Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

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Detail information about job Registered Nurse - Emergency Department. Terms and conditions vacancy

Registered Nurse with current experience in Emergency Nursing invited to join the nursing team in the Emergency Department at Prince of Wales Hospital. We provide a challenging, stimulating and supportive environment for Emergency Nursing. The Department provides exposure to state of the art technology and the campus helipad ensures frequent critical patient transfers from throughout NSW. Full comprehensive orientation is provided with ongoing preceptorship programs and training opportunities supported by a Clinical Nurse Consultant, Nurse Educator and Nurse Practitioners.

Where you'll be working
The Prince of Wales Hospital is a major teaching hospital based in Sydney's eastern suburbs that serves all of New South Wales.

We are affiliated with the University of NSW, one of the premier medical teaching facilities in Australia. This assists us to provide excellence in care in conjunction with our commitment to clinical teaching and medical research.

The hospital is situated close to the city, Bondi Beach, excellent shopping facilities, and within walking distance to Coogee Beach.

What you'll be doing The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional people, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.  
  
All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote culture and supporting practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviours and interactions with patients, clients and employees.
 
The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high quality nursing care to patients/clients of the Prince of Wales Hospital (POWH) consistent with SESLHD and POWH policies, procedures and standards.

The vision for nursing at Prince of Wales Hospital is to embrace a culture that enables all persons to flourish. Nurses at the Prince of Wales Hospital are committed to working within Practice Development principles. This is enabled through a framework of inclusiveness, active participation and collaboration. Our staff, through facilitation, are empowered and engaged in the shared decision making process in order to influence practice. This is achieved by working together in an environment which supports person centredness through evidence based care, learning and enquiry.

All Registered Nurses must comply and act in accordance with recognised professional and organisational standards established by: NSW Ministry of Health, The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District & Prince of Wales Hospital.

Clinical supervision at the point of care is the role and responsibility of each Registered Nurse/Midwife and Enrolled Nurse within everyday clinical practice, in line with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Decision Making Frameworks for Nurses and Midwives.

• 1. Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia.
• 2. Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others.
• 3. Demonstrated ability to proactively engage with patients/clients to enhance service delivery and to guide others in providing service excellence.
• 4. Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations.
• 5. Basic computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems.
• 6. Detailed knowledge and understanding of risk management, safety and quality principles and the role of the Registered Nurse in applying these principles.
• 7. Demonstrated recent extensive post registration experience in an Emegrency Department.

Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Elizabeth Ryan on 9382 3920 or [email protected]

Applications Close: 20th July 2018