Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

St John of God Langmore Centre is a newly refurbished 60-bed private mental health hospital in Berwick providing a supportive, respectful and relaxed environment that promotes wellbeing and recovery. Our multidisciplinary team provide expert psychiatric care and treatment for conditions including depression, mood disorders, anxiety and psychosis through programs tailored to meet your patient's individual needs, including inpatient and day programs.

Your role at St John of God Langmore Hospital

The Enrolled Nurse is to provide service excellence in the delivery of patient centred care. The EN will perform this role within their scope of practice (as registered by the Nurses Board of Victoria). The patient care is delivered in accordance with the mission and values of St John of God Healthcare.

This opportunity will be within our Inpatient Rehabilitation unit. You will be responsible for the provision of comprehensive patient care, as well as the coordination and supervision of care delivered by junior staff and students.

The Position

• Accepts accountability for professional conduct of self within scope of practice
  
• Ensures that all documentation is accurate, legible and completed in a professional and timely manner and recorded in relevant hospital and/or patient medical records.
  
• Acts as a role model and resource person for nursing students and nursing colleagues. Aligns theoretical knowledge with clinical practice.
  
• Conducts direct care and treatment by performing nursing assessments including mental state examinations and risks assessments.
  
• Develops and evaluates nursing care plans in collaboration with patients/carer and the inter-displinary team.
  
• Participates in the nursing process with each individual patient and documents changes in the care plan as required using a bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach.
  
• Provide support, supervision and counselling to allocated daily patient load.
  

You will have a registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as an Enrolled Nurse and the ability to work effectively and harmoniously within the team. You will possess effective verbal and written communication skills, the ability to problem solve or seek help from appropriate resources and the aptitude to implement care plans under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

To succeed you will have relevant clinical practice skills and commitment to ongoing professional education. Enrolled Nurse with Psychiatric Nursing experience & AOD skills will be preferred.
Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We will offer you

• Novated leasing
  
• work related expenses
  
• self-education and
  
• additional superannuation
  

• Salary: $40.69 to $45.24 per hour (inclusive of casual loading) + superannuation
  
• Casual positions available
  
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
  
  
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
  
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
  
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.

For enquiries contact Simone Russell, NUM on 0413 432 831
Application closes on 20th March 2025