Wellness Partner Registered Nurse

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Wellness Partner (Registered Nurse)

About us:

Southern Plus is a part of Southern Cross Care (WA) Inc., a not-for-profit organisation who has been providing quality care, health and lifestyle services for over 50 years. Southern Plus specialises in providing in-home health and wellness services in Western Australia, offering clients all the help they need to continue living life to the fullest in the place they love the most… home!

Our employees are passionate and dedicated to the work they do and in return we are committed to our employees’ well-being and careers, offering an array of learning and development opportunities and a wide range of employee benefits including:

·         Competitive rates

·         Generous salary packaging

·         Employee discounts

·         Opportunities for career progression

The Role:

Southern Plus is looking for an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for supporting clients in a community setting. The role of Wellness Partner (RN) combines the need for clinical expertise with case management to achieve holistic care of high care clients in their home environment.

The key responsibilities of this role are to work collaboratively with clients, their representatives and external supporting agencies to assess, plan and facilitate the delivery of care that best meets the client’s needs. You will support the client to manage their chronic and complex disease process, taking into account the clients goals, budgets and the level of control clients have over the delivery of care. You will provide a high quality care service while supporting and encouraging the client to achieve their optimum independence and engagement with life.

The Candidate:

The ideal candidate is an experience and hard-working Registered Nurse with a passion for providing high quality service to all of our valued clients and their families. With the ability to foster positive relationships with clients and colleagues, the ideal candidate will exhibit a ‘can-do’ attitude and bring positivity and light to the team. Candidates must also fulfil the essential criteria below:

·         Current registration with AHPRA (RN)

·         Current ‘C’ class WA drivers licence

·         Experience supporting clients to manage their care in a community setting

·         Previous experience working in aged care and/or home care environment

·         Contemporary, up-to-date clinical skills and knowledge of industry best practice principles

·         Demonstrated cultural awareness

·         Exceptional organisational, time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks

·         Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and an aptitude to learn new systems

How to apply:

To express your interest in this exciting opportunity, please submit an application with your current resume outlining your experience.

The preferred candidate will be required to undergo and satisfy a national police record check and pre-employment medical assessment.

Please note overseas sponsorship is not available for this position.

We thank you in advance for your application.

Cultural Diversity

SCC (WA) recognises and celebrates that the Australian community is comprised of people who bring to it a wide range of cultural traditions, languages, religious beliefs and values and SCC (WA) is committed to ensuring that its organisational values, policies, procedures and practices are inclusive and reflect this respect for and appreciation of cultural diversity.

Equal Opportunity

SCC (WA) values the contribution people make in the delivery of services we provide to the community. We believe that the effective utilisation of all our people is the key difference between Southern Cross Care WA and other organisations in ensuring our continued success. We support the aims of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.