Description:
- Women's and Children's Health Network, Health and Recovery, Trauma Safety Services (HaRTSS), North Adelaide (5006)
- Salary
- Classification - RN/M2C - Clinical Nurse/Midwife LV2 - $87,416 to $110,497 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
About the Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join HaRTSS as a Sexual Assault Nurse, where you will be responsible for:
- Providing high-quality clinical forensic nursing care to ensure optimal health outcomes for consumers.
- Conducting forensic evidence collection and documentation for sexual assault investigations.
- Preparing forensic reports and providing expert opinions for legal proceedings.
- Assessing consumer needs, developing care plans, and coordinating appropriate service delivery.
- Managing referrals to other disciplines or agencies to meet healthcare needs.
- Supporting risk minimization practices to ensure consumer and staff safety.
- Participating in clinical teaching, mentoring staff, and contributing to professional development.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate
- Registered nurse with at least 3 years post registration experience
- Demonstrated commitment to providing a quality service to the client who has experienced rape or sexual assault
- High level skills in communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation.
- Demonstrated ability in successfully working with limited or no direction or supervision and exercising a high level of professional judgement and clinical competence within scope of practice, in a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Experience with assessment in sexual health and anogenital examinations
- Demonstrated competence in assessment of clinical issues
What WCHN Can Offer You
- Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year. Click here more information
- Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
- Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program
About Us
The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:
- specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
- state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
- community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
- specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.
Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.
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Special Conditions
To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.
Immunisation Requirements Checklist
Applicant Documents Checklist
Application Instructions
You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
Other Important Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Enquiries
Kate Travers
Position: Team Coordinator
Phone: 1800 817 421
E-mail: kate.travers@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date : 3/4/2025 – 11:55pm
Useful Links
RN2 - Forensic Nurse - Yarrow Place - Role Description - 897377.pdf