Registered Nurse - Staff Health Service

To be considered for this position you must be an employee of NSW Health and its Affiliated Health Organisations

Where you'll be working

The Staff Health Service is responsible for ;

• Maintenance of VaxLink data
• Recruitment – occupational screening and immunisation clearance reviews
• Vaccination – staff health assessments, boosters, updates and education
• Influenza and other vaccination campaigns
• Skin assessments
• Cytotoxic monitoring
• Occupational exposure management, counselling and follow-up
• Phone counselling to staff for illness, exposures and vaccination
• Advice to managers on infectious disease exposures and staff vaccination
• Implementation of targeted interventions to improve OASV and the service

Benefits

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.
• Opportunity to obtain Clinical Nurse Specialist status where relevant.

Selection Criteria

• Current unrestricted registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia, and current unrestricted Australian Drivers Licence and willingness to utilise as required for the position
• Authorised Nurse Immuniser as recognized by NSW Health with 5 years post registration experience in an acute hospital setting
• Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others
• Demonstrated ability to proactively engage with patients/clients to enhance service delivery and to guide others in providing service excellence
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations
• Basic computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems
• Able to recognise and respond to adverse events following vaccination
• A detailed understanding of PD2026_004 Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases

Information for applicants

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
• If you have relevant qualifications or experience, please include any supporting documents with your application.
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural background, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website