Who we are looking for:
Good Nurses, the best kind. Those with Nursing in their heart, and a spring in their step. The cool, calm, collected, happy to help, people loving Nurses.

If this is you, we would love to hear from you. We have immediate start roles available.

We look forward to receiving your CV and Cover letter telling us how your experience and passion will enhance our team.

About Community Nurses Australia

Our passion for people is reflected in the way we do our work and live our values every day. We value and nurture our team members so they can provide quality value-based care to the people who access our service.

Our Focus is to deliver the Nursing Service that our clients need to achieve their best quality of life in the community.

We expect our staff to translate our values into action through providing high quality connected care that is relevant, efficient, and respectful of our clients’ needs and wishes with a focus on putting people-first.

Mandatory qualifications/professional registration/other requirements

Essential:

Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification and registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Authority (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse (RN).

Blue card holder (or willing to apply)

Yellow card holder (or willing to apply)

Current CPR Certificate

Current First Aid certificate

A motor vehicle is required perform the role and as such, you must have your own current ‘C’ class license and a road worthy vehicle with full comprehensive insurance.

Whilst not mandatory, previous experience working in community setting is desirable.

Whilst not mandatory, previous experience in wound care, catheter care, IDC and SPC insertion, insulin administration, PEG changes and care, Bowel care, Dementia care, Continence assessment, application of compression bandaging is highly desirable. (Required training will be provided for the successful candidate)

Whilst not mandatory, previous experience working with palliative care patients is desirable.

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against the following vaccine preventable diseases during their employment:

Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)

Varicella (chicken pox)

Pertussis (whooping cough)

Hepatitis B

Tuberculosis

About the role

The Registered Nurse (RN) at Community Nurses Australia (CNA) delivers safe compassionate clinical care; working collaboratively with the team to achieve best practice patient outcomes. The RN engages in reflective, analytical practice through effective assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of direct person-centered care.