Enrolled Nurse | Residential Aged Care

• Permanent, Part time positions available
  
• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
  
• New Aged Care Facility in Kew
  

About the Role
As a Enrolled Nurse within our Residential Aged Care Program, you will contribute to the dignity and quality of life for our residents within a safe, homely and comfortable environment. You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and progress your career goals while caring for a diverse range of residents in varied and rewarding settings.


You will be responsible for providing the full range of nursing services, including, but not limited to:

• Using assessment outcomes, collaborate with a Registered Nurse (RN) to develop appropriate interventions in an individualised plan of care for each resident, to support re-ablement and optimise independence
  
• Support and encourage residents’ and families’ understanding of care delivery and care planning through effective and timely communication, including team members, and the community
  
• Demonstrate timely, accurate communication within the multidisciplinary team, regarding the health and functional status of individuals, including reporting effectiveness of nursing interventions to the RN
  

Classifications for the EN position will range from IB68 - IB72 ($66,856 - $71,141 per annum pro rata).



Your Contribution
You will be a passionate, motivated Enrolled Nurse who brings previous experience working in aged persons nursing to the role. Your commitment to working in a ‘patient centred care’ framework will see you help residents to achieve their health goals and improve their outcomes. You understand and are interested in the complex and varied needs of our resident population and are driven to provide the best care possible.


You will also have:

• Current Nursing Registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
  
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  
• Current NDIS Worker Screening check, or be willing to obtain
  

What we Offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
  
• Employee Assistance Program
  
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
  
• Discounts and Promotions available through our Foundation
  
• Career development & advancement encouraged
  
• Culture of continuous improvement
  
• Work life balance through flexible rostering
  

About the Cambridge unit at Berengarra, Kew.

SVHM Residential Aged Care comprises 3 individual providers, of which Berengarra is the most recently constructed. Berengarra is co-located with St George’s Hospital in Kew and is a purpose built 90 bed residential aged care home.



Cambridge unit is one of two, 30-bed general aged care units at Berengarra.

Person-centred provision of multidisciplinary high-level care to elders with diverse and complex health care issues is the model of care at Berengarra. It is our privilege and responsibility to promote and ensure

opportunity for all persons to make choices in every aspect of their lives, to the greatest extent



Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is one of Australia's leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers, driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.


St Vincent’s Aged Care Homes provide quality care from trained and understanding staff. Our residents’ care is overseen by registered nurses 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We also provide social and health-focused activities and emotional support so that our residents enjoy time with others and feel connected. For further information, please visit our Aged Care Facilities page on the SVHM website.


Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.