Hospital in the Home & Virtual Care - Visiting Nurse

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• Part time role working 32 hours per week
• Parental leave cover from June 2026 until July 2027
• Enjoy autonomy with the support of a wonderful team

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About Hospital in the Home & Virtual Care  

Hospital in the Home & Virtual Care supports patients to have care in the safety and comfort of their own home. This care may take place through in-home nursing care and support services, or through admission to HITH Virtual Care, where higher acuity care can be provided through video telehealth reviews and the use of wearable technology.   

The HITH & Virtual Care Team is proud to be supporting the delivery of admitted care as part of the Victorian Virtual Hospital Pilot, supporting specialist care virtually in the comfort of home via VideoTelehealth reviews and utilising wearable technology.   

About the role 

The HITH Visiting Nurse provides high quality, evidenced based care to clients in a community setting. They can assess, treat, and escalate in the case of deterioration appropriately while managing the care of multiple patients independently. You will be able to work collaboratively with the team in the provision of complex care in the home setting.       

You will assist with the facilitation of telemedicine reviews & virtual care and be able to communicate clinical information from the home to the care team in a highly effective way.       

A regular day will see you:   

• Driving to visit multiple patients, providing care from Heart failure management, medication management via Central Venous access devices, complex wound management, managing symptoms of a person post Bone marrow transplant supported by Virtual and in person care - and everything in between!

• Managing patient deterioration or clinical changes effectively and independently from the home and escalating appropriately to the clinical teams in the hospital.

• Supporting care by virtual means - providing in-person support for virtual care provision, facilitating video telehealth reviews, and providing the elements of care that need a clinician while being supported by the team at Austin
• No two days are the same - the patients, acuity and care delivery varies from patient to patient and day to day - so this role will see you able to develop skills in many clinical areas and learn and grow as a clinician. 

About you 

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset. 

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Registered Nurse registration with strong clinical background
• The ability to confidently manage a highly varied patient population, assess changes in clinical condition and manage deterioration independently in the community. 
• Thrive on the opportunities that change brings as home based care provision is a constantly growing and evolving space

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Angela Sullivan, Nurse Unit Manager at Angela.Sullivan@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Tuesday 16 June 2026