District Nurse - Community Services

About the position

The role of the Registered Nurse/District nurse is to:

• Work within their Scope of Practice as defined by their AHPRA Registration, Qualifications and Clinical Competencies to be completed and maintained.

• Provide high quality, comprehensive, evidence-based, client-focused care;

• Act as a resource and role model to other staff;

• Act as a support to Students on clinical placement;

• Communicate and collaborate with other health professionals;

• Demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge and skills in their specific field;

• Demonstrate knowledge and commitment towards quality improvement activities and actively participate in departmental accreditation processes; and

• Demonstrate knowledge and promote the use of advanced care planning for residents/clients/patients

• To work autonomously in the community

For further information on the role, please refer to the Position Description attached.

In return, Seymour Health offers:

• Salary Packaging
• Free on-site parking
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Staff Social Club
• Annual Scholarship program 

About Seymour Health

Seymour Health is a leading small rural health service. At our site in central Seymour, over 350 staff deliver health and allied services.

Our services include a 30-bed public hospital that provides public and private Acute medical and surgical, renal dialysis and day procedures. Seymour Health’s breadth of services extends to post-acute care, palliative care, sub-acute ambulatory service, oral health services, district nursing and community services. Barrabill House is a 40-bed residential aged care service that provides highly rated residential aged care.

Seymour Health is conveniently located an hour north of Melbourne via the M31 Hume Freeway and V/Line train service.

Closing date: Thursday 23rd May 2024 - We like to move quickly on top talent. Applications will be reviewed as they are received

All employment with Seymour Health (SH) is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory Police Check and Victorian 'Employee' Working with Children's Check and NDIS Worker screening check.

All employees of SH must comply with the health service's vaccination requirements procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Department directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated and provided evidence of vaccination for various diseases such as, but not limited to, Influenza and COVID-19.