Registered Nurse - Community

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Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

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About the Role:

• Join our team as a Community Health Nurse on a permanent part-time (0.8 EFT) basis to work with the Aged and Community Care Program
  
  
• This position will work across multiple sites across Greater Dandenong Kingston and Casey Cardinia. 
  
  

You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support clients to promote independence and to remain living at home and within the community for as long as possible.

Step into a rewarding day in community health where you’ll use your clinical expertise in gerontology to deliver holistic nursing and interdisciplinary assessments, personalised care planning, wound and pressure injury management, continence support, and meaningful education for clients and families—all in the comfort of their homes. 

• You’ll build strong community connections, provide specialist service linkages, and contribute to the ongoing growth and innovation of our Aged and Community Care services. Services can take place in a client’s home, in the community and/or by telehealth. 
  
  
• You will also be responsible for working within the Aged and Community Care program to provide best practice client care by, using specialist skills and knowledge to conduct client assessments and interventions independently.
  
  
• Incorporating remedial, compensatory, educational and preventative strategies to achieve optimal evidence-based consumer care.  

About Us:

The Aged and Community Care (ACC) Program provides an interdisciplinary service to support older people in the community. The program aims to keep the client independent within their community, proactively promoting health and independence, and self-management whilst assisting with timely interventions to prevent deterioration of their condition, and admission to hospital or residential care.  

 About You:

To thrive in this role, you will bring the following:  

• A strong passion to provide safe best practice nursing    

• Commitment to patient-centred care delivery and advocacy   

• Enthusiasm, compassion and ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team  

• Bachelor of Nursing or relevant equivalent degree. 

• Current Nursing Registration via the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and consent to ongoing registration checks via Monash Health’s electronic credentialing system 

• Current Victorian Driver’s License  

• Current and Satisfactory Aged Care Clearance (Police Check/Aged Care Worker Screen)  

• No current Aged Care Banning Orders in place (as per Register of Banning Orders) or NDIS exclusion order in place 

• Experience in community nursing setting and/or gerontology 

In Return:

As a valued member of the Monash Health team, you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and career progression, including: 

• Salary packaging – increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options 

• Professional development – access to ongoing training, education, and leadership opportunities to support your career growth 

• Supportive team environment – work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that values innovation, compassion, and excellence 

• Employee wellbeing – benefit from a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), staff wellbeing initiatives, and a strong focus on work-life balance 

• Career mobility – opportunities to work across Victoria’s largest public health service with a wide range of roles and career pathways 

• Diverse and inclusive workplace – join an organisation that celebrates and embraces diversity and fosters a culture of respect and belonging 

• Access to essential work tools - including a mobile phone and iPad  

• Flexible start and finish times - within operational requirements 
• Fleet vehicles provided for home visits  

For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out to Joanna Poon, Aged Community Care Team leader, on 0409 455 482. 

Position Description can be found here

Position Description Attachment can also be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 10 April 2026