• Employment Type: Casual
• Position Classification: Registered Nurse
• Remuneration: $35.32 - $49.60 per hour + 11.5% Superannuation
• Location: Sydney Local Health District Drug Health Services
• Requisition ID: REQ530449

About the Opportunity

Drug Health Services (DHS) aims to reduce the harms associated with substance use for individuals, families and communities and to prevent drug misuse. Our Mission is to deliver evidence based and patient centred care in collaboration with other health and non-health partners to improve the health outcomes of individuals, their families and broader community. Services are provided at Canterbury, Concord Repatriation General and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals and at Canterbury, Marrickville and Redfern Health Centres. Selected programs offer services in community and via approved outreach arrangements.

In this role, you will be responsible for the provision of patient centred; evidence informed nursing care that promotes identified health outcomes. The Registered Nurse will assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care in collaboration with individuals and the multidisciplinary healthcare team.

For more information, please view the Position Description.

Ideal Candidate

• Current nursing registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• The ability to work a wide range of shifts on a 7 day rotating roster, including evenings and nights.
• A current NSW Driver's Licence (P1 and P2 acceptable) is preferable.

Benefits and Perks!

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging up to $9,009, Novated Car Leasing, meal entertainment allowance up to $2,650. For more information, please visit SalaryPackagingPlus.
• Access to free courses, qualification and coaching via Sydney Education.
• Health & Wellbeing: discounted Fitness Passport, free nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals, access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families and yearly flu shots etc.

For more information about the benefits, please visit Benefits at SLHD.

Working for Sydney Local Health District – NSW Health

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/.

Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

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For enquiries, please contact Matt Cowley on 0414 065 419 or via email at [email protected] using the subject line: Registered Nurse - Drug Health Services enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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