Clinical Nurse Consultant Coordinator in Melbourne

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia's leading public healthcare providers.

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We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

• Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) Coordinator – Older Person Care Hub (OPCH)
• Part Time fixed term | 48 hours per fortnight
• This nurse-led, community-focused role is ideal for an experienced clinician
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Join the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s innovative Older Person Care Hub (OPCH), providing a home-based alternative to Emergency Department and hospital presentations for older adults, initially focusing on people who have experienced a fall.

As the Clinical Nurse Consultant Coordinator, you’ll lead referral triage and service coordination, ensuring timely face-to-face assessments within 24 hours and working closely with geriatricians and allied health staff to develop and monitor individualised care plans.

You’ll oversee the four-week care pathway, coordinate follow-up and support safe transitions, helping older people remain safely at home and reducing avoidable hospital admissions.

The service currently operates five days a week and is planned to expand to seven days in 2027.

The successful applicant will be expected to work approximately every third weekend as part of this expansion.

• What You’ll Be Doing
• Receive and triage referrals from the Virtual Victorian Emergency Department (VVED), RMH Geriatrician in ED (EDGE), and other partners as the service expands (e. g.

Ambulance Victoria, GPs).

• Manage the day-to-day running of the Hub
• Collaborate with geriatricians, CNC and allied health teams to develop and implement individualised care plans.
• Coordinate timely face-to-face assessments within 24 hours of referral and ensure appropriate follow-up via telephone or telehealth.
• Oversee a structured care pathway
• Maintain effective communication with key stakeholders, including families, GPs, and other health services, using telehealth, EMR, and written summaries.

About You

You are a Registered Nurse with at least five years of post-registration acute experience, strong clinical assessment skills and the ability to work autonomously in a community-focused setting.

You bring sound clinical judgement, a collaborative approach and a commitment to supporting older people to remain safely at home.

• You Will Bring
• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Highly developed clinical assessment, reasoning, problem-solving and prioritisation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to maintain accurate clinical documentation.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively, manage competing priorities and adapt to changing needs.
• Experience building effective relationships with multidisciplinary teams and key stakeholders.
• An understanding of chronic disease management and community care, ideally with experience in acute geriatric or acute community care.

Benefits Of Working At RMH

• Meaningful Work Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World-Class Excellence Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world’s leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefits Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
• Work in the Parkville Precinct Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility.

We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards (https://ccyp. vic. gov. au/child-safe-standards).

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging.

We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.

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