Surgical Liaison Nurse - Additional Activity
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- Part Time and Full Time Permanent Ongoing Surgical Liaison Nurse positions available!
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Division:
The Surgery, Anaesthesia and Procedural Medicine Division (SAPM) is responsible for over 50,000 procedures per year delivered to the community serviced by Austin Health. The Surgical Liaison Nurse (SLN) role has a focus on the preadmission requirements for Elective Surgery patients within the Surgery and Endoscopy Access Team, however the workload and work focus of all SLN's can change depending on the requirements across all units within SAPM.
About the role:
As the successful applicant, you will provide specialty nursing services for patients requiring elective surgery at Austin Health, across multiple different surgical units as part of the elective surgery booking team.
This Additional Activity is part of our "Rapid Access Hub" work, focusing on increasing the elective surgery capacity at our Surgery Centre at the Repatriation Campus.
This role is primarily based at Austin Hospital but does move between Austin and the Repatriation campus.
A regular day will see you:
- Provide efficient, streamlined and effective patient journey preadmission processes for elective surgery patients
- Work closely with relevant staff including the elective surgery booking team, surgical units, unit managers, patient access and flow, bed management, outpatients, theatre & anaesthetics and other liaison nurses across Austin Health
- Ensure the educational needs of the patient and their carer/family are met through a variety of mediums
About you:
You will be someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be comfortable problem-solving in a variety of complex situations. You'll be comfortable working both autonomously as part of a dynamic team.
You'll further have:
- Registered Nurse registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) without restrictions
- Substantial knowledge and expertise of the role and function of the SLN
- Strong clinical assessment skills and demonstrated leadership ability
- A patient-centred approach to evidence based care delivery
Our benefits:
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- Five weeks annual leave
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager, Naomi Italia at naomi.italia@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: 10 November 2024
