Registered Nurse

St John WA is a well renowned not-for-profit organisation whose vision and purpose is to serve humanity and build resilient communities.

With over 130 years' experience, the culture at St John WA is underpinned by a strong team spirit and camaraderie with employees and volunteers working together to change lives. This powerful sense of belonging makes St John WA a place where our people are proud to work.

This combined with over 3000 permanent staff, 6000 volunteers and annual revenues of around $400 million, makes St John WA the industry leader in the provision of pre-hospital care and related products in Western Australia. Each year we attend in excess of 250,000 people across the state, treat 350,000 patients at our primary health centres and teach over 330,000 people life-saving first aid skills.

St John Health operates primary health clinics across the metro area located in Armadale/Kelmscott, Midland, Cockburn, Cannington, Joondalup and Osborne Park. These facilities are state of the art and offer a range of combined health solutions including GP, Urgent Care and Dental, along with allied services and x-ray/imaging facilities.

The Role:

We are looking for a dedicated Nurse with a passion for delivering patient-centred clinical care in a primary health care environment, with a strong commitment to improving health outcomes. The ideal candidate will be available for a Fixed Term 6-month contract to cover the hours below in our Armadale clinic:

• Week 1 and Week 2

  Tuesdays: 9:00-18:00, 8.5hrs

  Wednesdays: 9:00-18:00, 8.5hrs or 8:00-16:00, 7.5hrs 

  Thursdays: 9:00-18:00, 8.5hrs 

  Fridays: 8:00-18:00, 9.5hrs

  Key responsibilities:

• Performing ECG, Spirometry and Ankle Brachial Index as appropriate
• Treatment room duties
• Immunisations
• Wound care
• Iron Infusions
• Focusing on preventative health strategies to help reduce lifestyle risk factors
• Performing health assessments and chronic disease management 
• Maintaining and developing new working relationships with independent and interdependent members of the medical, nursing and allied health professionals to value add to our patient's health journey

To be successful you will have:

• Registered or Enrolled nurse with current AHPRA registration
• At least 12 months experience working in a GP Practice
• Current CPR certificate - essential
• Current Immunisation Certificate - essential
• Highly organised with the ability to take responsibility for and manage own workload
• Chronic Disease Management experience highly desirable
• Knowledge of Best Practice software highly desirable
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Police Clearance (no more than 3 months old)

What we can offer:

• Competitive hourly rate
• Salary packaging options
• 17.5% leave loading
• $550 Health and Wellness benefit, pro rata
• Uniforms
• Complimentary ambulance cover
• Complimentary First Aid training
• Free onsite parking
• Staff discounts on Health Insurance and a range of consumer products
• A fantastic team who works together to create a welcoming and inclusive environment

What you need to do now:

We would love to hear from you so please click APPLY NOW or feel free to contact Caroline Perez on 08 9334 8277 for a confidential chat. Quality healthcare starts with St John Health, and we look forward to welcoming you to our team.

St John reserves the right to select a shortlist from the applications received. The selection process employed will be at the discretion of St John and may commence prior to the closing date.

Please note that St John are not engaging recruitment agency applications for this position.

St John WA is committed to creating an inclusive environment which provides a sense of belonging and enables a welcoming, diverse, capable and connected workforce who represent the community we serve. Our goal is to ensure people feel safe to be themselves.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ages, genders, nationalities, abilities, and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, and all other suitable applicants.