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We are looking for passionate and caring Registered nurses who are wanting to make a difference in our aged care patient/clients lives.

King Island Hospital & Health Centre

The Role:

With astrong focus toward continuously improving quality of nursing care provided and ensuring patients and their families are involved in the planning and implementation of care. The facility caters for emergency, acute and residential aged care and is an excellent opportunity to extend your practice across avariety of serviceprovision.

At the KIHHC you will be ableto

• Focus on ongoing professional and career development in the context of Rural and RemoteHealth
• Permanent role—relocation allowance may be available for rightapplicant
• Enjoy work life balance and explore the wonderfully remote island on your timeoff

We also offer a 6 ‑month Emergency Department Transition Program ( EDTP ) for those nurses who are new to ED . The aim of the program is to provide asupported, high quality, relevant, fast-track program, that gives staff the tools to work at acompetent level within an Emergency Department. On successful completion of all components of the EDTP , those staff who enrol or are enrolled in the University of Tasmania Graduate Certificate of Emergency Nursing, can apply to UTAS for one unit of credit (there are 4 units in the post-graduate certificate).

The Location:

With apopulation of approximately 1600 people King Island is based in the Bass Strait between Victoria and northwest coast of Tasmania, and is well-known for world class cheese, fresh seafood, very clean air, and incredible surfing and golf. The Hospital is located in Currie which is King Island’s largest town and administrativecentre.

If you need any more convincing about our beautiful part of the world, and want to find out more about what it means to be part of our community visit: Live on KingIsland

King Island Hospital & Health Centre has four acute care beds, apalliative room with adjoining family room, two emergency rooms, treatment room, outpatients consulting rooms, 14 permanent residential aged care beds providing permanent and respitecare.

Details of Appointment

Permanent full-time shift-worker position working 76 hours per fortnight commencing from when you are available to join theteam

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successfulapplicant

Salary: $ 75 , 902 —$ 102 , 908 pro rata per annum + 11 % superannuation + access to salarypackaging

You’ll have access to salary package arange of benefits including living expenses up to $ 9 , 010 + $ 2 , 650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits ifeligible.

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may beavailable:

• District Allowances of up to $ 2385 . 25 per annum for afamily
• Remote and Rural Professional Development Allowance of $ 3 , 614 per annum and an additional salary allowance of 10 %
• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 7 . 5 % based on qualificationtype
• Professional Development Allowance of up to $ 500 perannum
• Access to the Grade 4 salary range $ 90 , 293 —$ 96 , 428 is subject to successful application for progression to Grade 4
• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023