Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Employment Office
Exciting and varied opportunities for Registered Nurses and Nurse - Midwives to join a highly recognised Aboriginal Health Service. If you have recent Medical/ A&E and Clinical experience, are passionate about making a difference and looking to be remunerated for your efforts - then read on..
Your new company
Nganampa Health Council is an Aboriginal owned and controlled health organisation operating on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in the far north-western region of South Australia. The APY Lands cover roughly 103,000 square km, with a population of approx. 3,000 Anangu people. The region is freehold land controlled by the Anangu people.
Nganampa Health Council is widely recognised as being an exemplar Aboriginal health service in the country. Their successes include significantly reducing the rates of sexually transmitted infections, increasing birth weights through the ir antenatal program, consistently keeping childhood immunisation rates at 100% and providing high quality residential and respite aged care at their Tjilpiku Pampaku Ngura aged care facility.
Your new career
Nganampa Health Council has opportunities for full-time clinic-based Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives to join their clinical teams, based in remote South Australia.
In these highly varied roles, you will be responsible for delivering primary health care according to the CARPA Standard Treatment Manual, and assisting in the early detection and management of chronic illness as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Working under the direction of the Medical Director and Clinical Service Manager, some of your areas of responsibility will include:
* Working collaboratively with Medical Officers, Anangu Health Workers and other health staff to provide primary health care;
* Treating acute illness and chronic medical conditions, and managing computerised recalls and patient follow-up care;
* Child health monitoring and immunisations;
* Patient health education;
* Assessment and referral of social welfare issues;
* Public health screening for STI, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis A, B & C;
* Public health surveying and programs;
* Antenatal and post natal care;
* General education support for Anangu Health Workers; and
* Day-to-day administration of the clinics.
On offer is an extremely attractive salary package circa $204,581 - $238,133, commensurate with remote area experience, (this includes estimated non-cash benefits of $37,615 - $47,141).
Successful candidates will also be supplied with rent-free modern accommodation, including all rent, electricity, gas and basic essentials!
Benefits include:
* District allowance;
* Work allowance;
* Superannuation;
* Annual retention bonus;
* Leave loading;
* Annual airfare;
* 12 days study leave;
* Recreation leave allowance;
* 12 weeks annual leave; and
* Assistance with relocation costs (negotiable)
About you
To be considered, you will:
* Be a Registered Nurse or an RN / Registered Midwife, and be registered with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA);
* Have a minimum of three years post graduation/ post bridging course, along with recent acute Medical / A&E experience;
* Have demonstrable experience working in a clinical environment and hospital-based general nursing experience in the past 5 years (both of which are essential);
* Ideally hold post basic nursing qualifications in Emergency Care, Critical Care and or rural and remote area Nursing (not essential);
* Be able to demonstrate a sound professional clinical background and an ability to manage their own tasks; and
* Have a good degree of computer literacy - health records and organisational documentation is computerised
Midwives must have done some acute general work within the past 5 years.
The successful candidates must also be willing to undergo a Police Check and a Working With Children Check. A manual driver's licence is essential and it would be advantageous to have experience with 4WD vehicles, although a 2 day 4WD training course is provided in your orientation week.
If you have a diverse background in clinical experience, including in clinical acute medicine, A&E, paediatrics and/or Aboriginal health care - then we want to hear from you!
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
Location: Australia and Oceania, Adelaide