Registered Nurse & Enrolled Nurse Casual Bank Job in North Geelong Recruiting by Barwon Health

Line up your life and career with us at Barwon Health in Geelong, Victoria

Are you a current Nurse (RN/EN) or Midwife looking to work flexibly? We have multiple casual roles available that allow you to:

• Gain experience across a range of specialty areas
• Self-rostering to allow for work life balance
• Access ongoing training and professional development

About Barwon Health

Guided by our values, Barwon Health is Victoria's largest regional health care service and is also the largest employer in the Geelong and surf coast region, employing over 8700 staff. Barwon Health’s core facilities include the renowned University Hospital Geelong precinct in central Geelong, the McKellar Centre precinct in North Geelong, the innovative Sunrise Centre,  Barwon Health North a vital services that includes child and family health support, renal dialysis, medical imaging, and urgent care. Four Aged care centres spanning the Region, Mental Health Services that are delivered through a number of programs across the Geelong and Barwon South West region. Community Health and Dental service and world renowned Research that that advances health and wellbeing for all.  Explore all of our comprehensive services here.

About Casual Resource Unit (CRU) 

CRU is the casual Nursing and Midwifery Bank at Barwon Health that is resourced using Registered Nurses, Registered Midwives (+/- dual registration), Psychiatric (RPN or PEN) and Endorsed Enrolled Nurses. CRU provides staffing resources twenty four hours a day, seven days a week across the clinical units of Barwon Health to cover planned and emergent shortfalls within the service.

About the role 

Casual staff members have the opportunity to work across a range of sites and a variety of speciality bed based services. Based on your prior experience, as a Casual through CRU you will be able to choose to work in one or more of the following areas:

Aged Care

Acute Medical

Acute Surgical

Midwifery

Mental Health

Sub-Acute

About you  

As the successful applicant you will:

• Have minimum 12 months of clinical experience
• Have excellent time management, communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and excellent clinical skills
• Provide evidence based, high quality care to patients
• Delivering consumer-centred care that meets best practice standards and in line with Barwon Health requirements

Please refer to the relevant attached position description for further details about the role.

About the culture

Join our dynamic and inspiring team of innovators who are passionate about maintaining cutting-edge knowledge and delivering exceptional patient-centered care. Our state-of-the-art facilities provide the perfect environment for you to work alongside dedicated and highly skilled professionals who take pride in their work. You'll find the work both challenging and rewarding, with ample opportunities for professional development and ongoing learning. Our team members and management exemplify the values that drive our success: respect, compassion, commitment, accountability, and innovation. With their guidance and support, you'll thrive in this exciting and fulfilling career. Meet Lauren and hear more about the role

What we offer

• Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction 
• Geelong and Barwon Health is an attractive destination with a sunny climate, notoriously laidback lifestyle and great pay rates  
• Located in the centre of Geelong's CBD is an easy commute from all suburbs
• Access to employee wellness facility
• A genuine community feel - we look after each other 
• Wide range of professional development that enhances your careers
• Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
• Attractive salary packaging benefits! Living Expenses capped at $9,010 which  includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments and Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 which includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website

Diversity and Inclusion 

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We also strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au) We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments to submit your application for this role, please contact [email protected]  noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy