Job Description - Obesity Management Service - Registered Nurse Level 2 (02HKE)

Job Description

Obesity Management Service - Registered Nurse Level 2 (

Description

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 6 – 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2 (P10553, Several)
Salary:  $100,957 - $107,000 (Plus 11.5% Super) 
Location: Belconnen Health Centre
Section: Obesity Management Service (OMS)
Closing Date: 16 May 2024

What can we offer you: 

City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra .

Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. 

Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

Flexible working conditions. 

11.5% Superannuation.

VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.

Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates subject to the hiring managers approval

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a strong clinical focus on chronic disease management?

We are looking for Registered Nurse Level 2 to join the Obesity Management Service located in Belconnen Community Health Centre.

The Obesity Management Service (OMS) supports adults, who are very overweight and have a high degree of body fat, to improve their health and wellbeing. The service focuses on people with a high risk of developing complications from obesity or who already have additional health problems. The OMS team includes doctors, nurses, dietitians, psychologists, and exercise physiologists/physiotherapists. The team provided case management to patients to achieve a healthier lifestyle and reduce the risk of developing further medical conditions related to obesity.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

 
To Apply: 

To apply for this position please submit a CV, and a maximum 2-page application addressing Selection Criteria, listed in the position description.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website . 

Our Vision : creating exceptional health care together 
Our Role : to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values : Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.

North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities. 

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Kristine Wright at or (02) 5124 7929.