Acute Nursing or ICU Permanent Pool Part Time (CRU)

Epworth HealthCare (Epworth) seeks Registered Nurses or Critical Care RN to join our high performing and highly valued Central Resource Unit (CRU) on a permanent part time basis.

Positions are available across 3 locations of the Epworth Health group.

Central

• Freemasons (East Melbourne)
• Richmond
• Richmond Rehab

Eastern Suburbs

• Eastern (Box Hill)
• Hawthorn
• Camberwell

Geelong

• Epworth Geelong

Staff recruited into the permanent pool team are based in either Central Eastern Suburbs or Geelong but are not limited to just one location.

Importantly you can choose your primary location and you can choose if you want to pick up shifts in other locations too.

What will this model look like

• Each staff member can select their primary hospitals where they want to pick up shifts
• Staff can choose to pick up additional shifts in other Epworth Locations
• CCRN will have an expected requirement of working between Richmond & Eastern
• Supernumerary and education are provided to staff to ensure they are set up for success
• Access to a mobile app to pick up shifts at ease across the group
• Experience variety of work by having the ability to work or transition across different specialities and areas

You will make an impact by:

• Delivering an exceptional patient experience
• Providing high standards of nursing care
• Encouraging and role-modelling empathy to patients families and medical staff

To be successful in this role you will 

• Have a minimum 3 Years of relevant nursing experience 
• Have a contemporary knowledge of best practice in surgical/medical nursing care and/or midwifery and the patient journey. 
• Have Permanent residency Australian citizenship or working rights
• Have recency of practise across both Medical and Surgical nursing (if wanting to join as a general acute nurse)
• Have excellent interpersonal communication and teamwork skills  
• Be adaptable to different teams and working environments
• Be teachable and have a willingness to learn and grow professionally 
• Enjoy the challenge of working flexibly within a team environment. 
• Possess a strong understanding and background of patient-centred care  
• Have well-developed time management and prioritisation skills 

Position Description         Inherent Requirements

Qualifications :

• A current Registered Nurse AHPRA registration 
• Critical Care Post Graduate qualification (If wanting to join as a CCRN)
• Possess a current Working with Children Check (Employee) 

Additional Information :

At Epworth its a community.

Its the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient addition to this you will have access to:

• This is a new unique permanent pool model please contact the Central Resource Unit to better understand this new concept
• Education and support with a dedicated nurse educator 
• Exposure to different specialties and diverse clinical settings
• Opportunities for professional development 
• Epworths enhanced Not for Profit status (and not available in the public sector) provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15900 pre-tax annually leading to greater take home pay 
• The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia 
• Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth 

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes First Nations peoples people with disability mature-age and young job seekers members of the LGBTIQA community and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We are committed to providing an equitable inclusive and barrier-free recruitment experience for everyone.

If you need support during the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments we encourage you to let us know what you need to participate fully and confidently. We understand that sharing your needs can feel daunting so please know that any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.

Ready to make a difference

Apply now and help us deliver exceptional healthcare for every patient every day. To apply click the Im Interested button to attach your CV and cover letter (as a single file). 

For more information refer to the attached position description or contact for staff interested to be based at Eastern Suburbs and or / for staff interested to be based at Central and if interested in the Geelong location.

Please Note:  Applications are reviewed as received. Dont waitthis role may be filled before the closing date.

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare subject to reasonable exemptions that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination where this is required under Epworth policy.

As a child safe organisation all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all across race ability ethnicity gender age sexuality cultures and beliefs that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth we care.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Part-time