Nurses & Midwives Opportunities Visa Sponsorship Australia

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Employment Type: Full-time or part-time, permanent and short-term contracts available.

Salary: Based on the Enterprise Agreement and years of experience.

Location: Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg

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Contact: Jonelle Mais, Recruitment Advisor Mercy Health, jmais@mercy.com.au, +61 3 8458 4313.

Mercy exists wherever there is life.

You can be found anywhere there is care.

We are present throughout the conflicts and breakthroughs. Where will you be?

For almost a century, our great teams have taken care of people when they needed it the most. Our employees take great pride in this, and they appreciate the security and stability we provide. But it also means so much opportunity: to build on what has come before, to broaden your impact, and to earn experience that is difficult to find elsewhere.

Join us and help us achieve even better results for our patients, families, communities, and you.

About the opportunities

Join our team at Mercy Hospital for Women, a specialist tertiary level public hospital in Melbourne. We care for ladies with some of Victoria’s most challenging pregnancies. You will provide treatment for women with high-risk pregnancies, as well as normal birth models such as homebirth. Mercy Hospital for Women is a cutting-edge facility that houses one of Victoria’s only five neonatal critical care units, as well as an advanced gynaecology/oncology and urogynaecology program.

Our hospital is in the green district of Heidelberg, 18 kilometres northeast of Melbourne’s Central Business District, and right opposite Heidelberg Train Station.

We currently have a number of open roles and would love to hear from you!

• Registered Nurse opportunities are available in perioperative services, newborn critical care unit, speciality gynaecology, and general gynaecology units.
• Registered Midwife roles are available in midwifery continuity of care models, homebirth, postnatal/antenatal units, birthing suites, and emergency departments.
• Option for full-time or part-time.
• Permanent and fixed-term opportunities are available.
• Visa sponsorship is possible for successful candidates, if needed.
• Salary according to the Victorian Public Sector Enterprise Agreement (base hourly rate AUD $36.10 – $48.27 + allowances), with planned future enhanced conditions under this agreement.

What will you bring?

You are resilient, sensitive, and have a lot of heart. Most importantly, you are dedicated to providing great, patient-centered care.

To succeed in this position, you should also have

• Register as a Registered Nurse or Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), or
• Currently registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand or the Midwifery Council of New Zealand, and eligible for registration with AHPRA
• A minimum of two years of clinical experience in the area of competence after completing a graduate year in nursing or midwifery is preferred. A commitment to women and neonatal-centered care
• Ability to communicate successfully within a multidisciplinary healthcare team and a diverse patient group.

You will also be asked to submit proof of, or in the process of getting

• A current police record check, as well as a working with children check.
• Current COVID-19 certificate, proof of current influenza vaccination, and additional immunisation records in accordance with public health requirements.

Are you ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a difference in people’s lives as well as your own career.

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Please contact us if you want to learn more or discuss any specific requests to ensure a fair and equal interview and selection process.

We appreciate the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, the traditional custodians of the land on which our Head Office is located, as well as the Kulin Nation’s deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this recognition to the various Traditional Lands on which we operate throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Mercy Health’s workforce is as diverse as the patients, residents, clients, and communities it serves. We are happy to have been named an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. Mercy Health welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of all ages, sexual orientations, genders, abilities, and cultural origins.