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Regional & Remote Health Special Feature Remote Nursing – What Are You Waiting For? By Bridget Willett Students get a taste of rural and remote health jobs Newcastle nurse trades city for remote health job Allied Health Practitioner website under fire
Can’t get away to do your Continuing Professional Development training?
Apply to the Nursing & Allied Health Rural Locum Scheme for someone to fill in for you while you are away... The Australian Government has established the Nursing & Allied Health Rural Locum Scheme (NAHRLS) to support nurses, midwives and allied health professionals in rural and regional Australia to get away to do the professional development training they need to continue their vital work. NAHRLS will find you and your workplace a suitable locum for the period you are away. The scheme supports all locum recruitment, travel and accommodation costs. Applications for this scheme will be accepted four times a year. First round applications are now open and you can apply online.
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Step into the future at The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Nurse Unit Manager – Operating Suite The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) is moving to a new world class facility this year and this is your chance to move with us. As the Nurse Unit Manager, you will lead the nursing team in a unit that performs close to 18,000 surgical procedures per year. The operating suite in the new RCH has the latest in equipment and technology and incorporates the best in evidence-based design principles. Paediatric theatre nursing experience is not essential, but you will have to possess the right energy and passion to deliver first-class care to our young patients.
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As manager of the unit, you will be responsible for staffing, performance, quality, infection control, budget and business planning aligned to our strategic goals and our vision as a great children’s hospital leading the way. The role offers attractive remuneration and benefits, including salary packaging. To find out more, go to: www.rch.org.au/careers Job reference number: 8070 careers@ncah.com.au
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REGISTERED NURSES Step into the Corporate World Are you tired of your working environment? Would you like your weekends / evenings back? If you would like to work for a company that rewards hard work and dedication then Talk to us...
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• Competitive Salary of $73,078 plus Superannuation • Part and full time options available • No weekends! Due to an enormous amount of growth we have several opportunities available for RNs to work in our exciting new office in North Ryde and what we need is your clinical expertise to deliver our telephone care support and health coaching to our participants.
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• Full time (Monday to Friday) • Part time options • Work from home (after full competency and 6 months working in the office)
• A combination of office and work at home • We will accommodate time off over the school holidays to meet family commitments.
Healthways has been providing comprehensive health management programs for the last 30 years employing over 4000 employees across four continents. Our Australian operation commenced in April 2009 and has been growing rapidly ever since. Healthways has a proven track record in telephonic health coaching and improving health outcomes. Nurse Care Managers (RNs) are responsible to help our participants make changes in their lifestyles, leading them to significantly improved health outcomes. Drawing on your clinical experience and being supported by a team of Dieticians, Exercise Physiologists and Clinical Nurse Consultants you will impact the lives of others while you continue to develop your skills and expertise in this role.
Requirements • Excellent oral and written communication • Minimum of 3 years postgraduate experience as a Registered Nurse • Broad knowledge of chronic diseases, previous experience managing chronically ill patients preferred • Intermediate PC and Internet computer skills preferred • Superior planning and organisational skills and ability to prioritise work in a dynamic environment. • An understanding of personal strengths and needs; willingness to seek advice and assistance without hesitation. • You must have relevant Australian recognised qualifications and have the right to work in Australia to apply for this position.
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• 5 weeks annual leave • Competitive salary and annual reviews • No weekends • Lots of ongoing training and development • Bright, modern office environment • Fresh fruit and free cappuccino machine • Discounted health insurance • Salary continuance • Massages • Lots of exciting career opportunities • Option to buy more annual leave or take unpaid annual leave • Cash out any unused annual leave • Friendly, supportive team environment.
Our next intake is June so don’t delay. We look forward to hearing from you!
To apply for this position please contact Laura Hookes, HR Advisor on (02) 8264 4800 or email your resume to careers-au@healthways.com Visit www.healthwaysaustralia.com.au/HTML/careers, the Healthways careers page for further information. careers@ncah.com.au
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Nurse Unit Manager International Health & Medical Services (IHMS) is the leading provider of healthcare facilities management & complementary healthcare services and is part of the global company, International SOS. Our business provides medical services to people in immigration detention throughout Australia. As the Nurse Unit Manager you will be required to develop, maintain and enhance relationships with our client and other regional stakeholders. Working closely with the Director of Nursing and Operations Manager you will be responsible for regional programme of continuous quality improvement and quality assurance. We are looking for someone who has previous leadership and management experience, an Australian Nursing registration and health management experience in a large multi faceted business. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of quality assurance including ability to identify and rectify problems and prevent non-conformities will be highly regarded. Good communication, negotiation and analytical skills will see you succeed in this role. A working knowledge and understanding of Occupational Health and Safety issues and previous responsibilities including complying with the relevant Act and Regulations whilst successfully managing staff would be ideal. In return you will be offered an attractive remuneration package, professional working conditions and the opportunity for career development within our international organisation. Please contact Shida Khani on 02 9372 2323 or alternatively email your resume to shida.khani@internationalsos.com
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Remote area nursing - what are you waiting for? by Bridget Willett What are you waiting for? Exciting opportunities and unique challenges await nurses keen to experience life in Australia’s more isolated communities. Remote area nurses work in a range of settings across Australia and the region, with an emphasis on remote Indigenous communities. They also cover mining, agricultural, tourism, refugee and international communities, and more. People living in rural and remote areas who suffer from health issues face many challenges like limited access to services and transport. Time away from home for investigations and treatment can be a problem for some, as can feelings of isolation and loneliness. The staff caring for these people also have to cope with fewer resources than in large centres. Remote area nurses may work as part of a small team, even if team members are separated from one another geographically, or work independently, referring patients when further intervention is required. Often remaining available for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the position requires a broad scope of skills, providing emergency care and health care in the context of family and community. While they can experience personal and professional isolation, these nurses describe the collaborative advanced practice and the broad set of professional skills required as unique in nursing and the most rewarding part of the job. A remote area nurse or midwife is generally regarded highly within remote communities. We spoke to one registered nurse who worked through a Northern Territory agency in two remote locations and is considering www.ncah.com.au
doing it again, this time in Victoria. Her first placement was at Maningrida, on the coast of Northern Territory, one hour’s flight from Darwin for five weeks. She explained that it is a clinic with a GP and four or five nurses servicing the town and includes a mobile clinic servicing smaller outlying settlements. It copes with emergencies that need to be flown to Darwin, as well as dealing with day-to-day health issues and managing and following up treatment of chronic diseases like diabetes and asthma. Her second remote placement was for four weeks at Yulara, a township near Ayers Rock that has a small clinic with a GP two days a week and a rotating staff of three nurses. She told us that it deals mostly with the health of tourists and staff from the resort and any emergencies that are flown to Alice Springs. When asked what the best and worst parts of the placement were, she said, ‘The best part was meeting the local ‘personalities’, experiencing the ‘outback’ lifestyle, driving a 4WD ambulance with the entire family of the sick person in the back, which was very funny, using car headlights to direct a plane on the tarmac at some ungodly hour, and many more. The worst was a plane not being able to land, or pilots not available, a lack of equipment, and missing family and friends.’ In response to the question about what she would change, she replied, ‘I don’t think you can change much. They need more experienced people and facilities out ‘there’, with more planes and pilots. You need to wait for the transfer of sick patients until a pilot has had the required hours of rest between flights, so there is often a delay, but most of the people living remotely want to live there and they understand that there have to be compromises.’
centre for Flinders University and Charles Darwin University, and the RHP program, developed by the Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia in consultation with other organisations, are just two organisations that offer remote area health education. If you are looking to experience life in the outback, there are several career pathways open to you, no matter what part of the country you are living in. Programs are run by the various state and territory governments, which recognise the need to improve and extend rural and remote health care. It is also worth noting that all nurses working in remote areas will have their travel expenses, accommodation, meals and incidental expenses paid. There are other financial incentives available, like better hourly rates, tax breaks and good on-call rates due to the nature of the job. To work in remote parts of the country, most services require that you have worked for at least three years beforehand, although this is not always the case. Some employers provide preparatory courses, orientation programs and other supports. If you know that you want to experience remote area nursing when you are completing your Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Midwifery or postgraduate degree in nursing or midwifery, it is a good idea to select topics that prepare you to work in a remote practice, such as cultural safety, self care and indigenous health. You can also look for student placements in rural or remote settings. While midwifery is not compulsory for work in a remote setting, it is certainly useful. There is a range of educational programs for remote health workers, from undergraduate and postgraduate student placements to short courses, which have been accredited for continuing professional development points. The Centre for Remote Health, a joint
For instance, the Queensland Health Rural and Remote Nursing Relief Program provides a pool of registered and enrolled nurses for Queensland Health’s rural and remote facilities as planned relief for periods from four weeks up to three-months duration. This means that if you are currently working within Queensland Health and want a temporary change, you can apply for leave without pay or keep your casual status, while you explore outback Queensland from the bush to the beach. Providing leave without pay is approved, you keep your position with Queensland Health, as well as any entitlements, such as accumulation of holidays, long-service leave and superannuation. Nurses from interstate or overseas are also welcome to apply. Around the country, there are numerous programs similar to this one, as well as private agencies, that provide a pool of registered and enrolled nurses for the many rural and remote health facilities. There is plenty of work available, loads of amazing destinations and a choice of how long the contract is for. Remote area nursing is a rewarding and fulfilling experience for any nurse wanting to further their career and explore this extraordinary country at the same time. Copyright NCAH
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Registered Nurse (Scrub Scout) Perioperative Services, Rockhampton Hospital, Central Queensland Health Service District. Salary between $56 729 – $72 896 p.a. (Nurse Grade 5) (Please note: suitable part time or job share arrangements may be accommodated within the role and future vacancies of a temporary, full time and part time nature may also be filled through this recruitment process. Applications will remain current for 12 months.) JAR: H11RK05703. Duties/Abilities: Provide clinical skills, support and education to clients and nursing staff within the Unit to ensure the provision of best practice and quality patient care.
Registered Nurse (Anaesthesia) Perioperative Services, Rockhampton Hospital, Central Queensland Health Service District. Salary between $56 729 - $72 896 p.a. (Nurse Grade 5) (Please note: suitable part time or job share arrangements may be accommodated within the role and future vacancies of a temporary, full time and part time nature may also be filled through this recruitment process. Applications will remain current for 12 months.) JAR: H11RK05708. Duties/Abilities: Provide clinical skills, support and education to clients and nursing staff within the Unit to ensure the provision of best practice and quality patient care as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team in the perioperative environment. To apply for positions grouped above: Enquiries: David Conroy (07) 4920 6786. Application Kit: (07) 4920 7000 or www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus Closing Date: Monday, 4 July 2011.
The Waikato District Health Board’s Supported Transfer and Accelerated Rehabilitation Teams (START) has been rolled out in Hamilton, Thames and Tokoroa. Canterbury DHB has also adopted the model with plans to implement it before July. Nurses manage the teams with input from occupational therapists, physiotherapists and clinicians while health care assistants, with training in rehabilitation, visit the clients up to four times a day. The new strategy comes as figures show the Waikato population is getting proportionately older, with the 65 plus age group expected to increase more than 78 percent by 2026. Waikato DHB covers almost eight percent of New Zealand with a population of 364,200 and is the country’s largest and most rurally dispersed district health board. Waikato DHB gerontology nursing and University of Auckland Professor Matthew Parsons said about 10 registered nurses in the Waikato region were involved in the project, along with about 30 RNs for the Canterbury region. Professor Parsons said 178 patients had already accessed the intermediate care model.
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New Zealand registered nurses are overseeing a new rehabilitation program designed to keep older patients in their rural or urban homes.
“It’s a half way point between hospital and home. It’s a community-based service which is delivering rehabilitation in the person’s home for up to six weeks after hospital discharge,” he said. For the full article visit NCAH.com.au
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remote nursing opportunities with Queensland Health. Coast to country – competitive incentives, leading financial rewards and the ever-increasing appeal of a ‘tree-change’ are just some of the reasons why experienced nurses and midwives are making the move to rural and remote areas in Queensland. Rural and remote packages can include:* ✔ free or subsidised accommodation ✔ up to $2,500 AUD p.a. in professional development allowances ✔ bonus payments for each year of service ✔ generous work penalty rates plus option to ‘buy’ additional leave ✔ specialised training and educational support provided. * Subject to terms and conditions of employment.
“The support is so good in rural communities I’ve seen nurses from agencies come out for a stint, then decide to stay on and live here.” Registered Nurse, Steven Dyer made the move to rural Queensland.
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Quality Coordinator Our client, Goulburn Valley Health, is the regional referral hospital for the West Hume catchment extending into southern NSW and is a 339 bed acute and extended care facility which provides surgical, medical, paediatric, obstetrics and gynaecology, intensive care and psychiatry services as well as extended care and regional services. They are currently seeking an experienced and suitably qualified professional to undertake this challenging role.
To be considered for this position you will need to demonstrate success in leading the design, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement projects and experience with accreditation models. Tertiary qualification in quality improvement or equivalent and clinical background desirable. You will have a strong commitment to continuous improvement.
This is a permanent, full-time appointment that will be based Reporting to the Director Quality and Risk, the Quality in Shepparton. An attractive remuneration package is being Coordinator will possess expertise in this specialist field. As offered. a valued member of the Quality and Risk Directorate you will For full details of the roles see our website at play a key role in effectively evaluating and reporting on all www.hrsa.com.au quality measures. Responsible for effective communication and coordination of quality improvement priorities and or contact Mr Peter Mcgregor on: 0407 139 257 activities across the organisation, you will develop and Email applications may be lodged at: maintain quality systems, policies and procedures, as well as hrsa@hrsa.com.au co-ordinate external accreditations. PO Box 83 Ocean Grove 3226 hrsa@hrsa.com.au www.hrsa.com.au
COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER Tallangatta Health Service
Our client, Tallangatta Health Service (THS), is seeking an experienced and senior nursing professional to fulfil the role of Community Services Manager. The successful candidate will join a dedicated management team committed to the quality of its clinical service delivery and the professional development of its employees.
administration or associated discipline. Knowledge of relevant industry standards, practices and funding streams is also required. Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to lead and manage change, a commitment to quality improvement and a strong sense of ethics and integrity are essential.
Reporting to the Director of Nursing, the Community Services Manager will be responsible for providing leadership within Tallangatta Health Service for the planning, delivery and evaluation of a quality Community Health Service. The position provides leadership, advice and support to the nursing workforce of the health service and promote professional standards of practice and conduct.
An attractive remuneration package is being offered to secure the right candidate seeking to further develop their managerial experience at a senior level. If you have the background and skills for this challenging role then we would like to hear from you.
To be considered for this position you will be a Registered Nurse with current registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia and hold post-graduate qualification in management, community health or significant experience in management,
or contact Mr John Bowman on: 0407 835 747 Email applications may be lodged at: hrsa@hrsa.com.au
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PRACTICE NURSE Tennant Creek General Practice,Tennant Creek NT The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Central Operations, is seeking an enthusiastic Practice Nurse to join our team at the Tennant Creek General Practice. Working with the Medical Practitioner and Practice Manager, the Practice Nurse will be responsible for providing quality Nursing Care in a Primary Health Care environment to the persons in and around the Tennant Creek Community and Barkly region. Qualifications and experience: • Registered Nurse with experience and expertise in provision of Primary Health Care services. • Self motivated with high level communication, organisational and decision making abilities. • Able to work both independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. • Experience working in rural and remote communities. Features: • A unique and exciting career opportunity and workplace. • Monday-Friday work. • Attractive remuneration and benefits including salary packaging, relocation allowance and rent assistance. • A supportive and fulfilling environment where staff are valued and personal development is encouraged. Please direct your confidential enquiries to: Dr John Setchell Ph: (08) 8238 3333 Applications to Kate Guerin, HR Coordinator RFDS Central Operations Email: careers@flyingdoctor.net Applications close: 6 June 2011
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It is only a 2 and a half hour drive from Melbourne. Accommodation is affordable. There are attractive and wellplanned residential estates in urban or rural areas. In the region, there are quality educational facilities to tertiary level. Careers in Health Services The centre has a well equipped medical centre. This is a primary health care facility that operates 24 hours and accommodates allied health professionals such as a dentist, optometrists, podiatrists and psychiatrist. The A Dynamic Service Dynamic medical needs of prisoners reflect to that within the wider community. WeAhave a doctorService on staff and we maintain a roster with a pool of Division 1 Registered Nurses who are employed on either a permanent or casual Organisation Organisation basis.
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The GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd., are the operators of the Fulham Correctional Centre near Sale, which is a medium / minimum security facility accommodating up to 777 adult male offenders. The centre also incorporates the Nalu Challenge Community, a 68 bed young adult Male program unit.
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near which is a medium / minimum security facility accommodating up to 777 adult If you are looking for: TheSale, successful applicants will: male offenders. The centre also incorporates the Nalu Challenge Community, a 68 bed young adult Male program unit. A great work life balance • Enjoy working as part of a professional team If you are looking for : If you are looking for : The GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd., are the operators of the Fulham Correctional Centre An opportunity to apply your skills in a non hospital near Sale, which is a medium / minimum security facility accommodating up to 777 adult • Be RN Div 1 currently registered with AHPRA A great work life balance A great work life balance male offenders. The centre also incorporates the Nalu Challenge Community, a 68 bed An opportunity to apply your skills in a non hospital environment to apply your skills in a non hospital environment An opportunity environment young adult Male program unit. • Have a commitment to quality and quality practices If you are looking for : An opportunity for further development and growth A great work life balance An opportunity to apply your skills in a non hospital environment • Be self motivated and work independently then the GEO Group is the place for you! • Be committed to developing practice skills Permanent Full Time, Part Time and Casual Positions available • Be able to obtain a current Victorian Police Check to work in a Registered Nurses provide primary health care to Prisoners within corrections environment the Medical Centre and report to the Health Services Manager. So make the move and start an exciting and rewarding career at Applicants will need to have the ability to work independently and Fulham Correctional Centre! possess sound clinical skills. Email fulhamcareers@geogroup.com.au or contact Tara Morley The GEO Group Offer: on (03) 5142 3813 for further information and an application Professional development support package. Your application must address all of the selection criteria Access to staff gym and be received by the closing date, 20 June 2011. Social club Fulham Correctional Centre - Building Better Lives Relocation assistance for eligible applicants
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In our region Sale is a historic town located in the heart of Gippsland. By virtue of its location, it has many lifestyle benefits making it a perfect place to live as it has close proximity to many well known geographical areas. It is close to the Ninety Mile Beach, Gippsland Lakes system and the Victorian High country and snowfields, offering all year round recreation activities. The main theme of the work at the Centre is people. All walks of life are represented in the prisoner population and consequently, the need for employees at the centre to be just as diverse. The centre employs over 280 people from the region and there are many employment opportunities that could be found. Over time the focus of the prisoners’ sentence has developed from solely maintaining safety and security to achieving rehabilitation outcomes. The goal is to assist offenders in not returning to their former way of life. To do this, the Centre provides opportunities to address the behaviour that contributed to their imprisonment, as well as offering meaningful activities that reflect community standards such as employment, recreation and education. We currently have a partnership with East Gippsland TAFE for the vocational training needs of prisoners. Since the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Corrections is Australia’s oldest industry. Today there is still a requirement for the incarceration of offenders. The Fulham Correctional Centre is located 10km west of Sale on 50 acres of open space, where prisoners are contained by highly efficient custodial technology, allowing for more open space and flexibility than most prison facilities. While security is not compromised, the “campus-style” design of Fulham permits maximum flexibility in an environment that rewards positive behaviour and actively encourages offenders to accept responsibility for their actions. The Centre can house up to 845 medium/minimum security prisoners, making it the largest male prison in Victoria.
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The Centre for Remote Health (CRH) conducts a suite of short courses for nurses transitioning to the specialty of Remote Area Nursing and for nurses who have an interest in joining the remote health the specialtyThese of Remote Area andtheforyear, nurses have an interest in joining the remote workforce. courses, run Nursing throughout aim who to prepare nurses for the unique context of remoteworkforce. and Indigenous Developed in collaboration withaim thetoCouncil of Remote Area health Thesehealth. courses, run throughout the year, prepare nurses for theNurses unique of Australia (now CRANAplus), topics include: cultural safety, social determinants of health, Primary context of remote and Indigenous health. Developed in collaboration with the Council of Remote Health Care, Advanced Nursing Practice, models of consultation, self-care, fracture management and pharmacotherapeutics. can request to have these courses delivered ‘on-site’. Area Nurses of AustraliaOrganisations (now CRANAplus), topics include: cultural safety, social determinants of Fulham Correctional Centre - Building Better Lives
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Applications are now open for Semester 2 entry into the Flinders University Graduate Certificate and
delivered Graduate‘on-site’. Diploma in Remote Health Practice and Master of Remote & Indigenous Health or Remote
Health Management. These courses are facilitated by CRH and delivered through a mix of on-line study and intensive residentials held in Alice Springs and other remote locations. The teaching faculty are Already working in Remote and Indigenous Health? experts in remote health practice and management and are grounded in the complexity and discipline of remote and Indigenous health. Three themes underpin the content each course: the remote context, Applications are now open for Semester 2 entry into the FlindersofUniversity Graduate Certificate public health, and advanced clinical practice.
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• Master of Remote Health These Practice: NursePractitioner 2CM054) Remote Health Management. courses are facilitated(GradStart: by CRH and delivered through a mix of • Graduate Certificate Remote Health (GradStart: on-line study and intensiveinresidentials held Practice in Alice Springs and2GC072) other remote locations. The • Graduate in Remote Health Practice (GradStart: 2GD042) and are grounded in the teaching facultyDiploma are experts in remote health practice and management • Masterand of Remote and (GradStart 2CM128). complexity discipline of Indigenous remote and Health Indigenous health. Three themes underpin the content of
each course:information the remote context, public health, and advanced clinical practice. For further about all programs visit http://www.crh.org.au and for applications to award
courses: at http://www.satac.edu.au using the codes above 2CM054) or contact the Course Coordinator MasterGradStart of Remote Health Practice: NursePractitioner (GradStart: CRH on 08Certificate 8951 4700.in Remote Health Practice (GradStart: 2GC072) Graduate Graduate Diploma in Remote Health Practice (GradStart: 2GD042) Master of Remote and Indigenous Health (GradStart 2CM128).
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Career and Lifestyle Current vacancies: Team Leader Early Intervention The Team Leader Early Intervention role is to provide leadership in our organisation and the community through the further development of programs and services that are focused on “Improving the health of our Community”. We are seeking a Team Leader with exceptional people management and relationship skills to work with the community, key stakeholders and Alpine Health’s staff. The role will afford the suitable applicant the opportunity to continue to practice as a health professional in conjunction with the team leadership function, or be employed solely as a team leader. District Nurse – Registered Nurse Division 1 (0.6EFT) An Opportunity exists for a Registered Nurse Division 1 to take up a District (Community) Nursing position within the Community Team which will be based in Mt Beauty, with the ability to work across other sites as required. If you have a passion for Community Nursing this role provides a challenging, varied and rewarding opportunity. This role is permanent part-time (0.6 EFT) and involves a close working relationship with local General Practitioners, Acute Care, Aged Care and Community Services in the Alpine Shire. Grade 2 Sole Dietitian Based in Bright, an opportunity exists for a Grade 2 Dietitian to join Alpine Health’s Community Team. If you have a passion for Dietetics this position provides a challenging, varied and rewarding opportunity. The position will be full time and involves a close working relationship with local General Practitioners, Acute Care, Aged Care and Community Services in the Alpine Shire. Alpine Health offers outstanding career and work opportunities, providing: •
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Alpine Health is a progressive and significant health service in North East Victoria with a reputation for providing acute health, community and residential aged care services, and community health services in an innovative, flexible and responsive way. Bordered by the high country and snow fields, and the major regional communities of Albury, Wodonga and Wangaratta, Alpine Health is one of the significant employers within the Alpine Shire, providing health services to over 12,500 residents and a significant annual visitor population, delivering services from three key site areas – Myrtleford Hospital, Bright Hospital and Mt Beauty Hospital.
Join Alpine Health and enjoy contributing to the health of Alpine communities with a friendly, dynamic team. careers@ncah.com.au
Hamilton is strategically located 3.5 hours from Melbourne and 5 hours from Adelaide. Southern Grampians spans the heart of Victoria’s renowned ‘Western District’ and boasts magnificent scenery at every turn. WDHS has the following position available:
Nurse Unit Manager - Surgical Our Surgical Unit provides a diverse range of services including general and specialist surgery, day procedures, haemodialysis and midwifery. This position is well supported by a number of specialist nurses who assist in the coordination of clinical practice. If you are a highly skilled and motivated Registered Nurse with high levels of energy and excellent leadership qualities then this is the job for you! The position requires a person with strong leadership skills and a strong focus on clinical outcomes. The successful candidate for this role will need to have advanced clinical skills, demonstrate effective and professional nursing practices in planning, implementing and monitoring effective nursing practice.
WE OFFER: Financially supported post graduate studies Comprehensive orientation program Dynamic and empowering team environment Progressive educational and professional development opportunities Assistance to access scholarship programs Very generous salary packaging Relocation package Newly installed digital operating technology To obtain further information regarding these opportunities visit our web-site, www.wdhs.net. Applications for these positions, together with your resume should be forwarded to human.resources@wdhs.net Salary and conditions are in accordance with the relevant awards. A current driver’s licence and a satisfactory police check are required.
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ORANGE HEALTH SERVICE – NOW OPEN
Come and join our new, $250 Million Health Service in Orange. · State of the Art Facility · Great Rural Lifestyle · New and Enthusiastic Team We are recruiting nurses and allied health professionals across all of our new services: · Accident & Emergency – 24 hour service · Imaging (CT, MRI) · Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory · Cardiology · Paediatrics · General medical · Renal & Dialysis Outpatients · Chemotherapy & Radiotherapy · Theatres · Surgical · Intensive care · Outpatients Clinics For more information, visit www.orangehealthservice.com.au or contact Bradley Molenkamp on (02) 6369 3700
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After years of planning and construction, the $250-million Orange Health Service on Forest Road is now open to Orange and other communities across the Western NSW Local Health District. The new Orange Health Service provides a comprehensive suite of health services, including acute, community and allied health as well as expanded mental health and cancer services. The new Health Service will have capacity for up to 520 beds including treatment spaces for both acute and mental health services and will enable staff to employ more contemporary service models, benefitting patients, staff and visitors.
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DIRECTOR OF NURSING Portland District Health is seeking a highly skilled and motivated senior nursing manager to lead their nursing division. This position offers an opportunity to work with an Executive Team in an environment of change as they seek to be the best small health service in regional Victoria. Essential Criteria: Demonstrated ability to provide effective and professional leadership Excellent written and interpersonal skills Ability to successfully initiate and implement sustainable change Experience at senior management level Responsibilities: Provide leadership, strategic and operational direction to the Nursing Division of Portland District Health to ensure a high standard of care and efficient use of resources for all inpatients, outpatients, aged and residential services provided by the Health Service; As a senior member of the Executive the position you will work with the Chief Executive and the Executive Team to advance the goals of Portland District Health; Create and maintain a dynamic, productive working environment through the implementation of organisational structure and human resources practices, leading the Nursing Division and effectively managing the senior nursing management group; and Contribute to strategic and business planning, efficient budget management, achievement of organisational objectives and the effective operation of the Executive team A competitive salary package will be negotiated in accordance with qualifications and experience. Employment is subject to a successful police check.
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Newcastle nurse trades city for remote health jobs Living and working in these environments is incredibly rewarding because you become part of the community that you are living in and working on.
Libby Bowell on the Solomon Islands A Newcastle nurse swapped life as the busy manager of a city emergency hospital to work in rural and remote places across the globe. Red Cross nurse aid worker Libby Bowell is working in the Solomon Islands as part of a three-year health and hygiene project in some of the country’s most remote and difficult to access communities. Ms Bowell, 49, left her job at the John Hunter Hospital after meeting two remote area nurses, who are now counted among her best friends. “I thought – my God, there’s this whole other world that I don’t know about,” she said. “I worked in the Northern Territory for eight years and it just seemed a natural transition to work internationally for the Red Cross.” Ms Bowell has since been deployed to disasters ranging from the Kenyan floods in 2006 and 2007 to the 2004 Aceh tsunami, cholera outbreaks in New Guinea and also the 2010 Haiti earthquake. “Haiti was a fantastic experience. It was hard work and really quite devastating, just the enormity of it and just that people had lost everything,” she said.
“Medically, it was exciting and challenging.” A nurse with almost 30 years’ experience, Ms Bowell is now working to eradicate malaria, diarrhoea and other diseases as part of the international aid organisation’s Together For Healthy Communities project. “It’s been really successful because we are using picture-based tools,” she said. “These are pictures drawn by local artists. It’s about breaking stuff down into pictures and empowering people with the knowledge to make the changes for themselves.” Ms Bowell, who also works for CRANAplus, said her experiences had helped her hone and build on the skills she developed while working in emergency. “Living and working in these environments is incredibly rewarding because you become part of the community that you are living in and working on,” she said. “I think the frustrations.”
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Students Get a Taste of Rural and Remote Health Jobs
The Burnie-based Rural Clinical School is a hub of clinical teaching and research in north-west Tasmania.
Burnie Tasmania Students in Tasmania’s north-west region are getting an inside glimpse into careers in rural and remote health. The University of Tasmania’s Rural Clinical School has thrown open its doors to students interesting in pursing a career in medicine, nursing and allied health. Forty-one students from Latrobe and Ulverstone, in the state’s north-west coastal region, are attending workshops on the health sector as part of the sixth annual North West Health Careers Education Program. The program, run in conjunction with the Tasmanian Department of Education, the Devonport Community Health Centre and the North West Area Health Service, enables students to attend workshops covering a range of health professions, including physiotherapy, social work, aged care and medicine. In October, students living between Penguin and the West Coast will also get a chance to take part in the program. The Burnie-based Rural Clinical School is a hub of clinical teaching and research in north-west Tasmania.
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One of 14 rural clinical schools across Australia, the school has a focus on medical undergraduate education in rural and remote settings and supports students, health professionals and researchers working in the Cradle Coast region. The Rural Clinical Schools program is designed to encourage medical students to take up a career in rural practice by enabling them to undertake extended clinical training placements in rural locations. The program also seeks to have a more immediate impact on the rural medical workforce by encouraging health professionals to take up rural academic positions, often through joint funding arrangements with local area health services. For more news and resource articles plus thousands of jobs and courses for nurses and allied health professionals, visit www.ncah.com.au
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UTOPIA Urapuntja Health Service Aboriginal Corporation Urapuntja Health Service is an Aboriginal community controlled health organization situated in the Alyawarr region of Central Australia, 280km NE of Alice Springs. We have a population of 1200 people living across 16 small communities. Attractive wages, salary packaging arrangements, and subsidized accommodation in a beautiful setting, is on offer to reliable resilient individuals who have some time to devote to us. Do you really want to make a difference in remote Aboriginal health? This is your chance to take a crucial role in an organization whose mission is to maximize indigenous health and has remarkable statistics to prove it. Opportunities to put your ideals into practice exist in this exciting time in health evolution. Urapuntja Health Service needs a permanent Nurse practitioner, Registered Nurse / Midwife with current clinical experience. Acute care medicine and primary health care experience preferred, with proven communication and computer skills and a commitment to primary health care to work as part of a harmonious multi-disciplinary health team in a cross-cultural setting. We are also looking for a Health Promotion program officer to work with our young mums in the community guiding them in our hygiene and nutrition program. Ring us to negotiate a contract that suits you. For application and information please call. Sarah Doherty Urapuntja health Service 08) 8956 9875 ceo@urapuntjahealth.org
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Clinical Nurse Manager – Midwifery and Maternity Services Web Search No: CH601631 Level/Salary: ANF SRN Level 3 $88,854 p.a. WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. WA Health supports flexible working practices within the context of quality health service. WA Health is committed to a smoke-free environment across all buildings, grounds and vehicles. Kalgoorlie Hospital Nursing is recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Manager Midwifery and Maternity Services to provide advanced clinical patient care and managerial leadership through specialised knowledge within this scope of practice. You will also provide advanced clinical knowledge and support to promote the delivery of best-practice, evidencebased nursing care according to standards of practice in nursing at Kalgoorlie Hospital. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate advanced clinical practice in a related position, participation in the development and implementation of nursing policies and procedures, as well as the ability to manage, problem solve and operate within a multidisciplinary approach. If you can demonstrate your ability to initiate and participate in the performance management of nursing staff and your experience in the management of human, physical and material resources, then we want to hear from you. To Access Detailed Information: Visit jobs.health.wa.gov.au and key in the Web Search No. or Ph: 08 9480 9307 to be mailed an information pack. For Specific Inquiries: Please contact Lucy Murphy on 08 9080 5812. Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Closing Date: Monday, 13 June 2011 at 4.00pm adcorp F58345
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Registered Nurse, Kimberley Region WA Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC) is a well-established regional Aboriginal Community Controlled Creating a healthier world, one person at a time Health Service (ACCHS) founded in 1986. KAMSC has successfully delivered high-quality, accessible comprehensive primary health care services over its 25 years of operation and has provided innovation and national leadership in areas such as health information management and evidence based best practice in primary health care.
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An exciting opportunity is available for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join our team. Based in Bidyadanga, only a few hours from Broome, you will work as part of a multi disciplinary team to deliver direct clinical care to clients as well asAre implementing public you tired ofhealth yourprograms. working environment? Would you like your
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This opportunity would suit someone with a sense of adventure and a desire to develop their professional knowledge and experience in the area of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and wellbeing. To apply for this job go to: www.kamsc.currentjobs.com.au & enter ref code 559897. Applications close 1 July 2011.
Allied Health Practitioner Website Under Fire The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency will monitor a new website enabling NIB customers to score the performance of Australian allied health practitioners.
“Our legal advice is that it’s not a breach (of the Act),” NIB’s chief marketing officer Rhod McKensey said.
“We wouldn’t be going down this path if we The national regulator will review the health thought it was a breach of that law.” fund’s online service, Whitecoat at www. The AHPRA has released a statement saying whitecoat.com.au, amid concerns the it has “patient safety at its heart” and will site could breach the Health Practitioner • Competitive Salary of $73,078 plus Superannuation monitor the approach to using testimonials in Regulation National Law Act which prohibits relation to National Law. the use• Part and full time options available of testimonial advertising. Breaches • No weekends! of the Act carry a maximum penalty of NIB planned to list practitioners’ information $10,000. Due to an enormous amount of growth we have several opportunities available for based on a range of sources including RNs to work in our exciting new office in North Ryde and what we need is your clinical Medicare data. The site, which is expected to go live at the expertise to deliver our telephone care support and health coaching to our participants. end of June, has also come under fire for using Medicare Australia information to create its list of 165,000 allied health practitioners.
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Healthways Australia, the place you choose to do NIB is continuing to stand behind the your website, best work. which will be the first of its kind in Australia. www.ncah.com.au
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Healthways has been providing comprehensive health management programs for the last 30 years employing over 4000 employees across four continents. Our Australian operation commenced in April 2009 and has been growing rapidly ever since. Healthways has a proven track record in telephonic health coaching and improving health outcomes. Nurse Care Managers (RNs) are responsible to help our participants make changes in their lifestyles, leading them to significantly improved health outcomes. Drawing on your clinical experience and being supported by a team of Dieticians, Exercise Physiologists and Clinical Nurse Consultants you will impact the lives of others while you continue to develop your skills and expertise in this role.
Central Queensland Mental Health Service have several opportunities for nurses and allied health professionals to join our managerial and clinical teams in
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It is not what you can do for Central Queensland, Our next intake is June so don’t delay. We look forward to hearing from you! but what Central Queensland can do for you.
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Applications close June 17 Applications for 2011 are open. Scholarships are available for For more information, contact: UTAS partners University of Tasmania
• Short and long term contracts
Department of Rural Health Contact Wendy Brown Phone: (03) 6324 4000 (Ph: 03Sue.Whetton@utas.edu.au 6324 3227) or E-mail:
Aus 1300 306 858 NZ 0800 333 733
Fees: Commonwealth Supported
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Tina Pinkard www.ruralhealth.utas.edu.au/ (Ph: 03 6324 3519) informatics/index.php?page_ id=ncah24 for more information.
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Freecall now to secure your place Register online at www.koalanurses.com.au or email your CV to nursing @koalanurses.com.au
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Get involved. Call 1300 MYRAHC or apply online at rahc.com.au
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