Remote Area Nurses & Nurse-Midwives

Job No: 94208

Location: Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, (Far NW region of SA)

Closing Date: 3 Feb 2018 AEDT

Exciting and varied opportunities for Registered Nurses and Nurse - Midwives to join a highly recognised Aboriginal Health Service. If you have recent Medical/ A&E and Clinical experience, are passionate about making a difference and looking to be remunerated for your efforts - then read on..

• Are you a Registered Nurse seeking a new and varied challenge, working as part of a multidisciplinary team of health professionals?
• Are you looking to be generously rewarded for your hard work and dedication?
• Do you have recent acute Medical/A&E and Clinical experience?
• Salary package includes cash benefits of $175,000 – 181,000 with additional grossed up non-cash benefits estimated at $42,000!
• Modern accommodation supplied, along with all rent, electricity, gas, and basic essentials!
• Explore the wondrous Australian outback and return home for holidays, with 12 weeks leave per year.

Your new company

Nganampa Health Council is an Aboriginal owned and controlled health organisation operating on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in the far north-western region of South Australia. The APY Lands cover roughly 103,000 square km, with a population of approx. 3,000 Anangu people. The region is freehold land controlled by the Anangu people. 

Across this area, Nganampa Health operates seven clinics, an aged care facility and assorted health-related programs including aged care, sexual health, environmental health, dental, women's health, men's health, children's health and mental health.

Nganampa Health Council is widely recognised as being an exemplary Aboriginal health service in the country. Their successes include significantly reducing the rates of sexually transmitted infections, increasing birth weights through their antenatal program, consistently keeping childhood immunisation rates at 100% and providing high quality residential and respite aged care at their Tjilpiku Pampaku Ngura aged care facility.

Further information can be found at www.nganampahealth.com.au 

Your new career

Nganampa Health Council has opportunities for full-time clinic-based Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (must hold dual certificates) to join their clinical teams, based in remote South Australia.

In these highly varied roles, you will be responsible for delivering primary health care according to the CARPA Standard Treatment Manual, and assisting in the early detection and management of chronic illness as part of a multi-disciplinary team. 

Working under the direction of the Medical Director and Clinical Service Manager, some of your areas of responsibility will include:

• Working collaboratively with Medical Officers, Anangu Health Workers and other health staff to provide primary health care;
• Treating acute illness and chronic medical conditions, and managing computerised recalls and patient follow-up care;
• Child health monitoring and immunisations;
• Patient health education;
• Assessment and referral of social welfare issues;
• Public health screening for STI, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis A, B & C;
• Public health surveying and programs;
• Antenatal and postnatal care;
• General education support for Anangu Health Workers; and
• Day-to-day administration of the clinics.

On offer is an extremely attractive salary package including cash benefits of $175,000 – 181,000 with additional grossed up non-cash benefits estimated at $42,000!

Successful candidates will also be supplied with rent-free modern accommodation, including all rent, electricity, gas and basic essentials! Benefits include:

• District allowance;
• Work allowance;
• Superannuation;
• Annual retention bonus;
• Leave loading;
• Annual airfare;
• 12 days study leave;
• Recreation leave allowance;
• 12 weeks annual leave; and 
• Assistance with relocation costs (negotiable)

Please note: The above package may also include a qualifications allowance in recognition of postgraduate qualifications relevant to the clinical work involved.

About you

Candidates need to be adaptable and flexible individuals who can display the initiative, discretion and cultural sensitivity needed to support and drive the organisation's objectives and values. Your ability to communicate and participate effectively within a cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary health team will be a must.

Individuals who are open to change, accepting of Aboriginal people, comfortable living in a remote environment and who are willing to learn the ways of the people will be well suited to these roles. The ability to work under Aboriginal management and control will also be highly regarded, as will a demonstrated understanding of issues affecting Aboriginal health, the principles of Primary Health Care and relevant legislation. No two days will be the same and as a result, highly resourceful candidates will thrive!

To be considered, you will:

• Be a Registered Nurse or an RN / Registered Midwife, and be registered with the National Board of Nursing and Midwifery;
• Have a minimum of three years post graduation/ post bridging course, along with recent acute Medical / A&E experience;
• Have demonstrable experience working in a clinical environment and hospital-based general nursing experience in the past 5 years (both of which are essential);
• Ideally hold post basic nursing qualifications in Emergency Care, Critical Care and or rural and remote area Nursing (not essential);
• Be able to demonstrate a sound professional clinical background and an ability to manage their own tasks; and
• Have a good degree of computer literacy — health records and organisational documentation are computerised

Midwives must have done some acute general work within the past 5 years.

These positions are based in busy community clinics that are open from 9 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday. Nurses do provide an after-hours on-call service, and you will require advanced nursing clinical skills including excellent clinical assessment skills and confidence in managing diversity in presentations — trauma, acute and chronic medical conditions — across all age groups. 

The successful candidates must also be willing to undergo a Police Check and a Working With Children Check and provide immunisation documentation compliant with the recommendations from The Australian Immunisation Handbook for Health Care Workers who work in remote Indigenous communities. A manual driver's licence is essential and it would be advantageous to have experience with 4WD vehicles, although a 2-day 4WD training course is provided in your orientation week.

If you have a diverse background in clinical experience, including in clinical acute medicine, A&E, paediatrics and/or Aboriginal health care - then we want to hear from you! 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

 Applications will close at 5:00 pm on Friday 2nd February 2018.

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