Vacancy Reference No. 714555
This
is a Recruitment Pool for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part
Time, Fixed Term Full Time and Fixed Term Part Time
appointments, with the possibility of extension and/or
permanency.
Position Profile: We are
looking for professional, motivated and experienced Clinical
Nurses to join our team on Ward 2B – Long Stay Surgical,
complex ENT, Gastroenterology and Gynaecology ward at the Perth
Children’s Hospital with the Child and Adolescent Health
Service (CAHS).
This role
will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of comprehensive
evidence-based nursing care to our young patients. Key
responsibilities will include:
• Providing
comprehensive evidence-based nursing care and individual case
management to a specific group of patients including
assessment, intervention and evaluation.
• Undertake
clinical shifts at the direction of senior staff and the
Nursing Director including participation on the
on-call/after-hours/weekend rosters if required.
•
Responsible and accountable for patient safety and quality of
care through planning, coordinating, performing, facilitating
and evaluating the delivery of patient care relating to a
particular group of patients, clients or staff in the practice
setting.
• Monitor,
review and report upon the standard of nursing and midwifery
practice to ensure that colleagues are working within the scope
of nursing and midwifery practice, following appropriate
clinical pathways, policies, procedures and adopting a risk
management approach in patient care delivery.
•
Participate in ward rounds/case conferences as
appropriate.
• Educate
patients/carers in post discharge management and organise
discharge summaries/referrals to other services, as
appropriate.
About Perth Children’s Hospital
(PCH): is Western Australia's specialist
paediatric hospital and trauma centre, with 298 beds. Located
at the Queen
Elizabeth II Medical Centre, PCH offers primary care for
severe medical cases and secondary services such as inpatient,
outpatient, and day-stay care. Our purpose-built facility
incorporates the latest evidence-based design principles to
deliver optimal care to the community. Explore our services on
the PCH About
Us page for more information.
Eligibility to Apply:
Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential
requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent
positions in the public sector. Fixed term and/or casual
contracts can be held by individuals on visas that allow
working rights within Australia.
Application
Instructions: Applications are required to be
submitted online by selecting “Apply for job” below. (via
www.jobs.wa.gov.au.) Please ensure the email address provided
is actively monitored as it will serve as the primary
communication channel throughout the recruitment
process.
Your
ability to meet the work-related requirements will be assessed
throughout the recruitment process. For your written
application please provide the following:
• A
statement addressing - questions 2, 3 and 6 of the selection
criteria, in no more than 2-3 pages.
• A
cover letter outlining your suitability for the
position.
• A
current resume which summarises your experience and includes
both phone and email contact details of two professional
referees, with at least one being a recent supervisor/line
manager.
These
documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to
applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to
complete the online application process as you will be required
to answer various questions and attach your
documentation.
Working With Childrens
check: This position is subject to a Western
Australian Working with Children (WWC) Check. For further
information please refer to the WWC website at:
https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
Selection Criteria:
Please refer to the criteria listed in the attached Job
Description Form under the heading ‘Work related
requirements’.
For Further Job Related
Information: you are encouraged to contact Lexi
Immink, Clinical Nurse Manager, Ward 2B on 08 6456 3128 or via
email alexis.immink@health.wa.gov.au
About Child and Adolescent Health
Service (CAHS): CAHS is Western Australia's
primary provider of paediatric healthcare, exclusively
dedicated to infants, children, and young people. Comprising
Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH), Neonatology, Community Health,
and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). CAHS
operates with over 7,000 employees across PCH, King Edward
Memorial Hospital (KEMH), and over 160 community clinics in the
metropolitan area. For more information about our services
click
here.
CAHS Values: CAHS is
committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and
shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During the
selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil
the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the
values. For further information about the benefits of working
for CAHS and our services please click here
Our Values
guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment
and employment. CAHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from
culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI
communities, and people with disability to work with us.
Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation,
and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider
bringing your expertise to our workforce.
CAHS strives
to ensure the interview process caters to the access needs of
all applicants, please contact the CAHS Talent Acquisition Team
via email CAHS.talentacquisition@health.wa.gov.au
or phone on +61 8 6456 0321 prior to your interview if any
reasonable adjustment to accommodate a disability and
confidential enquiries needs to be made.
Other Conditions: WA Health
engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA
Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal
records screening and integrity checking as part of the
appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on
an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour.
In addition,
we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of
WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve
equality, section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies
to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples are encouraged to apply.
Suitable
applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may
be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made
from this pool until 30/6/2026.
If you
experience technical difficulties while applying online, please
contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after 4:00pm on the closing
date will not be accepted.
LATE
OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
