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 Bendigo Hospital is a 122-bed contemporary private hospital located in central Victoria providing high quality acute medical and surgical health care services for people in Bendigo and surrounding areas

Your Position at St John of God Bendigo Hospital
You will be responsible and effective team member, assisting in the overall clinical management of the ward and responsible for the provision of comprehensive patient care and supervision of care given by junior staff in accordance with the Nurses and Midwifery Board of Australia Scope of Practice and deputises for and assists the Nursing Unit Manager.

Join our dynamic 12-bed Critical Care Unit that offers a blend of Intensive Care, High Dependency and Cardiac Care services. Our team is committed to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care in a supportive and collaborative environment.

We are currently seeking experienced and dedicated nurses to join our team on a fixed term, part time contract from August 2025 to Feb 2026.

The Position

• In the absence of the Nursing Unit Manager, the ANUM assumes responsibilities for the utilisation of personnel and management of unit in collaboration with After Hours Manager.
• Assists and facilitates the effective communication of the Unit.
• Assists the Nursing Unit Manager in collection of audits, statistics, staff performance management and productivity analysis data.
• Monitors staff levels against budget/target levels related to number of bed days, occupancy and patient acuity. Adjusts staffing levels in consultation with the Unit Manager and/or After Hours Manager according to changes in levels.
• Provides direct total patient care to patients to achieve identified outcomes in accordance with established hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of/and functions in accordance with legislation and common law affecting nursing practice and acknowledges accountability/responsibility for own actionss.
  

You will have a registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse and/or Midwife and demonstrate ability to develop and build effective nursing, medical and interdisciplinary relationships and teams. Post-graduate Critical Care is desirable.

To succeed you will have knowledge and skills of the principles of infection management and commitment to on-going education and self-directed learning.

Above all, patients will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values

What we can offer:

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

• Salary $107,721 to $111,330 (pro rata for part time), plus 12% superannuation
• Fixed term, part time position available, working up to 60.8 hours per fortnight from Aug 2025 to Feb 2026.
• 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 welcoming & supportive culture
• Discounts on hospital services & private health insurance
• Option to purchase up to two weeks of additional annual leave
• Dynamic role in multidisciplinary team
  

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.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.

For enquiries contact Seph Gan, NUM, (03) 5434 3434