ABOUT THE ROLE:

Join mecwacare’s Home Nursing and Care Services team as an experienced Community Registered Nurse across the Ballarat areaand make a meaningful difference in the lives of clients receiving care at home. In this casual role, you will deliver compassionate, holistic and evidence-based nursing that helps reduce hospital stays, supports recovery and improves long-term health outcomes.

You will work with clients of all ages, including post-acute care (PAC) and hospital in the home (HITH) patients, providing services such as wound care, IDC and stoma care, personal care, medication administration and supervision, blood glucose monitoring, and compression stocking application.

Why you’ll enjoy working with us

- Generous not-for-profit salary packaging advantages of up to $15,900, plus a Meals Card of up to $2,700.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program, along with awards and recognition initiatives.
- A purpose-driven team environment where your clinical skills and care make a genuine impact.

What you’ll need to succeed

- Current registration as a Registered Nurse Grade 2 with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Demonstrated community nursing and/or acute nursing experience.
- A minimum of 5 years’ community nursing experience.
- Strong initiative, sound clinical judgement and confident decision-making skills.




- Excellent time management, organisation and problem-solving abilities.
- A current driver’s licence and access to a registered vehicle.
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

ABOUT US: Why work for us? Be part of work that truly makes a meaningful difference.

mecwacare is a leading not-for-profit organisation that has been supporting Victorians for more than 65+ years. We are a values-based, care-driven organisation that provides residential, community and in-home nursing, care and support services for the elderly and people living with a disability. mecwacare supports more than 20,000 people each week across greater Melbourne and regional Victoria. We are a rapidly growing organisation with a diverse workforce of more than 4000 employees and 500 volunteers, representing 89 nationalities and speaking 100 languages.

We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all ages, genders, abilities, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

To apply:

Please submit your application online. Please note we do not accept applications via email. Apply early! This role may close sooner than the listed closing date if we find the right candidate – so if interested, please apply early. We kindly ask for no agencies to reach out.

📌 Registered Nurse (Ballarat)
🏢 Mecwacare
📍 Ballarat