• Job Description

  Req#: 246774
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Remuneration : $70,049.73 - $98,351.39 (Pro-rata for Part-time) + Super + Salary Packaging
  Location: Muswellbrook Community Health Service
  Employment Type: Temporary Part-time until 30th June 2025
  Position Classification: Registered Nurse
  Hours Per Week: 12
  Requisition ID: REQ476693
  Applications Close: Thursday, 18th April 2024
  
  
  About the Role
  
  • The Dementia Advisory Service (DAS) RN works collaboratively with the DAS CNC1 – the role is 3 days a fortnight with a contract end date of 30/6/2025.
  • The RN position is a supportive role to the CNC1 and a willingness to learn and be mentored is crucial.
  • Working with the CNC1, the RN will be providing client-centred care and support to carers of clients living with dementia.
  • Duties will include, but not limited to: accepting referrals, triage and assessment of referrals, phone support to carers, attending home visits to complete comprehensive assessments, assisting with Carer Support Groups, education to Health and non-Health organisations.
  
  Where you'll be working
  
  • Based at Muswellbrook Community Health Centre, you will be working within the Hunter Valley Community Health team.
  • The Dementia Advisory Service covers a large geographical area that includes: Muswellbrook, Scone, Murrurundi, Denman, Merriwa and Cassilis towns and surrounding areas – within the LGA’s Muswellbrook and Upper Hunter Councils.
  • The HVCH Nursing team comprises multiple disciplines: Community Nursing, Child and Family Health, Palliative Care, Women’s Health and Families NSW Perinatal Service.
  
  The Welcome Experience
  The Welcome Experience in Muswellbrook and surrounding area to connect you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
  Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
  
  Benefits
  
  • The role is supported by the NUM and DAS CNC1.
  • There will be opportunities for professional development in the area of Dementia
  • You will be offered an orientation to the role by the NUM and CNC1.
  • Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
  • Superannuation contributions 11%
  • Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
  • Fitness Passport
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
  
  Requirements
  • Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
  
  Additional Information
  • An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part-time vacancies.
  • To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
  • We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
  
  Need more information?
  
  1) Click here for the Position Description
  2) Find out more about applying for this position
  
  For role related queries or questions contact Linda Bates on Linda.Bates@health.nsw.gov.au
  
  Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
  
  Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp.
  
  This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
  
  All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine 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 (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
  
  Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• About the company

  The New South Wales Ministry of Health, branded NSW Health, is a ministerial department of the New South Wales Government.

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