Positions Vacant
Flight Nurse Manager (Alice Springs)
- Exciting opportunity to join the RFDS SA/NT Flight Nursing leadership team
- Full time, permanent position based in Alice Springs
- Competitive salary, generous relocation package, allowances and salary packaging options available!
About the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Australia / Northern Territory (RFDS SA/NT)
We are trusted leaders in providing aeromedical and primary health care services to people in remote, rural and regional locations across South Australia and the Northern Territory. Our five-year Strategic Plan is focused on growing as an innovative, responsive and better-connected health service provider for all Australians.
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We believe our people – all of our people – keep the Royal Flying Doctor Service flying.
About this Opportunity
Reporting directly to the Retrieval Nursing Director, as the Flight Nurse Manager in Alice Springs, you will actively contribute as a member of a collaborative Flight Nursing Leadership Team.
You will be responsible for leading, developing and resourcing the Flight Nursing team to ensure the provision of safe, kind and effective patient care.
Specifically, you will:
- Monitor and support the flight nursing team to maintain & develop their knowledge and skills in aeromedical nursing.
- Use expert clinical knowledge, experience and continuous quality improvement to lead clinical service delivery.
- Monitor, measure and report patient outcomes and experiences, and ensure key performance indicators are met in relation to service delivery and patient experience
- Lead investigations and follow-up of incidents and/or safety concerns using SQR management
- Maintain financial accountability for the flight nursing budget at the Alice Springs base
- Monitor and manage flight nurse resourcing to ensure adequate staffing and lead recruitment campaigns to support a fully recruited workforce
About You
You are:
- An experienced leader with outstanding communication, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- An individual who leads by example and fosters workplace environments that develop and enhance a workplace culture and staff potential
- A strong relationship builder who can work within a multi-disciplinary team and has a thorough understanding of cross-cultural diversity
- A Registered Nurse with at least 5 years post registration experience
Registered Midwife qualification is highly desirable.
To be considered for the role you require:
- Registration or you are eligible for Registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds or is eligible to hold a current practicing certificate.
- A post graduate qualification in Emergency or Critical Care Nursing
Our Benefits
As part of our team, you can expect to be provided with challenging, interesting work and be supported to achieve your best. The RFDS offers a supportive environment where our people are valued, and professional development is encouraged. In addition, we also offer:
- Attractive relocation assistance including initial accommodation support
- Remote area housing allowance
- Qualification and retention allowance
- Generous annual salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income including:
- packaging up to $15, 899 of your salary towards loans, rent and bills
- packaging of an additional $2,650 of your salary via a meal and entertainment card.
- Comprehensive orientation program for new starters
- Reward and Recognition Program
- Employee Value Awards
- Learning Management System
- Employee Assistance Program
Further Information
To access the position description, please click here.
For a confidential discussion in relation to the position, please contact Suzanne Foot, Retrieval Nursing Director via 0429 574 582.
For a confidential discussion in relation to the recruitment process, please contact Nicola Beckwith-Jones, People and Culture Business Partner via 0499 715 104.
Applications close at 11:59pm on Monday 15th December 2024.
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Please note that we are unable to accept late applications, or applications submitted via email.
The RFDS has mandatory vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
Please note, we reserve the right to appoint to the position before the published closing date. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit an application as early as possible!
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is an equal opportunity employer that fosters a positive culture and offers a diverse, safe and supportive work environment. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants are encouraged to apply.
Midwifery Scholarships 2025 RFDS Queensland Section
Take the next step towards a Flight Nurse career with an iconic Australian charity. The RFDS Midwifery Scholarship offers support to make it happen!
Classifications
- Healthcare & Medicine
- Nurse / Midwife
- Full-time
Key points
- Up to $10,000 towards a midwifery qualification
- Future employment opportunity with Australia's leading aeromedical provider
- Supportive team with ongoing training opportunities
Description
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) is offering midwifery scholarships to suitably qualified Registered Nurses with a background in critical care. As part of the scholarship program, nurses will receive financial assistance of up to $10,000 as they pursue the midwifery qualification required to become a Flight Nurse for RFDS. The Midwifery Scholarship is generously donated by the Dalara Foundation and the Maureen Stevenson Foundation.
Who are we looking for?
You are an adaptable, resourceful, and skilled critical care nurse who is highly committed to your patients. You are confident in applying your hard-earned experience in an unique and autonomous environment outside of a hospital setting across a variety of presentations. As part of your application, you will be able to demonstrate:
- Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
- At least three years experience in a critical care environment in either a recognised major regional or tertiary hospital Emergency Department, with 24-hour in-department medical coverage and/or a recognised Intensive Care Unit; and
- Evidence of an application or acceptance into a relevant midwifery course commencing in 2025 or be currently enrolled in a midwifery course with completion due in 2025; an
- A commitment to work at any RFDS (Queensland Section) base within 12 months of successful completion of your midwifery studies and registration as a Midwife with AHPRA; and
- Valid working rights for Australia
Why join us?
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) are leaders in improving the health of people in remote, rural and regional Queensland. As we head toward our 100th year of providing services, we are focused on providing safe, high-quality clinical care.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) offers primary healthcare services at three traditional bases (Mount Isa, Charleville, and Cairns) and inter-facility transfers and aeromedical retrieval services at all operational bases. Various clinical scenarios require retrievals, such as intensive care, trauma, emergency, cardiology, neurology, obstetrics, paediatrics, and neonatology. No day is ever the same in this dynamic role with new and exciting challenges!
After completing your midwifery studies, you will be able to utilise all the skills you have acquired to make a positive impact on people's lives by providing essential care during emergencies. RFDS (Queensland Section) offers Flight Nurses (Midwifery):
- $137K pa (FTE) + Super
- Access to generous not-for-profit tax-free benefits of up to $18,550
- Relocation allowances
- We provide extensive and supportive orientation, training and development programs
- Ongoing commitment to support your professional development with additional paid study leave
- Employee Assistance Program; advice for staff and their families (support, nutrition & financial)
- Discounted private health insurance
Our Western bases offer Remote Area Packages with:
- Rent/ mortgage assistance (up to $465 per week in Mount Isa and $260 per week in Charleville)
- Gratuity payments starting at $3,800 (payable after 12 months of service with yearly increases)
- Annual remote area payment of $4600
Interested?
If you would like any further information, please contact Talent Acquisition at recruitment@rfdsqld.com.au or call 07 3852 7553.
Alternatively, please contact State Manager Aeromedical Nursing- Jacinta Jones jjones@rfdsqld.com.au
Please ensure that your resume identifies your job title, start and end dates, department, a brief description, whether you worked full-time, part-time or casually and the number of hours or FTE you worked. This information helps us establish your FTE and experience.
Before commencement as a Flight Nurse, successful candidates must undergo a drug and alcohol test and possibly a medical assessment. You must possess a valid, unrestricted Australian Driver's Licence and obtain an ASIC Card. Additionally, candidates must complete the RFDS and Queensland Health credentialing process successfully.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the Traditional Custodians of the land. The RFDS is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of healthcare. We embrace diversity and welcome all people irrespective of faith, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Applications for this role close on the 15th of December 2024 however, shortlisting and screening processes may begin before this date.
External: https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/careers/job/955483-midwifery-scholarships-2025/
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