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Title: Registered Nurse - Paediatric

Location: North West Tasmania

Position Type: Multiple permanent full-time and part-time positions available. Shift worker (fully rotational), commencing as soon as possible. *hours can be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Salary: $80,524 to $109,175 per annum (pro rata) + 12% superannuation contribution.

Visa sponsorship and relocation support available for eligible UK/IE candidates.

The Position

Join the team in Wombat Ward at North West Regional Hospital and help deliver exceptional care to children and young people across Tasmania's North West. Wombat Ward is a 16-bed Level 3 paediatric inpatient unit caring for patients aged 0-17 years across:

• General Paediatrics

• Surgery

• Orthopaedics

• Mental Health

Working alongside experienced nurses, medical staff and allied health professionals, you'll be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team committed to achieving the best outcomes for children and their families.

What You'll Do

• Deliver high-quality, family-centred paediatric nursing care.

• Support children and families throughout their healthcare journey.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve positive patient outcomes.

• Maintain clinical documentation and patient records.

• Contribute to quality improvement and evidence-based practice.

• Support and mentor students and junior staff.

The Location

With stunning beaches, national parks, affordable housing and short commutes, North West Tasmania offers an incredible lifestyle while allowing you to build a rewarding paediatric nursing career.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a compassionate and capable Registered Nurse who is committed to delivering safe, high-quality care to children, young people and their families.

You will have:

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.

• Current knowledge of nursing principles, procedures and practices, and the ability to apply them in line with relevant legislation and the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice.

• Strong clinical assessment, decision-making and critical thinking skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• A commitment to safe, patient-centred care.

• The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment.

• Flexibility to work across a fully rotational roster and support service delivery as required.

• Working with Children Check/Registration

• Postgraduate qualifications in Paediatric Nursing (desirable)

Benefits

• Visa sponsorship available for eligible UK/IE candidates.

• Salary packaging of up to $9,010 living expenses and $2,650 meal entertainment

• Relocation support of up to $10,000 interstate or $15,000 overseas for eligible applicants

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10% based on qualification type

• Ongoing professional development and accelerated career pathways

• Study leave and professional development support

• Fitness Passport access for you and your family

• Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing support

About Skilled Nursing

Skilled Nursing is a nursing division within Skilled Medical Pty Ltd, a leader in international health and Medical Recruitment placement for short-term and permanent roles.

Skilled Medical is a doctor-led company with 15 years of industry experience, and is an international Medical Recruitment agency that helps qualified medical professionals with their career in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

With local offices located in Melbourne and London, we provide a personalised service to assist Nurses like yourself in finding their next role within the healthcare industry.

To Apply

By applying below you will register your interest to work. Once your CV/Resume has been received, a Recruitment Consultant will be in touch.

To speak to our Nursing Team directly and discuss this opportunity, please email your enquiry/CV to Kate Kenny at [email protected] or call us on 1300 444 100.

For Other Job Opportunities

Skilled Nursing has a wide range of short term contract and permanent job opportunities available. To discuss your interests and needs please contact one of our helpful Recruitment Consultants in Melbourne on 1300 444 100, or to view current jobs please visit our Job Board.

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Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health Paediatric Unit

Location: North West Tasmania

Position Type: Permanent full time, day worker position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible *hours can be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Salary: $109,767 to $115,813 per annum (pro rata) + 12% superannuation contribution.

Visa sponsorship and relocation support available for eligible UK/IE candidates.

The Position

The Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health Acute Paediatric Unit, will be part of a multidisciplinary team delivering person centred, recovery orientated and trauma informed care, in accordance with the National Standards for Mental Health Services, Agency policy, legal requirements and relevant professional competencies.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist is an experienced nurse who, within the defined area of practice, works in partnership with the Nurse Unit Manager and the Paediatric Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and other senior staff, to ensure the efficient and effective provision of care on a designated shift, based on best practice principles and within a collaborative and multidisciplinary framework.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver acute inpatient-based mental health care coordination to paediatric consumers of the service, which includes comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, active, therapeutic engagement, monitoring and review of mental state and response to treatments, ongoing psychotherapeutic work using arrange of modalities and techniques, within a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), with focus collaboration with family and carers and trauma informed care.

• Provide a high level of clinical knowledge and skill to ensure clinical standards and policies and procedures are met to promote a consumer-focused model of care, according to best practice principles.

• Assist the Nurse Unit Manager and the Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with the management and coordination of resources as required.

Health Service

Wombat Ward is a 16-bed paediatric level 3 inpatient unit caring for general, surgical, orthopaedic and mental health paediatric patients aged 0-17 years of age across the northwest coast of Tasmania. The paediatric team works closely as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver excellence in healthcare and achieve improved outcomes for our consumers, our workforce, and the Tasmanian Community

The Location

Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.

Eligibility

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse

• Current Working with Children Registration

• Holds or is working towards relevant post graduate qualifications (desirable)

• Previous experience in leadership roles (desirable)

Benefits

• Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.

• Visa sponsorship available for eligible UK/IE candidates.

• Professional development and accelerated pathways.

• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10% based on qualification type.

• Access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.

About Skilled Nursing

Skilled Nursing is a nursing division within Skilled Medical Pty Ltd, a leader in international health and Medical Recruitment placement for short-term and permanent roles.

Skilled Medical is a doctor-led company with 15 years of industry experience, and is an international Medical Recruitment agency that helps qualified medical professionals with their career in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

With local offices located in Melbourne and London, we provide a personalised service to assist Nurses like yourself in finding their next role within the healthcare industry.

To Apply

By clicking on applying below you will register your interest to work. Once your CV/Resume has been received, a Recruitment Consultant will be in touch.

To speak to our Nursing Team directly and discuss this opportunity, please email your enquiry/CV to Kate Kenny at [email protected] or call us on 1300 444 100.

For Other Job Opportunities

Skilled Nursing has a wide range of short term contract and permanent job opportunities available. To discuss your interests and needs please contact one of our helpful Recruitment Consultants in Melbourne on 1300 444 100, or to view current jobs please visit our Job Board.