Employment Type: casual

Hours: Casual Hours

Location: Newcastle

Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications

Contact: Trish Woodhouse. [email protected]

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

Apply your nursing skills in a community setting where your care and dedication will be valued and respected. You will also have the time and support to deliver individualised, high-quality care to older people living at home. 

This rewarding position offers:

• A nursing role helping older people live independently at home.

• A great balance of hands-on nursing care and working directly with the support of our exceptional care management team.

• Opportunity for flexible work arrangement

• Attend to community nursing services including the provision of wound care, catheter care, medication administration and health care assessment using validated assessment tools.

• Undertake health care assessments and make client referrals and recommendations in collaboration with the Clinical Lead and client Care Managers.

What you’ll bring:

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centered care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.

• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.

• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

• Must be available on Mondays and Fridays

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• Bachelor of Nursing with current AHPRA registration and minimum of 2 years' experience working as a Registered Nurse in the community.

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.