At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver nursing care in home and community settings, making a real difference to people's lives.
- Company: Join the Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, a supportive and inclusive health service.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, relocation support, flexible hours, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Diverse and collaborative work environment with excellent career growth potential.
- Why this job: Be part of a community-focused team that values your contributions and promotes holistic health care.
- Qualifications: Must be a registered nurse with two years of experience and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 79381 - 108311 $ per year.
Eyre and Far North Local Health Network - Country Health Connect, Home Support Position location based in Port Lincoln.
Salary: RN/M1 $79,381 - $108,311 p.a. + Allowances + 12% Superannuation + Leave Loading + Salary Sacrifice Benefits.
Permanent Part-Time position, working 12 hours per week.
Overview: Country Health Connect is SA Health's home and community care program, and in Port Lincoln, it's where skilled nurses make a genuine difference - one participant, one household, one community at a time. If you're a Registered Nurse with two or more years of post-graduate experience and a commitment to person-centred care, this part-time ongoing role offers the variety, autonomy, and purpose that community nursing uniquely delivers.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Based within the Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, you'll deliver nursing services to Country Health Connect participants in home and community settings across the Port Lincoln region.
- Provide direct nursing care to participants in home and community environments, adapting your approach to each individual's needs and context.
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, accepting accountability for your own clinical standards and delegated activities.
- Apply your prescribing endorsement and credentialing within the scope of practice appropriate to this setting.
- Contribute to quality improvement activities including clinical audits, protocol development, and practice reviews.
What You'll Bring:
- Current registration (or eligibility) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, including a current practising certificate.
- Endorsement and credentialling to prescribe medications or order diagnostics within the scope of this role.
- Minimum two years post-graduate nursing experience with demonstrated clinical competence.
- Effective communication skills, including conflict resolution and negotiation in complex care situations.
- Ability to prioritise a varied caseload and respond creatively to challenges in a community health setting.
- Familiarity with SA Health information governance obligations, including confidentiality, privacy legislation, and appropriate information access.
About EFNLHN: With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia’s best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre & Far North will inspire and energise you. The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy.
Why Join Us:
- Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community.
- Being part of Eyre & Far North means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care.
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
- Wellbeing and counselling support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
- Relocation reimbursement of up to $15,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity.
- Supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
Applicant Information: The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
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