Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
No. of Beds: 300.
Introduction:
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital (HKH) is a major metropolitan hospital within Northern Sydney Central Coast Health (NSCCH). HKH services a wide geographical area from the Hawkesbury River to Roseville, from St Ives to Cherrybrook and Epping.
The available services include*: emergency, surgical, medical, mental health, rehabilitation and aged care, women’s health and child & adolescent services as well as the Community Health Centres located at Berowra, Brooklyn, Galston, Pennant Hills, Turramurra (Hillview) and Wiseman’s Ferry.
As a respected provider of care since 1933, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital is a major metropolitan hospital and teaching hospital. It has over 15,000 admissions per year: 30,000 Emergency Department presentations and 270,000 non-inpatient occasions of service. More than 1500 staff members care for over a 250,000 people living in the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai area.
At HKH we offer nurses an environment that is friendly, challenging, exciting and personally and professionally rewarding. Our professional nurses and midwives apply evidence-based knowledge in the planning and provision of quality patient care within an innovative, multidisciplinary health care team.
At Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service there is a focus on flexibility and staff support. Staff are well supported by our Human Resources Department. There is a strong commitment to continuing staff education, flexible rosters, a staff library, an Occupational Health and Safety program, a Rehabilitation Counsellor and a Staff Counselling Service is available.
A Child Care Centre located on the hospital campus gives preference to staff. We have security patrols, an ATM, a chapel, a kiosk and a General Practitioner Medical service.
We can facilitate accommodation at the Sydney Adventist Hospital (accessible by car)
HKH is located near the Ku-ring-gai National Park which offers some spectacular scenery and a variety of bush walking trails. The hospital is based near the F3 motor way which links Sydney with the Central Coast via a 45 minute drive. Staff can commute on the motorway from the Central Coast to work at HKH. The hospital is located 30 minutes from some of Sydney's most appealing beaches.
Our services:
Delivery of care is managed by the Divisional Units as follows:
Anaesthetics & Surgery
Orthopaedics, Day Surgery, Operating Theatre, Ear Nose and Throat ( ENT), General Gynaecological Surgery, Ophthalmology, Urology, Vascular Surgery, Anaesthetics, Breast Surgery, Central Sterilising Service, Stomal Therapy, Wound Management and Dental Surgery.
Medicine, Emergency & ICU
Respiratory Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, Haematology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Renal Medicine, Rheumatology, Neurology & Stroke, Cardiology, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Department, Emergency Medical Unit (EMU)/Surge beds, ICU, Social Work, Speech Pathology, Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy, Diabetes Education, Palliative Care.
Women’s Children & Family Health
Maternity, Birthing Suite, Special Care Nursery, Gynaecology, Community Midwives, Paediatrics, Community Paediatrics Outpatient Clinics
Aged Care & Rehabilitation
Acute Geriatrics, Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE), Geriatric Assessment, Transition care, ASET, GRACE, Aged Care Assessment Team, Bernard Curran Rehabilitation Unit, Outpatient Clinics, Richard Geeves Centre, Continence Advisor, Meals on Wheels.
Clinical areas available for placements for Transitional learners:
- General Surgical including: Orthopaedics, Colo-rectal, Vascular, Urology, Gastro-Intestinal, Gynaecology, ENT, Head and Neck, Pre Admission, Peri-Operative, Recovery and Anaesthetics.
- Medical wards including: Acute Aged Care, Cardiology, Neurology, Respiratory, Rehabilitation.
- Critical Care: General ICU, Emergency Medicine (Only available in second year programs).
- Mental Health and Community Health
Start dates:
March 2010.
Employment Type:
- Full-time and part-time positions are available.
- Available General Positions: 19
- Mental Health positions : 4
You can view a map of HKH, including a printable map of the Hospital campus (PDF), an interactive (clickable) map of the Hospital Campus, an interactive (clickable) map of Community Health Centre locations and a map of our sector's population density(PDF). You can also look at services at HKHS.
Transport description:
- By car: There is parking on-site
- By train: The Hornsby railway station is a 30 minute walk
- Public timetables and fares are available via the Transport Infoline.
Nurse Transition to Practice Strategy
Northern Sydney Central Coast Health (NSCCH) is proud to offer positions in the Nurse Transition to Practice Strategy at the following facilities/hospitals: Hornsby, Gosford, Woy Woy, Wyong, Long Jetty, Macquarie, Manly/Mona Vale, Royal North Shore, Ryde, Northern Sydney Home Nursing Service, Hope Health Care and Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney.
NSCCH acknowledges that nursing is a diverse profession and we are offering a strategy to meet the diverse needs of our nurses.
We offer:
- Full time and part time positions
- An orientation program
- A supportive learning environment, including use of learning packages, learning contracts and portfolio development
- Support from preceptors, educators and clinical experts and management in all clinical areas
- A performance development system
- Two (2) weeks scheduled annual leave
- Accommodation can be arranged off site
Contact information:
If you require further information about Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service or the Transition to Practice Strategy please contact: (02) 9477 9102, Fax: (02) 9477 9274 or email: dgoglis@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au dgoglis@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Optional:
Go to Northern Sydney Central Coast Health to view
- other hospitals offering positions within this Area Health Service
- the Area Health Service's map and website
- Information on the local region.
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service
Palmerston Road,
HORNSBY NSW 2077
Ph: +61-2-9477-9123
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