AddressHeathcote Health is an integrated rural health service, providing a broad range of acute, aged care, primary health programs and home-based services to Heathcote and surrounding districts.
Position Title: Registered Nurse – District Nursing
Employment Type: Casual
Award: Proposed Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Health Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024
Role Description
The District Nurse is a Registered Nurse with a broad level of professional nursing skill and community based knowledge from which they derive their practice.
The District Nurse partners with consumers and provides leadership to ensure that person-centred care is planned, implemented, evaluated and maintained at a high standard.
The District Nurse acts as a professional and clinical role model for staff in setting clinical standards and achieving high quality evidence-based nursing care.
The District Nursing team provides services to the community such as: Wound management, medication monitoring/education, continence and catheter care, palliative care, general health monitoring, health assessments and referrals, hygiene assessments, advanced care planning.
Please refer to the relevant attached position description and address the key selection criteria on your cover letter when applying.
Culture and Benefits
Located a short drive from Bendigo and Melbourne, Heathcote is a renowned centre for its regional food and wine culture. Combined with its spectacular landscapes, unique forests and historic sites, this rural community provides a rich and diverse culture for all to enjoy.
- Free on-site parking is available to all staff and visitors
- Salary Packaging/Salary Sacrificing
- Fitness Passport is available to all staff members across Heathcote Health. You and your family can sign up to unlimited access to more than 120 gyms, pools and fitness facilities on your program!
*All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police check, NDIS (if required) and compliance with Heathcote Health Vaccination Policy.
Heathcote Health is an inclusive employer and actively encourages and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature-age people. We are committed to providing an environment that values diversity and supports employees to reach their full potential.
For further information about this position, please contact Gerry Canny – Community Services Nurse Unit Manager on 0407120***.
