Registered Nurse – Palliative Care, Kogarah Hospital

• Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
• Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
• 2 (6 month) Fixed Term contracts
• $38.36 to $51.08 p/h plus superannuation and allowances

 About the role:

• Provide evidence-based nursing care to individuals, families, and communities across all ages and cultural backgrounds.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care in collaboration with patients and the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Take a leadership role in coordinating nursing and healthcare services across various care contexts to support optimal health outcomes.
• Facilitate appropriate referrals and consultations with other healthcare professionals, service providers, and community support services.
• Practice both independently and collaboratively, maintaining accountability and responsibility for personal actions.
• Delegate care tasks to enrolled nurses and healthcare workers, considering their education, training, and the care context.

 Selection criteria:

• Ability to work within the Mission and Values of Calvary Health Care Kogarah
• Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency
• Demonstrated ability to work within the interdisciplinary team
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development
• Demonstrated computer literacy and experience in using an electronic patient record system
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated evidence of integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills, critical thinking and analysis in their daily practice as a registered nurse
• Demonstrated effective time management skills and ability to prioritise competing workloads with in a complex environment

Application closing date: 03/12/25

Application process: Please apply online by the application closing date. As part of your application, you are required to address the selection criteria. 

For further information please contact Damon Peck, Nurse Unit Manager on 02 9553 3115 or email Damon.Peck@health.nsw.gov.au

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

 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. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.

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/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
• You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella