Meet registered nurse Natsha

With a range of nursing opportunities currently available at Sir Charles Gardiner (SCGH) and Osborne Park Hospitals (OPH), clinical nurse Natasha gave us an insight into what she loved most about her position at OPH.

Natasha returned to North Metropolitan Health Service and Osborne Park Hospital last year after five years away.

"I started off as a graduate in 2017 with Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital but left to take up casual and fixed term nursing positions across residential aged care, mine sites, clinical trials and finally NurseWest," she said.

NurseWest provide temporary nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing to support essential WA Health services.

"I worked through NurseWest in the department for six months and was made to feel like part of the team even as an agency nurse straight away," she said. "So, when the permanent position got advertised, I decided I would apply.

"I never thought I would be a permanent employee again due to the restrictions I had felt previously in permanent jobs, but at OPH it was different.

"It was different because colleagues had become friends, and the management was amazing and extremely supportive. I was given flexible working arrangements allowing me to start later one of my workdays to take my child to school."

Natasha said she had also been supported in career development, having completed a three-month secondment at SCGH where she was able to pursue an interest in diabetes.

"I am forever thankful to all the amazing colleges and management I work with and can see myself working with this department for a long time," she said.

SCGH and OPH currently have enrolled and registered nursing positions across a variety of areas and specialities including the Relief Nursing Pool.

Find out more and apply at www.scgh.health.wa.gov.au/Work-For-Us/Nursing