Registered Nurse (Community Palliative Care) - St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney

Role title: Registered Nurse (Year 1 – 8)

Role type:  Permanent full time

Department and location: Community Palliative Care, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst 

Salary: $72,152.53 - $101,299.48 + super

We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.   

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.   

About the role 

• The community palliative care team works to support patients and their carers' in maintaining quality of life, comfort and dignity in their own homes. The service works with palliative care teams covering the Local Government Areas of Sydney, Waverly, Woollahra, Randwick and Botany

• Be part of a dynamic team providing evidence-based nursing care to people of all ages and cultural groups, including individuals, families and communities

• Work in collaboration with individuals and the multidisciplinary health care team so as to achieve goals and health outcomes

• Take a leadership role in the coordination of nursing and health care within and across different care contexts to facilitate optimal health outcomes

• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs

About you  

• Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency

• A current NSW driver's licence (Class C or above) for community-based work

• Demonstrated ability to work within the interdisciplinary team

• Demonstrated evidence of integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills, critical thinking and analysis in their daily practice as a registered nurse

• Demonstrated effective time management skills and ability to prioritise competing workloads within a complex environment

Why work at St Vincent’s? 

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community 

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport 

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank 

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program.  Make a proportion of your salary tax-free 

• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave 

About the hospital 

In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.  

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location 

• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches 

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people 

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus 

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health  

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia 

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role. 

Pre-employment checks 

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.  

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.