• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre - Geriatric Care
• Salary $72,651.00 - $99,129.00 p.a. (pro rata) RN/M1| Various full-time and part-time ongoing positions available

If you're a passionate and experienced Registered Nurse ready to make a difference in Geriatric care, apply now!

The Geriatric Memory Support Unit provides care for patients who are medically stable and are waiting transition to a community Residential Aged Care Facility. This unit is located at the Repat Health Precinct and has a strong emphasis on a partnership between the patient, family and community. The multidisciplinary clinical care team develops and enacts support plans to provide tailored patient activities to meet individual needs and effective discharge planning.  

The Registered Nurse/ Midwife reports to the Nursing Director of Rehabilitation, Aged and Palliative Care and supports the Geriatric Memory Support Unit with person-centred care consistent with regulatory and statutory requirements.

About the Role:

• Assess individual patient/client needs, plan, implement and/or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options including other disciplines or agencies
• Provide ward/team leader/coordination as required on a shift by shift basis
• Participate in quality improvement activities that contribute to patient/client safety, risk minimisation and safe work activities within the practice setting
• Use foundation theoretical knowledge and evidenced based guidelines to achieve positive patient/client care outcomes
• Plan and coordinate services with other disciplines or agencies in providing individual health care needs

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

To be successful for this role:

• Effective communication skills including, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse and Midwife by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate
• Demonstrated competence in rehabilitative and geriatric nursing and or midwifery practice in accordance with the relevant standards

The attached role description/s are currently under review and may be adjusted prior to appointment. All applicants will be provided with the finalised role description.  

What To Know More? Contact: Tracy Lees, Operational Nursing Director, 0418 217 026, Tracy.Lees@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 30 June 2024

Attachments:

• RN1 Registered Nurse Geriatric Memory Support Unit - Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits. Watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including 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 Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 868262