Applications to join the Bairnsdale Regional Health Service Nurse Bank are accepted on an ongoing basis.

As a casual nurse at BRHS, you will be allocated to an area of need within the health service and you will work within a team to provide patient centred care to your assigned patients in a proactive and positive manner. 

BRHS casual nurses contribute to the nursing wards and units by providing excellence in nursing care in accordance with policies and procedures and achieve best practice using principles of evidence based practice to improve the delivery of patient care and service delivery.

BRHS casual nurses work across a range of clinical areas including the acute and sub-acute wards, perioperative services, midwifery, emergency, home based services, dialysis and aged care.  Post-graduate qualifications and substantial experience in areas of specialty will be utilised where possible.

All applicants are required to demonstrate:

• Current AHPRA registration
• Completion of a nurse graduate program
• Recent nursing experience
• Competence in clinical nursing with a good understanding of and commitment to providing patient centred care
• Well-developed clinical assessment and care planning skills commensurate with scope of practice
• Sound understanding of the principles of discharge planning
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning and professional development
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Due to the nature of the nurse bank role, it is highly desirable that applicants have recent acute nursing experience.  Alternatively, 12 months recent nursing experience is a minimum requirement.

As a casual BRHS employee you can access additional benefits such as:

• Extensive salary packaging
• Employee assistance program
• Health and Wellbeing program
• Gym membership at corporate rates
• Staff dining room

For more information on the BRHS Nurse Bank, please contact either:

Jo Marshall, Clinical Operations Manager on 03 5150 3412, or the Patient Services Coordinator on shift on 03 5150 3424

To apply:

Applications are to be submitted by selecting “Apply Now” below and are to include:

• Cover letter
• Resume (including two recent referees)
• Response to the full key selection criteria (as listed in the attached position description)

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In accordance with Victorian Public Health directions, all employees working in the Public Health system are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.  Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of full COVID19 vaccination prior to commencement.