Registered Nurse Grade 3 – Palliative Home Care
Part-time ongoing
Malvern
Why join Cabrini?
1. Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2,650 meal & entertainment benefits
2. Attractive hourly rates + 12% super + 17.5% leave loading
3. Rewarding career growth and development opportunities
4. Supportive team environment in a vibrant Malvern location, close to public transport
About Us
Cabrini is the largest provider of private cancer services in Australia, offering a fully integrated cancer service with access to all sub-specialities, treatments, and specialists.
Our unique palliative model of care spans across inpatient units, community services, supportive care clinics, and consult/liaison roles—ensuring patients and families receive holistic, compassionate care throughout the disease trajectory.
Cabrini Palliative Homecare is an integral part of the Cabrini Palliative and Supportive Care Service and provides a 24-hour service to support patients in the community.
The Role
We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Palliative Community Registered Nurse to provide high-quality care in the home setting.
In this role, you will:
5. Provide comprehensive and ongoing assessment and guidance to manage symptoms experienced by patients with a life-threatening illness in their homes
6. Deliver expert symptom management and end-of-life care in patients’ preferred location (where appropriate)
7. Support patients, families, and communities across diverse ages and cultural groups
8. Use evidence-based nursing knowledge and clinical skills to guide care
9. Practice interdependently, taking accountability for your own actions and delegating to enrolled nurses and health care workers in line with legislation and Cabrini protocols
10. Work autonomously while being supported within an interdisciplinary team
11. Ensure all care is delivered within the framework of Cabrini’s Mission, Vision, and Values
What you’ll need
12. Current unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
13. Current Police Check & Victorian Working with Children Check
14. Current Victorian Driver’s Licence
15. Experience in palliative care
16. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
17. Ability to work both independently and within a team
Desirable (not essential):
18. Postgraduate qualification in Palliative Care or Oncology
19. Previous community nursing experience
Please view the full position description
Enquiries should be directed to: Claire Scott - Nurse Manager Palliative Home Care at 03 9508 1325
Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.
Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.
As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect
MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI
Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.