Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Wollongong Hospital

Make a meaningful impact and provide exceptional care for patients and their families in the ICU.

$70,049.73 - $98,351.39 p/r + 11.5% super & salary packaging | Permanent and Temporary | Wollongong Hospital, Dharawal Country | REQ517547 | Applications close: Sunday 6 October 2024

Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.

As the Registered Nurse based in the Intensive Care Unit, you’ll work closely with patients, their families, and a supportive multidisciplinary team to create and deliver care plans that promote positive health outcomes. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference by providing compassionate, person-centred care within your role. Your day to day will include assessing, planning, and evaluating care, while mentoring and supporting newer team members.

We value your professional development and adherence to best practices, and we’re committed to fostering a work environment that reflects the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Empowerment. If you’re excited about contributing to a team that truly cares and making an impact in people’s lives, we’d love to have you on board!

For more information and to view the position classification, see the Position Description.

A little about us.

Wollongong Hospital, located on Dharawal Country, is the Illawarra Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has a bed-base count of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.

Wollongong is located an hour’s drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong.

Benefits of working with ISLHD.

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

· Allocated Days Off (ADO) – once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)

· Up to 6 weeks annual leave (eligible full-time employees)

· Salary packaging – less tax and more take-home pay

· Novated leasing – lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)

· Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)

· Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families

· Discounted health insurance is available through a number of different private health insurance providers. Talk to your provider today for more information.

· Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities

· Training and education opportunities at a training hospital

· Career Break Scheme – further your professional or personal development and still take home a salary

Apply now by reading the selection criteria found in the Position Description, then, using our online portal, submit a resume and answer the seven questions within the application. In addition, please note you must have the following essential requirements:

· Current AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1)

· Post Graduate experience in Critical Care or an Acute Care Setting

· Working With Children Check (WWCC)

· Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role

ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Need more information or help applying?

· Visit the ISLHD website for application tips, to learn more about ISLHD and other important application information.

· Visit the Stepping Up website here. Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.

· Follow us on social media: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.

· For role-related queries or help applying, contact Rebecca Foeken at Rebecca.Foeken@health.nsw.gov.au

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Location: New South Wales, AU

Posted Date: 10/1/2024