Nursing Careers in Permanent Pool and Casual Bank

The Permanent Pool is resourced using permanent Registered Nurses, Midwives, Endorsed Enrolled Nurses. Staff have a Part Time Contract at Barwon Health. In order to achieve a safe working environment for all, staff are recruited to three separate pools depending on expertise and past clinical experience. The nursing pools include:

• Acute Inpatient
• Inpatient Rehabilitation Centre
• Aged Care

Rostering for Permanent Pool staff is maintained across a twenty four hour roster in balanced numbers to ensure we meet patient, employee and organisational needs.

Rosters are published fortnightly for up to 6 weeks in advance, with two weeks published on the Shift Allocation System.  Pool staff are required to work approximately 30% of their contracted hours as night shifts and be available to work up to 50% of weekends and a mixture of weekday and weekend shifts. The rostering system maintained through the Central Resource Unit (CRU) allows staff to provide their preferred shifts and have input into their rosters.

CRU uses an online system called ShiftMatch which offers shifts to staff according to their skills, locations and availability, allowing flexibility between their work and lifestyle. ShiftMatch provides fair and equitable allocation of shifts and uses mobile SMS technology to confirm shift location and times

The Permanent Nursing Pool have the opportunity to work across a variety of different areas and specialties including;

 Medical Specialties

• General Medical
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Renal
• Acute Neuroscience
• Respiratory
• RAPU Rapid Assessment Planning Unit
• Medical Oncology
• Radiation Oncology
• Haematology
• Cardiac 
• Cardiothoracic
• Paediatrics and Special Care Nursery
• Intensive Care
• Emergency Department

Surgical Specialties

• General Surgery
• Urology
• Colorectal
• ENT
• Plastics
• Vascular
• Oral/Maxillofacial
• Orthopaedics
• Gynaecology
• Ophthalmology
• Medical rehab
• Ortho Rehab

Sub-Acute and Aged Care

• Mckellar Centre
• Alan David lodge
• Percy Baxter Lodge
• In-patient Rehab Centre
• Dementia and Psychiatric Care

Mental Health

• Acute Mental Health
• Mckellar Mental health and Wellbeing unit

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The Casual Nursing Bank at Barwon Health is resourced with Registered Nurses, Registered Midwives with dual registration and Endorsed Enrolled Nurses. The units/departments who utilise bank staff include: Acute Medical, Acute Surgical, Operating Services and Theatres, Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, Dialysis, Community Nursing, Aged Care, Subacute Care and Mental Health.

The Casual Bank allows staff to take advantage of the opportunity to work across a range of sites and a variety of speciality bed based services which align with qualifications skills and experience without being rostered in advance. The Casual Nursing Bank staff have the ability to adjust the locations in which they wish to receive offers for, as they can tailor their ShiftMatch profile to reflect their preferences and availability.

Central Resource Nursing (CRU) have a Service Level agreement with Casual Bank staff at Barwon Health which requires them to be available for and work at least one shift per fortnight on average over 12 weeks to remain active as a Casual staff member with Barwon Health, unless they have notified CRU of an extended absence.

Shift Allocation System

CRU uses an online system called ShiftMatch which offers shifts to staff according to their skills, locations and availability, allowing flexibility between their work and lifestyle. ShiftMatch provides fair and equitable allocation of shifts and uses mobile SMS technology to confirm shift location and times.

The Casual Bank Nurses have the opportunity to work across a variety of different areas and specialties including;

Medical Specialties

• General Medical
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Renal
• Acute Neuroscience
• Respiratory
• RAPU Rapid Assessment Planning Unit
• Medical Oncology
• Radiation Oncology
• Haematology
• Cardiac 
• Cardiothoracic
• Paediatrics and Special Care Nursery
• Intensive Care
• Emergency Department

Surgical Specialties

• General Surgery
• Urology
• Colorectal
• ENT
• Plastics
• Vascular
• Oral/Maxillofacial
• Orthopaedics
• Gynaecology
• Ophthalmology
• Medical rehab
• Ortho Rehab

Sub-Acute and Aged Care

• Mckellar Centre
• Alan David lodge
• Percy Baxter Lodge
• In-patient Rehab Centre
• Dementia and Psychiatric Care

Mental Health

• Acute Mental Health
• Mckellar Mental health and Wellbeing unit

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When you join the Central Resource Nursing (CRU) team you will be provided with a number of resources to assist you with the transition into the workforce including:

• Online learning and mandatory competencies
• Clinical induction shifts
• Follow up review with the employee and team member from the unit
• Education Support from the Clinical Nurse Educator

Specialties that are provided to the patients of Barwon Health

 Medical Specialties

• General Medical
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Renal
• Acute Neuroscience
• Respiratory
• RAPU Rapid Assessment Planning Unit
• Medical Oncology
• Radiation Oncology
• Haematology
• Cardiac 
• Cardiothoracic
• Paediatrics and Special Care Nursery
• Intensive Care
• Emergency Department

Surgical Specialties

• General Surgery
• Urology
• Colorectal
• ENT
• Plastics
• Vascular
• Oral/Maxillofacial
• Orthopaedics
• Gynaecology
• Ophthalmology
• Medical rehab
• Ortho Rehab

Sub-Acute and Aged Care

• McKellar Centre
• Alan David lodge
• Percy Baxter Lodge
• In-patient Rehab Centre
• Dementia and Psychiatric Care

Mental Health

• Acute Mental Health
• McKellar Mental health and Wellbeing unit

The Access and Resource Unit is managed by Emma Jones. Emma’s team in CRU consists of:

• Allocations and AHHM
• CRU Nursing, RUSON/M and HCW Pools and Banks
• Clinical Nurse Educator
• Recruitment and Retention Team
• Language Services
• Nursing Attendants
• PSAs

At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce and offer fantastic staff benefits. Some of these include:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development opportunities including access to over 32 organisational curriculum offerings around awareness of self, communication, relationships and results
• Experienced clinical educators and mentors
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Study days
• Accrued days off (one per month for full-time employees)
• Relocation and Sponsorship Support

Lauren

Registered Nurse, Acute Pool

“My career journey to date has involved working as an Acute Pool and Float Nurse occasionally. I can confidently say that Barwon Health has been very supportive of my career development, providing me with various opportunities to enhance my skills and gain valuable experience. One of the things I enjoy the most about my role is that it is different every single day. I have had the opportunity to work with so many wonderful people and care for a wide variety of patients, allowing me to learn a lot. Working in the permanent pool at Barwon Health is also fantastic. It is a very supportive and flexible environment, providing a great learning experience. I would highly recommend Barwon Health to other nurses who are looking for an inclusive and supportive workplace that offers flexibility in their career. It has been a great place to work, and I am grateful for the opportunities and experiences I have had here.”