Position Title: At Home Services - Nursing Coordinator
Classification: ZF4 - Clinical Nurse Consultant A
Salary per hour: $59.79 + superannuation + generous salary packaging options
Employment Type: Ongoing part-time 48 hours per fortnight
Award: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Health Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024 -2028
Role description
Dhelkaya Health is seeking an experienced and motivated At Home Nurse Coordinator to join our dynamic At Home Program, delivering high-quality, person-centred clinical care to clients in their homes across the Mount Alexander Shire.
This is a key clinical leadership role supporting innovative models of care that provide safe, effective alternatives to hospital-based treatment.
Dhelkaya Health's At Home Program provides multidisciplinary clinical care in the home or place of residence, when safe to do so. The program operates 7 days a week and includes:
- Hospital in the Home (HITH)
- Geriatric Evaluation Management (GEM) at Home
- Residential In Reach (RIR)
- Rehabilitation in the Home (RITH)
The program aims to deliver the right care, in the right place, at the right time, improving patient flow, consumer experience, and health outcomes.
The At Home Nurse Coordinator is a Clinical Nurse Consultant role responsible for delivering expert nursing care and coordinating At Home services across all phases of care. You will advocate for clients, support their health goals, and ensure coordinated, high-quality multidisciplinary care.
This role plays a pivotal leadership function, overseeing referral screening, triage, intake, assessment, care planning, review, transition, and discharge processes. You will also have a key role in recognising and responding to acute deterioration and supporting safe transitions to other services when required.
- Provide expert clinical nursing care to clients in the home or residential setting
- Screen referrals, triage, coordinate intake, and manage access to At Home Programs
- Coordinate timely admission, assessment, and implementation of individualised care plans
- Monitor, review, and coordinate transitions and discharge planning
- Recognise and respond to clinical deterioration and escalate care as required
- Advocate for client choice and support carers throughout the care journey
- Build capability through staff education and promotion of At Home care pathways
- Establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Work closely with inpatient, residential care, district nursing, and community outpatient teams
- Support value-based health care principles to enhance client outcomes, experience, and staff wellbeing
About you
- Bachelor of Nursing with current AHPRA registration
- Minimum 3 years full time equivalent working as registered nurse in an acute setting or related setting
- Current Victorian drivers' licence
Culture and Benefits
Dhelkaya Health is located on Dja Dja Wurrung country in regional Victoria. Just a short drive from Bendigo and easily accessed via public transport, the area is brimming with culture that blends the old with the new. Steeped in rich history, the town boasts a vibrant arts scene, historic architecture and is part of the Bendigo Region UNESCO City of Gastronomy.
Surrounded by scenic trails and a unique natural environment that includes historic goldfields, outdoor enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the beauty of the natural world. Combined with a wide range of sporting clubs and outdoor recreation opportunities, the community offers a rich, diverse culture to enjoy.
From community events celebrating local festivals to grassroots initiatives fostering inclusivity and diversity, this is a place where people come together. At Dhelkaya Health, you'll enjoy all this and a flexible work environment with access to career development pathways that suit your life goals. You'll also benefit from:
- Stress-free parking: at no-cost close to your place of work.
- Salary packaging: to maximise your earnings with options to package meals, entertainment, rent/mortgage repayments, and more.
- Healthy and active lifestyle: through access to a free onsite gym and Fitness Passport membership for your family to use in a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities across the region
- Health and wellbeing: through a supported work environment that prioritises work-life balance and a health and well-being program that includes an Employee Assistance Program.
- Building meaningful connections: through the Dhelkaya Health Social Club and a variety of staff events and activities throughout the year held in a friendly, inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome.
- Home share - If lack of housing is stopping you from applying for a job here, consider Home share. It may help you get started at Dhelkaya Health. See this link for obligation free information.
https://dhelkayahealth.org.au/homeshare/
- All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police check, NDIS (if required) and compliance with Dhelkaya Health Vaccination Policy.
Our purpose and role at Dhelkaya Health is to be Healthier Together - we engage and empower individuals and community through the provision of empathetic inclusive and professional health services. We want a workforce who share our passion and purpose and is as diverse as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.
For further information about this position, please contact Jenny Miko - At Home Services Manager on 0499092398
Please note that candidates are required to submit a cover letter and CV together with a document addressing the key selection criteria (which can be found on the Position Description). Only candidates that supply this information will be considered for roles at Dhelkaya Health.
