MDHS services the Central Goldfields and Pyrenees Shire with campuses in Avoca, Dunolly and Maryborough. The strong clinical and social links between the three campuses ensure that the community is cared for by qualified staff who are committed to high standards of person-centred care. MDHS is one of the largest employers in the region, providing the perfect setting to become part of our team and community.

Nurse Practitioner – Well Women's Clinic - Community

Permanent Part Time – 40 – 48 hours per fortnight

Classification: Nurse Practitioner CAPR 7.1

Award: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020 - 2024

Join our team at Maryborough District Health Service as a Nurse Practitioner, where you will embrace an advanced extended clinical role in the realm of sexual and reproductive health. As a registered nurse you will work autonomously and collaboratively, incorporating professional leadership, education and research into your practice. In this community healthcare setting you will provide exceptional advanced nursing care. Your expertise will make a lasting impact as you empower individuals to make informed choices, ensure their well-being and promote overall health. If you are a dedicated Nurse Practitioner with a passion for improving lives and want to be at the forefront of healthcare innovation, we want to hear from you. Join us at MDHS and make a difference in our community!

Apply now and take your nursing career to the next level!  

We are looking for someone with the following qualities:

• Embrace and promote the values of MDHS – Genuine, Respect, Excellence, Accountability & Togetherness
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good working relationships
• Ability to interact with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intention and those of the organisation.

What's in it for you?

• Great Working Environment – Join a group of motivated health care professionals with a Permanent contract. Opportunity to join the Social Club, offering a wide range of social events and local retail discounts.
• Fantastic Earning Potential – Generous Base Salary under the Nurses & Midwives EBA with Salary Packaging available.
• Supportive Culture with Continuous Improvement Opportunities – Culture that promotes and embraces the organisational values of GREAT (Genuine, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Togetherness) and encourages and supports employees to engage in professional development with access to the Centre of Inspired Learning and Simulation Lab.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential

Qualifications/experience

• Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Division 1 Nurse or Midwife
• Endorsed as a Nurse Practitioner with the NMBA
• Minimum 2 years' experience working as Nurse Practitioner
• Post Graduate Qualification (or working towards) in sexual and/or reproductive health
• Working With Children Check and current drivers licence

Desirable

• Accredited cervical screening provider
• Accredited nurse immuniser
• Experience in providing care within a primary care setting
• Experience in the provision of care to person seeking pregnancy options
• Experience in the provision of care to person reporting sexual assault
• Experience in the insertion and removal of Implanon NXT/contraceptive device

Specialist Expertise

• Demonstrated advanced clinical nursing skills
• Demonstrated understanding of professional nursing issues.
• Demonstrated evidence of commitment to ongoing education and professional development to ensure working within current scope of practice

Personal Attributes

• Self-management: invites feedback on own behaviour and impact; uses new knowledge or information about self to build a broader understanding of own behaviour and the impact it has on others;

Interpersonal Skills

• Collaboration: Working effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good working relationships
• Building trust: Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intention and those of the organisation.
• Building Strategic Working Relationships: Development and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.

For further information, please contact Robyn Jordan via rjordan@mdhs.vic.gov.au or on 5461 0483.

Applications for this position close on Sunday, 8th October 2023. 

Applications are to include:

-          Covering Letter

-          Resume

-          Written response to the Key Selection Criteria, available in the Position Description on the position advertisement.

Applications are to be submitted by selecting the "Apply Now" button below.

MDHS is an equal opportunity employer. Appointments are subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and a Working with Children Check. NDIS Workers Screening will be required for workers identified as working within a risk assessed role.