UnitingCare Health is one of the largest not-for-profit private hospital groups in Queensland and is a service group of UnitingCare Queensland. The hospital group is a major provider of healthcare services in Queensland which operates almost 1000 licensed hospital beds and employs over 4200 people.

• Permanent Part Time – 32 Hours P/Week – Fixed Term Contract
• Surgical Unit – Must have flexibility to work all shift types

St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital is a 250 bed facility in Spring Hill. Facilities at St Andrew’s include 15 theatres, three cardiology catheter laboratories, endoscopy suites, an intensive care unit and emergency centre. St Andrew’s is a world leader in patient outcomes for many of our specialties. We achieve this by attracting the best staff and medical practitioners and carefully auditing and improving on the outcomes of our treatments.

Our Opportunity:

Our Surgical unit currently has an opening for a Registered Nurse to join their team.

Reporting to the Clinical Nurse Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of safe, holistic nursing care to patients and their families. Demonstrate your professional experience and play a leading role in providing outstanding patient-centred care.

Ideally, you will demonstrate the following criteria:

• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA);
• Minimum 2+ years experience as a Registered Nursed within a Surgical Environment
• Ability to work all shifts
• Completion of relevant qualification ie. Diploma or Bachelor of Nursing degree from a recognised VET or tertiary institution;
• The ability to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team; 
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills; effective communication and time management skills;
• Commitment to upholding the values and mission of Uniting Care Health.

Our Benefits:

If successful in - you’ll be welcomed into a fantastic team environment, where everybody works hard to achieve shared goals as part of a values-centred, family–feel culture.

You’ll receive an attractive remuneration package, and an opportunity to enjoy a healthy work life balance!

We offer:

• Flexible working arrangement
• Generous salary packaging options to increase your take home pay
• Staff discounts for car-parking/café
• Exciting career paths in both clinical and leadership streams
• Access to internal job opportunities across Uniting Care Health, UnitingCare Community, Blue Care UnitingCare Group Office, and ARCCS

As one of the largest employers in the sector and the state, UnitingCare Queensland offers the opportunity to develop your skills within a growing organization where people are at the centre of everything we do.

Apply:

To apply for this opportunity, please click on the 'Apply' button below to be taken to our online application process and quote the following reference number – 14112

For more information regarding this opportunity please contact Liz Bergstrum on 07 3834 4313 

Applications close Friday 28^th July 2017

UnitingCare Health is committed to being a child safe, child friendly organisation for all children who come into contact with our services. It is our expectation that our employees will share in this commitment.  Therefore, employees and successful candidates in specified roles will be required to hold a valid ’Blue Card’ in line with the ’Working with Children Check’ requirements.

Criminal record checks will be conducted for all successful candidates.

Through our values UCQ are proud of our teams diversity, we believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce to help us achieve the best outcomes for the communities in which we operate and serve. We highly encourage applications from people who identify as a part of the Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community.