Registered Nurses – Medical Services

• Full Time and Part Time ongoing positions available
• Excellent opportunities for professional development, skills and knowledge consolidation
• Opportunities to work across specialist medical service wards

About the service:

Our Medical Services at the Royal Melbourne Hospital are currently seeking highly motivated Registered Nurses to join our team.  We offer a wide range of services including General Medicine, Acute medical Unit, Gastroenterology and Nephrology (including kidney transplant service and dialysis). Our Medical Services operates within the Royal Melbourne Hospital city campus and has various education opportunities available in addition to team nursing models and preceptorship.  
 
What you'll need to succeed in any of our vacancies:

• You are an AHPRA registered Nurse with ward experience and are willing to work a range of AM/PM & ND shifts, within our supportive and dedicated multidisciplinary team
• You have effective communication skills and a passion for continued professional development
• You are ready for a new variety of clinical experiences to enhance your professional growth
• Recent clinical experience in acute medical or surgical settings is desirable

IMPORTANT: Please detail one specific ward you are applying for in your cover letter and application.
 
Registered Nurse – Ward 5North – Gastroenterology and Orthopaedic Ward
Permanent Part Time Opportunities Available

5North are searching for a Registered Nurse to join a collaborative working environment well supported by highly skills Clinical Nurse Consultants, Clinical Nurse Educators, Medical staff, Pharmacists and Allied Health professionals.

5North is a 20-bed inpatient ward specialising in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Orthopaedic Medicine.  Our patient cohort varies from conditions such as; Peptic ulcer disease, acute and chronic pancreatitis and gastrointestinal cancers, from an orthopaedic medicine perspective, patients predominantly present with fractured neck of femurs with or without associated secondary fracture.

To be successful for this role you will have:

• Acute medical or surgical experience in a hospital setting is required

Registered Nurse – Ward AMU – Acute Medical Unit
Permanent Full Time or Part Time Opportunities Available

The Acute Medical Unit (AMU) is a 32-bed unit that works cohesively with the ED team to ensure rapid assessment of potential patients, predict the length of stay, and facilitate admission of patients to AMU or to a long-term medical unit/ward.
 
The principle of streaming will achieve the concept of “Right Patient to Right Unit First Time Every Time” by the streamlining of acute General Medical patients into short-term stream and/or long-term streams.

AMU is a consultant-led medical, nursing and multidisciplinary team with comprehensive and varied skills that is dedicated to optimising care for their patients.

To be successful for this role you will have:

• Recent clinical experience in acute medical unit is desirable

Registered Nurse – Ward 9 East – Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology and Immunology Ward
Permanent Part Time Opportunities Available
 
9East is a dedicated Infectious Disease, Rheumatology and Immunology ward specialising in complex patient types. 9East has been at the frontline of caring for COVID-19 patients since the beginning of the pandemic whilst still managing patients presenting with conditions such as tuberculosis, measles, influenza, infective endocarditis and patients with multi-drug resistant organisms.

We have a purpose-built infectious disease ward with monitored negative pressure ventilation system rooms dedicated in providing optimal safety for patients with respiratory and other airborne infectious diseases. The patient types are varied in 9 East allowing your nursing skills to constantly develop in this ever changing environment.  
 
To be successful for this role you will have:

• Acute and complex care in a hospital setting is required

Next steps?
 
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Don’t miss out! Position may close early with suitable applicants being shortlisted immediately
 
Benefits of working with the RMH:

• Access to a specialised clinical education team on a daily basis
• A Values based organisation offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; On-site staff gym, Staff Medical Service, Employee Assistance Program, Peer Support Program - run by our dedicated employees
• Salary packaging options, monthly ADOs for full time staff (That’s an additional day off every month!), discounted onsite car parking, close to public transport

Professional Development Opportunities:

• Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing
• Newly available- RISE program -Registered Nurses Introduction to Specialty which is a free 6 month speciality program
• A robust education calendar released monthly with ever changing education sessions held on during working hours on the ward
• Clinical and non-clinical short courses available & supported year round

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.
 
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check. In accordance with the Victorian Government’s Mandatory Vaccination Directions, all employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 with TGA approved vaccines and must provide evidence of their vaccination status prior to commencement.
 
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