Nursing and Midwifery Permanent Pool
What is the difference between Permanent Pool and Casual Bank?
Permanent Pool
- Eligible to accrue leave.
- Contracted to work a set number of hours every fortnight.
- Works a rotating roster Monday to Sunday, consisting of early, late, and night shifts.
- Receives a roster 6 weeks in advance.
- Required to work across a minimum of 3 hospitals or care locations.
- Nominates a group of clinical areas and is rostered shifts within those areas only.
- Refer to the position description for further information.
- Permanent Pool roles are currently available to Nurses and Midwives only.
Casual Bank
- Does not accrue leave; instead, receives casual loading payment for each shift worked.
- Can enter availability by nominating which shifts you can work.
- Nominate work areas and will be rostered shifts within those areas.
- Refer to the position description for further information.
- Casual roles are available in Nursing and Midwifery, Administration and Clerical, Support Services and Allied Health.
Why join the Permanent Pool at Monash Health
- Opportunity to work full-time or part-time, with contract options from 0.4EFT (32 hours or 4 shifts a fortnight) up to 1.0EFT (76 hours per fortnight plus 4 ADO hours banked) available.
- Able to submit shift requests to support the demands of a busy lifestyle.
- Nominate the clinical areas in which you work (according to your clinical experience)
- Grow your career and build your knowledge and skills across different settings and locations.
- Employee entitlements include annual leave, sick leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, and study leave.
- Guaranteed hours every fortnight.
- Get to know different teams and find your best fit.
- We are committed to delivering patient-centred care by supporting and encouraging the development of our employees through continuous education via our eLearning platform and access to a wide range of learning resources.
- Access to ShiftMatch, an electronic rostering application, allows you to easily update your work availability, accept shifts when you match a vacancy and keep you updated on shift changes, lets you pick up shifts that suit your skills from an open roster, and alerts you to workplace notifications and governance reminders.
- Opportunity to work short-term contracts relevant to your previous clinical experience when these become available.
- Monash Health uniform.
- Discounted parking at Monash Health locations.
Learn more about the benefits of working at Monash Health.
What you need
To apply for Monash Health Bureau Permanent Pool, Nurses and Midwives must have the following:
- At least 6 months of proven clinical experience.
- Successful completion of a graduate program.
- Current AHPRA registration with no conditions as a Registered Nurse, Midwife or Enrolled Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Additional qualifications relevant to the area(s) you wish to work in if required.
- Availability to work a minimum of 0.4EFT or 32 hours/4 shifts a fortnight.
- Ability to work a rotating roster from Monday to Sunday, including weekends and public holidays.
- Ability to work early, late and night shifts.
- A strong focus on safe, patient-centred care and a commitment to practising under Monash Health values, policies and procedures.
- Well-developed communication skills that facilitate building rapid rapport with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team.
How to apply
To apply for the Monash Health Bureau Permanent Pool Nursing and Midwifery positions, please complete the following steps:
- Read the Nursing and Midwifery Permanent Pool Application Guidelines
- Complete and download the Monash Health Nursing and Midwifery Permanent Pool Application Form. This form is instead of a personalised resume and cover letter.
- Go to the Monash Health Careers Hub and create an account if you still need one. If you are already a Monash Health employee, please use your employee account to lodge your application by logging in with your Monash Health employee number and password.
- Submit your application to the open Monash Health Bureau Nursing and Midwifery Permanent Pool job advert on the eMercury website. Your application should include the following:
- The completed copy of your Monash Health Nursing and Midwifery Permanent Pool Application Form.
- Testamurs of any relevant Post Graduate training qualifications.
Applications will be accepted through the Monash Health eMercury job advert only. Email applications will not be considered.
Required references
In the clinical referee section, please provide the contact details of 2 recent clinical referees. To progress with your application, please note that one of the referees provided must be your current clinical manager. We are unable to accept references from family members or friends.
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Commencement requirements for Nurses and Midwives
Before commencing in clinical areas at Monash Health, Nursing and Midwifery candidates must satisfy the following probity checks:
- Submit a current, valid Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) registration number, as evidence of registration as a Registered Nurse, Midwife or Enrolled Nurse, with no conditions.
- Clear Police Check (Fit2Work) conducted within the last 3 months.
- Submission of a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Card or receipt of payment for the ordered card pending delivery.
- Evidence of immunisations as required by Monash Health policy, including 3 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Evidence of a valid Visa allowing full working rights with no restrictions (if not an Australian citizen or permanent resident).
- Completing a Monash Health Fit Test, achieving an appropriate seal with an N95 mask or submitting evidence from a similar test completed at another organisation that meets Monash Health requirements. The option to book a Monash Health Fit Test will be available to successful candidates if required.
Video or face-to-face interviews are used to screen candidates for Nursing and Midwifery Permanent Pool positions. All candidates are notified of the outcome of their application via email.
Onboarding with Monash Health Bureau
- Successful applicants will receive an email with a personalised link to the Monash Health onboarding system called PeopleStreme. By accessing their PeopleStreme account through the link, the successful candidate can receive their starter package, letter of offer and employment contract.
- After receiving their PeopleStreme email, successful candidates will be sent an additional email containing login details granting access to LATTE, the Monash Health eLearning platform.
- All PeopleStreme documentation must be completed before progressing to the next step of the onboarding process.
- New Monash Health employees must complete their mandatory training, including Electronic Medical Record (EMR) training, before commencing in the clinical environment.
Further commencement details will be emailed to all successful candidates after completing the required sections of PeopleStreme.
Contact us
For further information, please get in touch with the Monash Health Bureau Recruitment team:
Phone: (03) 9265 1789 – Option #2
Email: mhbrecruitment@monashhealth.org