Position Description

Enrolled Nurse (EN)

  • Rewarding role in a supportive team
  • Full-time, Part-time or Job Share opportunity, based in Corowa NSW
  • HPSSW Award + super + generous salary packaging

Let’s talk about us

Amaranth Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation and NDIS provider working across the rural communities of southern NSW and NE Victoria, focused on partnering with NDIS participants to help them achieve their life and career goals. 

Amaranth is supporting an increasing number of participants, and we are excited to be looking for an innovative, passionate, and progressive team player to provide outstanding service and support to those we care for. To embrace our culture and collaborate to achieve our vision. Our team is our greatest asset and together we strive to provide a strong supportive culture to allow you to work at top of scope. 

Let’s talk about the role

The Enrolled Nurse (EN) position is responsible to provide high quality care and support to the nursing team in the delivery of nursing care in accordance with individual client care plans. We offer the opportunity to genuinely make a positive and meaningful impact on those you care for. The EN will always act to protect the client’s privacy, confidentiality, and individual choice by providing the delivery of direct care activities as allocated by the RN. The EN will maintain accurate documentation and recognising and reporting changes in the health status of clients. 

Let’s talk about you 

To succeed in this role, you need to be truly committed and passionate about making people’s lives better by encouraging, engaging, and supporting participants in making independent decisions, by going the extra mile to ensure they are not just “ticking a box” and giving people living with disability choice and control to live their best lives. 

Specific Job Responsibilities 

Client focused High Quality Care 
  • Deliver a caring and holistic approach to care service provision that assists patients with their daily routines, such as showering, toileting, dressing, eating, hydrating, treatments, communication, mobility, medication, and exercise regimes.  
  • Ensure clients established daily habits, preferences, customs, and beliefs are facilitated and encouraged where possible. 
  • Ensure the participants rights to dignity, privacy and confidentiality are always maintained. 
  • Ensure progress notes and documentation is maintained for accurate and detailed participant records. 
  • Building effective relationships with patients through clear communication and empathy. 
  • Demonstrate genuine passion for providing high quality care to all participants. 
Work Health & Safety 
  • Adhere to WHS practices to minimise the risk of workplace injury and illness. 
  • Ensure all incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses, accidents, injuries, or hazards are immediately actioned, documented and reported in accordance with organisational guidelines.  
  • Respond appropriately to situations of risk or potential risk to the health and safety and wellbeing of participants. 
Professional Responsibilities 
  • Actively participate in continuing education and development. 
  • Excellent interpersonal skills. 
  • Show compassion and patience to all clients. 
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure. 
General Accountabilities 
Strategic Responsibilities 
  • Demonstrate an understanding of Amaranth Foundations strategic plan and the support the development and achievement of the organisational objectives. 
  • Promote a positive, respectful, and caring nature towards participants and team members. 
  • Actively support the company’s vision and mission by practicing and fostering open workplace communication and teamwork. 
Leadership 
  • Prepare and actively participate in the nursing and aged care team and ensure information is disseminated appropriately to enhance teamwork, flow of information and the overarching team and workplace objectives. 
  • Develop and maintain a supportive, productive, and understanding working relationships with all team members.  
  • Actively promote and support change within the workplace. 
Health, Safety and Environment 
  • Demonstrate and actively participate in a commitment to health and safety through regular monitoring of your workplace. 
  • Take responsibility for self, team, and the workplace environment. 
Professional and Personal Development 
  • Drive your own professional development.  
  • Develop professional knowledge and competencies by undertaking relevant professional development, continuing education, and training.  
Key Selection Criteria: as above
Qualifications: Diploma of Nursing (or equivalent) 
Essential Skills and Experience 

  • A strong commitment to excellence in continuous quality improvement in the workplace. 
  • Well-developed and clear written and verbal communication skills. 
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills with the ability to multitask. 
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all team members and key stake holders. 
  • Demonstrate empathy and provide a high level of patient care. 
  • Make informed decisions and accept professional accountability to work objectives.  
 Personal Attributes 

  • Compassionate with a great bedside manner. 
  • Flexible attitude with a caring hands-on approach. 
  • Ability to listen and understand patients and team members concerns and opinions. 
  • Enjoy having conversations with people and carry a calm, can do attitude. 
  • A team player that is always willing to pitch in when needed. 
  • Self-motivated, curious, and keen to learn and develop professionally. 
  • Thrive on varied duties and eager to learn new things. 
  • Value work life balance and have mutual respect for all individuals to achieve their full potential. 
Physical Requirements 
Amaranth Foundation endeavours to provide a safe working environment for all staff.  

The EN role requires the employee to undertake a number of physical demands. You are required to ensure that you are fit to safely perform the requirements of your position and any duties that you may be directed to carry out from time-to-time. Successful applicants will be required to sign as part of their employment contract, the position description to confirm their ability to perform the physical requirements of this position.  

This role requires that you perform your duties which may include: 

  • Sitting, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching, crouching, and driving.  

The role also incorporates psychosocial demands such as: 

  • Dealing with distressed people who maybe highly emotional, unhappy, depress and or who may require emergency care. 

Environmental demands of the role may include but not be limited to: 

  • Environmental / background noise. 
  • Confined spaces, or partially enclosed spaces. 
  • Biological hazards such as exposure to body fluids, bacteria, infection diseases requiring PPE. 

We Provide:

  • Excellent work facilities to assist you with carrying out your role.
  • Regular team catch ups to discuss and identify support and training needs.
  • A workforce of experienced and supportive team members.
  • Opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of people.
  • A supportive induction and orientation process.
  • Local offices, managers, and regular social events.
  • Personal development and career progression opportunities.

Reporting Arrangements & Accountability 

Amaranth Foundation’s voluntary skills-based Board is responsible to people with disabilities and their families and care givers, funding bodies and the community for all aspects of service delivery and management of the Foundation. This responsibility is delegated through the Chief Executive Officer to staff.

The Enrolled Nurse reports to the CEO.

Terms and conditions of Employment

  • Full Time, Part time or Job sharing
  • Location: COROWA
  • Must have own car and current drivers license
  • Current police and Working with Children Check
  • As per the HPSSW Award
  • A 6 month probationary period applies.

Want to make a real difference in people’s lives? Want to work with a charitable organisation that lives and breathes values? Then you need to apply today.

Send your CV and a cover letter that tells us a little about yourself to: support@amaranth.org.au