The Illawarra Shoalhaven local health district (ISLHD) is opening a 20 bed Aged Care Awaiting Placement (CAP) unit within Figtree Private Hospital. Figtree Private Hospital is located in Suttor place, Figtree and will provide healthcare to elderly patients currently within our acute ISLHD hospitals whom are ACAT approved awaiting placement of Residential aged care facility (RACF), Illawarra transitional aged care service (ITACS), Community packages (COMPACS), Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) or Veterans Home Care (VHC).

The patients are managed by a geriatrician and staffed by a multidisciplinary team of medical, nursing and allied health professionals who work together to provide comprehensive and collaborative care to patients.

We are looking for a dynamic team of nursing staff who have exception communication skills, are compassionate, caring and want to play a crucial role in providing high quality care to our ageing population.

The unit will function under a team nursing model of care, where nursing staff work together within small groups to provide comprehensive care to a small patient group. Your responsibilities will include assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care, to ensure that the provision of holistic care meets the physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of the patients. Some of the wards daily goals of care include improving patients general functioning in relation to incontinence, reduced mobility and cognitive impairment.

What we can offer you

The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) provides you with an excellent career choice with many rewarding experiences. At ISLHD we are not just offering jobs, we are offering you the opportunity to excel in your chosen field and to experience a work life balance.

Work flexibility is very important at ISLHD and we provide our people with a range of benefits and conditions to assist with balancing the demands of work and personal life where possible. We offer:

• ADOs each month (for eligible full time employees)
• Study and development leave
• Access to in-house training, learning and educational opportunities
• Discounted parking
• Salary packaging options to reduce your tax and increase your take home pay (for eligible employees)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – counselling for you and your family
• Fitness Passport program – ISLHD staff can sign-up with Fitness Passport, an external service provider. Fitness Passport offers employees access to gyms and fitness services that are current members of its program on a minimum 12 month contract. https://www.fitnesspassport.com.au/IHS

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (3 doses for Category A roles, 2 doses for Category B roles) which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Please provide proof of vaccination if available.

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

Talent Pool

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool / eligibility list where candidates may be offered casual, permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 12 months.

Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases before employment can commence.

Criminal record checks will be undertaken on successful applicants. This position is designated as child-related employment and you will be required to obtain a Working With Children clearance from the Office of the Children’s Guardian. To apply, please go to https://wwccheck.ocg.nsw.gov.au/Apply

Your claim against the selection criteria is the most important part of your application as it will help determine whether or not you have met the standard of response required by the panel to be eligible for an interview. You should read the Position Description and then address the selection criteria for the role, giving examples where required. Applicants are encouraged to review the following information on Applying for a position within NSW Health at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/careers/guide/nswhealth/Pages/apply-for-position.aspx