Specialist Clinics Nurse Coordinator
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- Make an impact supporting patients, their families and carers
- Permanent, part-time (32 hours), commencing October 2026
- Onsite, based between Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Specialist Clinics, & Austin Health Specialist Clinics
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 the Specialist Clinics
Specialist Clinics is a consultative-based health service, incorporating teaching, training, research and minor procedures for clients from the community and non-bed-based hospital patients.
The department stretches across five locations on two campuses - Level 3 Lance Townsend Building (Austin Hospital), Tobruk Centre and Level 2 & Level 4, Centaur Building, Repatriation Hospital. Currently over 600 clients attend each day.
About the role
The Nurse Coordinator position at Speciality Clinics is a newly established role. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic senior nurse who takes initiative and is excited to help shape this position to meet our service needs. As a member of the Specialists Clinics team, you will work closely with medical units and external healthcare providers. Your responsibilities will include managing and enhancing clinic capacity, ensuring patients are prepared before their appointments, overseeing clinic bookings, and collecting, interpreting & responding to data related to Specialty Clinics activity.
About you
To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent time management & clinical prioritisation skills
- Demonstrated experience in the outpatient care setting
- Highly motivated to improve the provision of quality care for patients requiring non-admitted care
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: Sine Donaldson, Nurse Unit Manager at sine.donaldson@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Sunday 13 September 2026
