In accor­dance with Tas­man­ian Pub­lic Health Direc­tions, Health Work­ers must be ful­ly vac­ci­nat­ed against COVID-19 pri­or to 8 Jan­u­ary 2022. Appli­cants are advised that the Pub­lic Health Direc­tion applies to all employ­ees of the Depart­ment of Health. This step is crit­i­cal in pro­tect­ing both our health work­force and vul­ner­a­ble Tas­ma­ni­ans in our care.

Our Per­fect Candidate:

We are seek­ing Nurs­es who not only are clin­i­cal­ly sound, but also val­ue the human inter­ac­tions that build the core mean­ing of what it is to care for peo­ple. We are seek­ing pro­fes­sion­al, ded­i­cat­ed, com­pas­sion­ate, and empath­ic appli­cants who will take time in their day to con­nect with patients while they are at their most vul­ner­a­ble. This will ensure that every patient jour­ney reflects safe­ty, respect and professionalism.

The key skills we are look­ing for include:

• Pro­vide advice, care, and sup­port to patients with­in your area of expertise
• Show ini­tia­tive, being adapt­able and able to respond and adjust eas­i­ly to change
• Resilience, per­se­ver­ing to achieve your goals in the face of obsta­cles and remain­ing calm and in con­trol under pressure
• Be ready to be part of build­ing great teams that work well together

Our Hos­pi­tal:

The Mersey Com­mu­ni­ty Hos­pi­tal, Latrobe has 95 beds and offers gen­er­al and spe­cial­ist health ser­vices includ­ing 24 hour emer­gency depart­ment, gen­er­al med­i­cine, day surgery and endoscopy, reha­bil­i­ta­tion, pal­lia­tive care and day oncol­o­gy ser­vices along with a vari­ety of spe­cial­ist clin­ics. Mersey Com­mu­ni­ty Hos­pi­tal is a ded­i­cat­ed elec­tive surgery cen­tre and pro­vides a mix­ture of gen­er­al hos­pi­tal ser­vices. The hos­pi­tal has close ties with the Uni­ver­si­ty of Tas­ma­nia through the Rur­al Clin­i­cal School and with TAFE Tas­ma­nia thus pro­vid­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties for com­pre­hen­sive clin­i­cal train­ing programs.

The Nuts and Bolts

Mul­ti­ple per­ma­nent posi­tions avail­able work­ing up to 76 hours per fortnight.

We have the flex­i­bil­i­ty to match our appli­cants to our vacan­cies where you may work either full time or part time, and day work or shift work depend­ing on your skills and experience.

The posi­tions are based in both our Emer­gency Depart­ment and Med­ical Ward.

The Emer­gency Depart­ment pro­vides approx­i­mate­ly 30,000 episodes of care per year across all triage cat­e­go­ry types and is well con­nect­ed to Tas­man­ian and Inter­state ter­tiary health ser­vices via road and air emer­gency trans­port. Led and sup­port­ed by FACEMs, the ED has proven com­pe­tent in the response, care and sta­bil­i­sa­tion of patients of all complexities.

The Med­ical Ward is a 30 bed unit com­pris­ing of Pal­lia­tive Care, Gen­er­al Med­i­cine and Geri­atric Care. Our team is look­ing for safe, com­pe­tent staff who, if not already high­ly expe­ri­enced, are will­ing to learn and devel­op skills that will pro­vide safe, com­pre­hen­sive care.

You’ll have access to salary pack­age a range of ben­e­fits includ­ing liv­ing expens­es up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal enter­tain­ment each FBT year + oth­er ben­e­fits if eligible. 

In addi­tion, the fol­low­ing allowances cal­cu­lat­ed on the salaried incre­men­tal point may be available:

• Post Grad­u­ate Allowance of up to 7.5% based on qual­i­fi­ca­tion type
• Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Allowance of up to $750 per annum

Base Salary: $67,982 — $93,964 pro rata per annum + employ­er con­tri­bu­tions to superannuation 

• Access to the Grade 4 salary range $87,970 — $93,964 is sub­ject to suc­cess­ful appli­ca­tion for pro­gres­sion to Grade 4
• Salary range is in accor­dance with Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Agree­ment 2019
• Notwith­stand­ing hours may be nego­ti­at­ed with the suc­cess­ful applicant
• Appli­cants should note that, for a peri­od of six months from the date of pub­li­ca­tion, this selec­tion process may be used to fill sub­se­quent or sim­i­lar full time and part time vacancies.

What’s on offer

• Flex­i­ble work­ing hours to enable work/​life balance
• Relo­ca­tion allowance for suc­cess­ful inter­state appli­cants can be negotiated
• Sup­port for ongo­ing pro­fes­sion­al development
• Oth­er employ­ment con­di­tions and allowances avail­able under the Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Award and Agreement

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty:

Suc­cess­ful appli­cants will be required to meet the essen­tial criteria:

1. Reg­is­tered with the Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board of Aus­tralia as a Reg­is­tered Nurse.

The Head of the State Ser­vice has deter­mined that the per­son nom­i­nat­ed for this job is to sat­is­fy a pre‑employment check before tak­ing up the appoint­ment, on pro­mo­tion or trans­fer. The fol­low­ing checks are to be conducted:

1. Con­vic­tion checks in the fol­low­ing areas:
   1. crimes of violence
   2. sex relat­ed offences
   3. seri­ous drug offences
   4. crimes involv­ing dishonesty
2. Iden­ti­fi­ca­tion check
3. Dis­ci­pli­nary action in pre­vi­ous employ­ment check.

For more infor­ma­tion on the posi­tion and how to apply, fol­low this link: 

Tas­man­ian Gov­ern­ment Jobs (page​up​peo​ple​.com)

APPLI­CA­TIONS CLOSE 15TH MAY 2022

Con­tact: Mer­le Goss (A/NUM Med­ical Ward) or Jonathan Weeks (NUM Emer­gency Department)

6478 5198 or 6478 5132

merle.​goss@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au OR jonathan.​weeks@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au