Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Enrolled Nurse
Remuneration: $28.55 - $31.70 per hour
Hours Per Week: 32 (additional hours may be available)
Requisition ID: REQ207688
Location: Port Kembla Hospital
Closing Date: 28 February 2021

What you'll be doing

The Access and Referral Centre (ARC) is the single point of access for referrals to ISLHD Health Services. The Enrolled Nurse/Intake Officer will provide timely information and process referrals. Effectively this will assist patients, staff and community to navigate the health service system, and enable more effective transition across the Acute/ Community/ Aged Care Interface. The ARC promotes a “no wrong door” philosophy.

The position will also be responsible to facilitate referrals for telephone coaching services and will provide the initial client identification, screening, registration and contact. These service elements will be conducted over the telephone. The position will be located within the Access and Referral Centre.

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

An eligibility list will be created for future temporary and permanent full-time and part-time positions.

Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

National Police Checks will be undertaken on successful applicants. This position is designated as child-related employment and you will be required to obtain a Working With Children clearance from the Office of the Children’s Guardian. To apply, please go to

Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with before employment can commence.

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Selection Criteria: * Current NSW Enrolled Nurse with AHPRA

• Experience in undertaking comprehensive assessment
• Extensive experience working across the acute/community interface and an understanding of the issues encountered navigating services across the continuum of care
• Effective communication skills which include listening, verbal, written with a customer service focus
• Ability to plan organise workloads and demonstrate decision making skills
• Working knowledge of computer based systems including CHOC/EMR, IPM and Microsoft Products
• Knowledge of ISLHD and community Based services (including Non-Government Agencies servicing the ISLHD)
• Demonstrated ability to work as a part of a multidisciplinary team

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