Job Description
Registered Nurse | Casual | Hyperbaric Medicine
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Looking for something different in your nursing week?
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Wesley Hyperbaric is a licensed and ACHS-accredited day hospital providing specialist Hyperbaric Medicine services in Brisbane.
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We're looking for experienced Registered Nurses to join our small clinical team on a casual basis.
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This is a great opportunity for nurses looking to add some variety to their working life, whether alongside an existing hospital role or simply as a change from traditional ward and shift-based nursing.
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If your background is ICU, Emergency, PACU/Recovery, Anaesthetics, HDU, medical/surgical nursing or another acute hospital environment, your clinical skills may translate very well into hyperbaric nursing.
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No hyperbaric experience is required. We'll train you.
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Why Wesley Hyperbaric?
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Casual nursing in a specialist day hospital workplace
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$*****–$***** per hour + superannuation, based on nursing experience
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Monday to Friday service, operating between 7am and 5pm
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Structured supernumerary training in Hyperbaric Medicine and chamber operations
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Work alongside an experienced nursing and medical team
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Maintain your clinical assessment and emergency response skills
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Build ongoing relationships with patients throughout their treatment
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Add a genuinely different area of clinical practice to your nursing career
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What does a Hyperbaric Nurse do?
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Our patients receive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy inside a multiplace hyperbaric chamber for a range of medical, surgical and wound-healing conditions.
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Nurses work both inside and outside the chamber as part of the clinical team.
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Your role will include:
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Assessing, planning and delivering patient care
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Monitoring patients before,
during and after treatment
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Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration
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Providing care to patients while inside the hyperbaric chamber
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Working closely with nursing and medical colleagues
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Maintaining accurate clinical documentation
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Participating in emergency response and clinical drills
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Completing structured hyperbaric training and competency assessments
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Contributing to a safe, reliable and high-quality clinical service
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You won't be expected to know hyperbarics when you arrive. We'll provide the training and supported supernumerary period you need to become competent in the role.
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Who we're looking for
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You'll need:
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Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
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Recent acute hospital nursing experience
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Sound clinical assessment and decision-making skills
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Confidence recognising and responding to deterioration
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Strong communication and teamwork skills
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A reliable and professional approach to work
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A willingness to learn a new clinical specialty
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Previous Hyperbaric Medicine or wound care experience is welcome, but it is not essential.
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Chamber training and on-call
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An important part of hyperbaric nursing is working inside a pressurised clinical chamber.
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You'll complete supported training and a supernumerary period before undertaking chamber duties independently.
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Once trained and competent, you'll also participate in the on-call roster shared across our nursing team. Call-outs are infrequent, but participation in the roster forms part of the role.
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As chamber duties are an inherent part of the position, successful candidates will also need to meet the health and safety requirements for working in a pressurised chamber. We'll explain this process fully during recruitment.