Enrolled Nurse - Blood Collector

Description:

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Enrolled Nurse
Remuneration: $32.79 - $35.63 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 30
Requisition ID: REQ565956
Location: Wollongong
Applications Close: 27 April 2025 - 11:59pm
About The Opportunity
NSW Health Pathology currently has an opportunity for an Enrolled Nurse to join our team located at Wollongong Hospital, in a permanent part time capacity.
Being a part of NSW Health Pathology means you’re helping create better health and justice systems every day. We operate more than 60 laboratories and around 200 collection centres across NSW and conduct over 60 million tests per annum.
You will be working for NSW Health Pathology. Your primary work location will be Wollongong Public Hospital but will also be rostered at Shellharbour, Bulli and Coledale Hospitals. We also provide a home collection service to the Illawarra region. You are required to participate in a seven-day rotating roster attending only morning shifts. Participation in all collection roles would be required.
What We Can Offer You
Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefitsCorporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning
What You'll Be Doing
Contribute to a customer-focused pathology collection service for inpatients and outpatients.
Perform venepuncture and other duties pertaining to blood collecting and haematological investigations as required.
Interested in joining Australia’s largest public pathology service? Apply now by addressing the following questions:
Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as an Enrolled Nurse (Division 2) with a Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia approved qualification for administration of medication (including intravenous medication administration).Customer focused approach displaying well-developed interpersonal skills and good oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with customers, patients and clinical staff.Previous venepuncture experience, familar with pathology terminology and requirements and the willingness to learn paediatric and nenoate blood collections.Display initiative, problem solving and analytical skills including an ability to apply established principles in a pathology setting and investigate and resolve general and complex issues within the work environment.Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the delivery of pathology services, including the use of Patient, Rostering and Quality systems.Commitment to the principles of quality management and continuous quality improvement and to identify, develop and implement quality and service improvement activities.
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For role related queries or questions contact Griselda Nuesch on Griselda.Nuesch@health.nsw.gov.au
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases
This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2024_015 Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases. All recruits must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. All recruits must provide evidence against specified diseases and comply with the requirements of this policy at their own cost prior to appointment.
New to NSW Health Pathology?
The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a functional assessment prior to appointment.
Working Rights
This position is a permanent position. To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa.
Talent Pool
If the selection panel identifies more than one suitable candidate for the role, an eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time, temporary and casual vacancies.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
NSW Health Pathology is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We seek to recruit from diverse applicants and create teams with skills, perspectives and experiences that complement each other at work. We welcome suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, ethnicity, socio-cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.