Capital Health Network

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The role:
We are looking for a casual Registered Nurse to join our Canberra clinic working 0.6 FTE (3 days) across Tuesday to Friday.

Your purpose to provide safe, high-quality client-centred care in our clinics. Working within a team of highly experienced sexual health nurses, you will work together to meet to goals and unique needs of our clients. You will provide education and clinical care as well as assisting in managing plans of care on ongoing support to our clients after discharge.

We are looking for:

• A highly-skilled, passionate, and empathetic nurse able to learn and work across multiple roles.
• Excellent clinical skills and ability to respond to rapidly changing operating admissions, theatre, and recovery environments.
• Experience with women’s health, abortion care, operating theatres, and sexual health provision will be highly regarded.

Your Responsibilities:

• Ensuring high quality and empathetic nursing care to patients are in line with internal policies and procedures and best practice to ensure the best patient experience possible is achieved.
• Supporting the clinical team to provide a high level of client care throughout their journey with us.
• Reflectively engage in continuous improvement and support the achievement of targets relating to client care.

What we need: 

• A pro-choice advocate
• Bachelor of Nursing degree or Diploma of Nursing
• Current AHPRA registration
• Previous day surgery and recovery experience
• Willingness to learn all aspects of the client’s journey across admissions, surgery and recovery
• Previous experience in sexual & reproductive health
• Minimum 1 years post-graduation experience in Nursing
• Knowledge of National Accreditation Standards and ACORN standards
• Understand the importance of quality processes
• Willingness to learn with a non-judgmental attitude
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and ability to actively encourage a positive team culture including provision of excellent customer service
• Experience of achieving high standards with a focus on continuous improvement
• Strong initiative and problem-solving skills

What we’d like to see (but aren’t essential): 

• Ultrasound scanning skills
• Phlebotomy competency
• CSSD Certificate
• Family Planning Certificate or Midwifery qualification

Employment Requirement:

• AHPRA Registration,
• Provision of two professional referees,
• Be prepared to undergo a National Police Check, prior to commencement,
• Be prepared to undergo an International Vetting Check, prior to commencement,
• Evidence of current COVID-19 vaccinations and declaration of full immunisation history,
• Evidence of current working rights in Australia.

Position enquiries:
For further information regarding this position, please contact: recruitment@msiaustralia.org.au

Application Support:
Person and community centred healthcare involves cultural safety, a diverse workforce and multidisciplinary skills. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of migrant and refugee backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTIQ+ people. Should you require any support with this application, please contact: recruitment@msiaustralia.org.au

Practice Description

MSI Australia:
We are an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to ensuring sexual and reproductive health services are equally accessible to all people living in Australia. MSI Australia is the only national accredited provider of abortion, contraception and vasectomy services, and the country’s longest running provider of teleabortion. Our holistic, client-centred approach empowers individuals to control their reproductive health safely, and with dignity, regardless of their circumstances. Through active partnerships with healthcare providers, researchers and communities, our models of care ensure the total wellbeing of our clients is supported at every stage.

Benefits of working at MSI Australia
We also pride ourselves on being a supportive and flexible working place that offers a great range of benefits:

• Generous salary packaging options up to $9,010 + $2,650 meals and entertainment,
• Dynamic Learning Management Platform with 1000s of courses plus opportunity to access professional development / study leave allowance,
• Employee Assistance Program,
• Discounted clinical services for you and your immediate family members.

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After hours or on call roster

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Willing to sponsor suitable overseas applicants

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