ABOUT THE ROLE:
Join our friendly team and a leading provider of palliative care services in Melbourne. Our aim is to maximise the quality of life by provision of the highest standard of symptom management and support.
- Work between Sunshine, Parkville and Werribee offices (rotational position)
- Permanent part time positions available
- Provide clinical support to Junior staff and student nurses as required
- Pool car and electronic devices provided
ABOUT YOU:
- Post graduate qualifications of working towards same, preferred
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in palliative care, either in a hospital or community setting
- Ability to work across a variety of shifts including night duty
- To have a comprehensive understanding of the concepts of palliative care
- The willingness to travel and work from any one of our three community sites
ABOUT US:
Mercy Palliative Care is a community palliative care service operating in the Western region of Melbourne. Mercy Palliative Care provides a holistic multidisciplinary approach to palliative care. We provide psychological and spiritual support, caring for people of all ages with life-limiting illnesses in their homes as well as complex symptom management. We currently care for over 500 patients across the region in their own homes.
Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.
WHAT WE OFFER:
Mercy Health recognises that many people want to work somewhere that is more than ‘just a job.’ At Mercy Health, we pride ourselves on our values-based culture, and offer a generous range of benefits to support you to maintain a healthy work/life balance. These include:
- Salary packaging benefits
- Opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Health and Wellbeing programs
- Camp Australia School Holiday Program
- Career progression and development opportunities
- A range of discounts available across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services
We focus on caring for our staff members and those important to them. We support all staff to be their authentic selves at work through Whole Self @ Mercy Health - our network group for LGBTIQ staff and allies.
At Mercy Health we pride ourselves on embracing diversity and foster an inclusive culture where individual differences are respected and celebrated. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
To be the successful candidate you must meet the position requirements as well as provide a current Victorian Drivers Licence, Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.