Employer: Peninsula Home Hospice
Location: Mornington
Type: Part Time (32 hrs/pw)
Closing Date: 1 September 2025
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Peninsula Home Hospice (PHH) is an accredited not-for-profit organisation that provides specialist palliative care to people in the comfort of their home across the Mornington Peninsula, City of Frankston and part of the City of Kingston. Our aim is to optimise the quality of life for those in our care and honour their hope for comfort, choice dignity and peace.
We are seeking a compassionate Specialist Palliative Care Nurse with a dedication to making a difference for client’s quality of life and to provide support to their families and carers.
Working within a multidisciplinary team the role provides specialist palliative care to clients and their caregivers along the palliative care trajectory. This includes assessment, ongoing care planning, including symptom and pain management, and nursing care. You will use the outcomes of assessment to coordinate and plan appropriate ongoing nursing care in partnership with other services both within PHH and the community.
The role requires established work practices, a commitment to palliative care and the ability to work independently with guidance and support from a dependable nursing team. This part time role will be a 4 day a week position across a 7-day roster.
Selection Criteria
We are looking for someone with:
- Your qualifications in nursing (RN1) and eligibility to work in Australia.
- Postgraduate, or working towards, qualifications in palliative care
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team with minimal supervision
- Highly developed palliative care assessment and care planning skills
- Experience working in a community setting
- Excellent written and verbal communication/negotiation skills
What is offered
Benefits of working with Peninsula Home Hospice include:
- Excellent salary sacrifice packaging
- Comprehensive orientation program and ongoing professional development
- Family friendly, flexibility for work/life balance
- Seaside metropolitan location easily accessible via Peninsula Link
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program
- Access to a range of benefits and discounts through our Employment Hero Work App
How To Apply
This is a 0.8 EFT position, and the mandatory key selection criteria are listed in the Position Description which is available from the PHH website (refer below 'further information' button).
If you are dedicated to providing Specialist Palliative Care to our community, please apply online with a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria along with your resume
Further information