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Community Nurses

Western Health
  • Permanent and Fixed Term Opportunities
  • We are looking for dynamic team members to provide holistic nursing care to our community clients
  • Training provided to ensure you succeed
  • Come experience this amazing team

Our Health Service is seeking the services of skilled and motivated Registered Nurses to join our amazing community nursing team providing services to the families and individuals in our community.

With a range of shifts on offer, we encourage a workforce that is innovative, eager to acquire knowledge and enhance skills and compassionate in caring for our community. As part of our team we will support you and help you develop your career with us. The people we are looking for will be passionate about supporting our clients and community, practising patient centred care.

Djerriwarrh Health Services is a values-based organisation. Our values are: Compassion, Leadership, Excellence, Accountability and Respect.

The role:

Make the most of your career and make a positive difference in people's lives! The role of a community nurse is challenging, interesting, diverse and rewarding and can include:

  • Complex wound care
  • Medication management
  • Diabetes management and education
  • CVAD management
  • Drain tube management
  • Intravenous therapy

You will be responsible for providing support to patients, their families and carers, delivering safe, comprehensive and effective nursing care in a professional and accountable manner to achieve desirable results. You will act as a clinical expert in the management of patient care with particular focus on problem identification and demonstrate a high level of skill in a community based setting. You will provide an active role in the education of staff at a community level. The role will take you across both City of Melton and Shire of Moorabool, providing client focused care in their home environment.

About you:

Ideally, you have:

  • Current registration with AHPRA
  • Previous experience in community nursing ( minimum 3 years post graduate)
  • Effective communication skills with patients, visitors and staff
  • Commitment to excellent nursing care and continuous improvement

About Us:

Djerriwarrh Health Services is a dynamic and rapidly expanding public health service providing Acute, Community, Maternity and Aged Care to the City of Melton and Shire of Moorabool in Melbourne's Western suburbs.

This role, based at the Bacchus Marsh Hospital campus, will allow for a short commute from the bustling CBD to a centrally located facility close to public transport, local cafes, artisan shops, weekend getaways, vineyards and parkways.

The successful applicant will be required to have undergo pre-employment suitability screening including: a current police check, working with children and Australian work rights. Regretfully, Djerriwarrh is unable to offer sponsorship.

Djerriwarrh Health Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages people of indigenous background to apply.

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