At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide compassionate palliative care and support to clients and their families in a home setting.
- Company: Join Calvary, a leading health care provider with a mission-driven culture.
- Benefits: Generous salary packaging, flexible hours, and ongoing professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Enjoy a welcoming culture with career growth and community-focused values.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while working in a supportive team environment.
- Qualifications: Current AHPRA Nursing registration and minimum 2 years palliative care experience required.
The predicted salary is between 67500 - 82500 $ per year.
Calvary Home Care - Adelaide Community Registered Nurses - Palliative Care
Make a difference at one of Australia’s leading health care providers. Generous salary packaging benefits, ongoing professional development and supportive team environment. Join one of Adelaide's largest growing clinical community teams.
About the role
As a member of the Calvary Home Care team and as an experienced RN, you will provide care to palliative care clients from various short term/long term programs. You will provide complex care to clients by working independently to support clients and their stakeholders overnight. As a Palliative Care nurse, you will provide high quality patient education, symptom management and End of Life Care in the comfort of a client’s home or residential accommodation.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and education for clients with terminal diagnoses
- Education and support for families and carers
- Administration and preparation of s/c medications and CSCI for symptom management
- General nursing care including simple and complex wound care, IDC/SPC care, PICC dressings
- Accurate/Timely documentation in all client records
- Appropriate communication within the clinical team and community palliative care teams and referrers to ensure care is provided
- Complete initial assessments/develop care plans to ensure best outcome for our clients
- Monitor and update care plans to ensure appropriate care is provided
- Recognise and respond to clinical deterioration, with appropriate escalation
- Promoting best practice and initiating quality improvement activities
What you bring
- Current AHPRA Nursing
- Minimum 2 years palliative care nursing experience, community experience desirable
- Post graduate qualifications (or working towards) in Palliative Care
- NDIS Clearance (or willingness to obtain one)
- Police Clearance within 6 months (or willingness to obtain one)
- Use of own car – KM allowance provided
- Full drivers licence, reliable and comprehensively insured car
- CPR and Manual handling
- A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission-based organisation
Why work for Calvary?
At Calvary, our staff matter. With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.
Your benefits:
- NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Paid parental leave
- Training, development pathways and career opportunities
- Flexible hours that make sense for you
Please note the following:
As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role. You may be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella.
As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart.
Registered Nurse – Palliative Care in Adelaide employer: Calvary Care
Calvary is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work culture that values the contributions of its 18,000 staff and volunteers. With flexible working arrangements across major Australian cities, generous salary packaging, and a strong focus on professional development, employees are empowered to grow their careers while making a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector.
