Registered Nurse - Home and Community Care

Discover a career where care goes both ways!

• Location - travel to see clients around Wagga and surrounding suburbs
• Permanent Part Time - ideally 3 days (flexibility with days and hours)
• Competitive Pay rate – up to $57.50 per hour (based on experience) + superannuation + km reimbursement
• Up to $18,550 tax free with Not for Profit Salary Packaging

Exciting things are happening at Catholic Healthcare! We have celebrated 30 years of providing care and we now have 5500+ employees working with us. Our Mission is to promote the dignity, life and spirituality of older people through connected and inclusive communities.

Are you a compassionate and skilled nurse with a strong interest in mental health? We’re seeking a committed Community Nurse to join our team and help improve the lives of older adults living independently in the community.

In this rewarding role, you’ll draw on primary health care principles to deliver holistic, person-centred care to older adults experiencing mental health challenges, chronic conditions, and complex needs. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll provide early intervention, health education, and recovery-focused support within clients' homes and community settings.

This is a meaningful opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of older people—helping them stay well, stay safe, and stay connected.

Day to day this role looks like:

• Providing direct clinical nursing care to our clients in their homes in line with best practice nursing procedures
• Conducting clinical assessments, dressings, medication assessment and catheter changing
• Developing a holistic nursing care plan in collaboration with client, carer, Care Advisor and Allied health where relevant
• Providing safe, quality nursing practice to clients with specific needs and/or complex needs eg. Wound care, palliative care, education and support
• Liaising with all parties involved in the care of the client to maintain holistic health care and wellbeing
• Ensuring all documentation is accurate and completed in a professional and timely manner
• Working in a safe manner to protect yourself, your colleagues and clients closely following all policies and procedures

To be successful in this role you’ll need

• A genuine passion for providing high quality care to the elderly
• Current AHPRA registration following completion of a Bachelor of Nursing or similar
• Minimum 3 years post graduate nursing experience
• Experience in clinical assessments
• Initiative and the ability to work independently
• Strong computer skills especially Microsoft Office products and ability to pick up new systems
• NSW Drivers license and a reliable vehicle

What we can offer you

• Competitive hourly pay rate and kms reimbursed (99 cents per km)
• No Shift work - Working hours between Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
• Not-for-profit tax benefits so you pay less tax
• Fitness Passport discounted gym benefits
• Discounted private Health Insurance
• Paid Parental leave
• Long Service leave after 5 years
• 40+ Locations across NSW and QLD if you choose to move
• A values-based organisation that welcomes applicants from all faiths and backgrounds

We know you have many choices of employer - choose Catholic Healthcare where you can make a positive impact and be well rewarded.

Apply online now!

Catholic Healthcare acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we live, work and dream. We pay our respects to their Indigenous Elders past and present, for they hold the traditions, culture, and hopes of their people as we journey towards reconciliation. We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

Hello Recruitment Agencies, thanks for thinking of us. Right now, we’re looking to fill this opportunity directly so if we do need your assistance we’ll be in touch.