Job Description:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Permanent, Part Time (32 hours per week)

About the Role
The Cardiology Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice role that delivers expert, autonomous clinical care to patients with cardiovascular conditions. The NP plays a key role across both inpatient and outpatient settings, providing leadership in clinical decision-making, education, and research, while working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary cardiology team to optimise patient outcomes.

• Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients with cardiac conditions, with a focus on heart failure, arrhythmia, and cardiovascular risk disease management.
• Conduct advanced clinical reviews of cardiology inpatients as part of the heart failure service, contributing to the management of complex patients and coordination of care during hospitalisation and discharge planning.

• Deliver Nurse Practitioner-led clinics in Specialist Clinics and Heart Centre
• Act as a positive role model, providing expert nursing knowledge to the multidisciplinary team and be accountable and responsible for advanced levels of clinical decision making within NP scope.

Classification for this position will range between NO1 – NO2 ($149,260.80 - $152,094.80 per annum, pro rata).

Your Contribution

• Completed a Masters of Nurse Practitioner
• Registered Nurse with endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain
• Demonstrated advanced clinical experience in cardiology

What we Offer
• Opportunities for professional development
• Culture of continuous improvement

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation

About Cardiology
SVHM Cardiology provides specialty care to both elective and emergency patients encompassing diagnostics, consultation, and intervention across all areas of Cardiology. Situated at St Vincent’s Fitzroy campus Cardiology treats patients from across metro Melbourne and regional Victoria across the inpatient and outpatient setting.

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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