Registered Nurse G2 / Registered Midwife- Special Care Nursery
Ballarat Central, VIC, AU, 3350
Permanent Part time to Full-time Hours available
YP2 – YP9 | $41.36–$52.20 per hour
YS2 – YS8 | $42.41- $52.20 per hour
About the Role
The Special Care Nursery in Ballarat is a level 4 nursery providing care for unwell, premature and/or small neonates and services the entire Grampians region. We provide holistic, family centred care to newborns admitted directly from the postnatal ward or the emergency department. The unit engages a broad care team, providing specialist developmentally-appropriate care.
You will be able to work collaboratively and consultatively as part of a multidisciplinary team. Caring for sick and premature babies is a unique skill set and it is a privilege to deliver a high standard of care for some of our communities most vulnerable patients and their families.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with Family Centred Care
- Facilitate the Care and Treatment of Infants
- Foster a team environment encompassing the multidisciplinary team, patients, family and visitors
- Contribute ideas and actions to Quality Improvement Initiatives
- Maintain safety by participating in National Standards Portfolio activities, remaining up to date with mandatory competencies and best practice governance documentation
- Integrate our Values into your every day by displaying, Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Compassion and Innovation.
Skills and Experience
- Current AHPRA Registration
- Experience within a Neonatal environment
- Works collaboratively to facilitate and foster the provision of best practice standards of nursing care and service delivery
- Excellent communications skills with the ability to effectively work with the multidisciplinary teams, patients, families and visitors.
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Position Description Registered Nurse
Interested?
Click APPLY or contact Joanne Pegg, Nurse Unit Manager on 03 5320 4982 for a confidential discussion.
We are actively seeking candidates and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications close once the position is filled.
This role is paid in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024–2028, Registered Nurse Grade 2 (YP2–YP9) and Registered Midwife (YS2 – YS8).
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.
Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.
Ballarat Region
Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Ballarat has some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat
Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
