed neurosurgical high dependency unit.

Our Neurosciences ward is a 30 bed ward including a 6-bed neurosurgical high dependency unit. This ward cares for patients with complex neurological disorders and conditions.

As a Registered Nurse, your responsibilities will include:

Deliver safe, researched-based standards of nursing care

·         Supervise, direct and guide nursing team members; Enrolled Nurses (ENs) and Assistants in Nursing (AINs) to deliver patient care

·         Deliver education and support to individuals/patients for the management of their health recovery, rehabilitation or end of life needs

·         Led successful quality improvement and safety management project/s to deliver desired outcomes

·         Work collaboratively with the wider healthcare team to support patient care needs

·         Act as a role model for Safe Practice

Essential Criteria:

·         Authority to Work in Australia

·         Working with Children check

·         Minimum 2 years’ experience in speciality

·         Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or equivalent

·         Current Registration (no restriction) with AHPRA

·         Compliance with ACQSHC National standards

·         Clinical expertise and commitment to high quality patient care and continuous improvement

·         Self-motivated and proven ability to work as part of a high functioning team

·         Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Highly developed interpersonal skills, proactive, motivated and customer focused

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

·         Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.

·         Discounted health insurance

·         Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

Applications close: 16th May 2024

If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Healthscope - Victoria - Nurses' and Midwives' Agreement 2021-2025" (salaries range between $35.33 and $47.25 per hour).

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to recruitment@healthscope.com.au 

**Your employment is conditional on you meeting all Australian immigration requirements to work in this position. You are required to provide a copy of your current passport and such evidence of your right to work as Healthscope may require upon commencement of employment, and thereafter if these change. You are also required to comply with any visa conditions, and to notify Healthscope of any changes to your visa status within 2 days, including if you are granted or refused a visa, or if your visa conditions change. You consent to Healthscope confirming your entitlement to work legally in Australia using the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) system prior to your commencement and as necessary throughout your employment.