JOB DESCRIPTION

• Position: Registered Nurse (Salary & Hours Negotiable up to 35 hours per week)
• Program: Yerrabi Yurwang Health Hub
  • *Probationary Period:  6 months
• Salary: Negotiable between dependent on qualifications and experience
• Excellent salary packaging available
• Ex Gratia Days: available at Easter and Christmas
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply

Yerrabi Yurwang Health Hub is looking for a dynamic Registered Nurse with General Practice experience, to join Team Yerrabi. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has a passion to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal People and their Families.

OUR ORGANISATION

Yerrabi Yurwang Child & Family Aboriginal Corporation (Yerrabi) was established in 2019, due to the high unmet health and wellbeing needs of the local Aboriginal Community residing in Canberra’s North-western Ngunnawal region. Yerrabi Yurwang means to ‘walk strong’ and was bestowed upon the organisation by our esteemed and respected Ngunnawal Elder Aunty Agnes Shea OAM, who was also a Founding Board Member of Yerrabi and our Inaugural Patron.

Yerrabi operates in the Northwest of the Australian Capital Territory, part of the traditional lands of the Ngunnawal People.

Yerrabi is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, which means it is owned and operated by Aboriginal People, for Aboriginal People, and so, we are committed to the principle of self-determination, whereby we seek to engage and facilitate the empowerment of Aboriginal People and their Families who utilise Yerrabi’s services.

THE ROLE

As the Registered Nurse at our Health Hub, you will join our qualified and dedicated team to provide competent patient-centred care that addresses health needs and promotes wellness. Such care is based on latest evidence and guidelines and meets legislative requirements.

Purpose of position: To ensure a smooth and efficiently functioning practice, in addition to providing exception standard of care to our patients, by implementing the following best practice standards to:

• Provide good clinical care through clinical leadership and management practices
• Provide good clinical care through continuous quality improvement practices
• Provide good clinical care by applying essential governance, compliance and safety practices
• Provide good clinical care by applying quality control requirements and practices
• Provide good clinical care by incorporating and coordinating infection prevention and control practices.

SELECTION CRITERIA: ESSENTIAL

• AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Registered as an Authorised Nurse Immuniser in the Australian Capital Territory.
• Minimum 2 years general practice experience.
• An understanding or experience of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Standards for general practices.
• Demonstrated clinical problem-solving skills including conceptual and analytical ability.
• Advanced interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills (written and verbal).
• Knowledge, understanding and experience in quality improvement, its practical application in meeting patient’s needs and quality service delivery.

• Knowledge, understanding and experience of research findings to support evidence-based practice.
• Experience in quality improvement, its practical application in meeting patients’ needs and its relationship to strategic development.

• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation and health regulating acts and legislative obligations
• Computer literacy.
• Evidence of appropriate and continuing professional indemnity insurance.
• Current driver’s license.
• Working with Vulnerable Persons Check.
• National Police Check.

SELECTION CRITERIA: DESIRABLE

• Demonstrated experience working in the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sector.
• Demonstrated understanding of key cultural issues influencing practice, patient relationship and patient needs.
• Demonstrated experience or knowledge of Medical Director and PracSoft.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

This position has a six month probationary period at the start of employment that gives both the employer and employee the opportunity to assess whether they are suitable to each other.

The probationary period is not a separate period of employment. New recruits on probation receive the same entitlements as permanent full-time and part-time employees.

NEXT STEPS

FOR ENQUIRIES: please email [email protected] using the subject line: Registered Nurse enquiry via EthicalJobs

TO APPLY

Click "Apply Now". Applications must include:

• A 1-page cover letter
• A 1-2 page expression of interest that includes a brief description of essential and desirable criteria
• A current CV containing qualifications, registrations, licenses etc., and 2 referees.

A position description is attached.