Employment Type: Fixed Term Hours: 24 hours per week Salary: As per current EBA Location: Mercy Palliative Care Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications Contact: Vikki McGrath Acting Nurse Unit Manager ******
Where there's life, there's Mercy.
Where there's care, there's You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there.
Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most.
Our people feel outstanding pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer.
But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before.
With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity
Mercy Palliative Care is a 24 hour community-based palliative care service providing in home care to patients of all ages with life limiting illnesses.
Our services covers the North and West Metropolitan region of Melbourne which incorporates seven municipalities including: Brimbank, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Melton, Moonee Valley, Hobson Bay and Wyndham.
Our multi-disciplinary team including Doctors, Nurses and Allied Health is committed to providing holistic care to patients and their family ensuring they experience the best quality of life while addressing their physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs.
Our aim is to deliver quality patient care with focus on symptom management while providing support to patient and their families to relieve the psychological, financial and emotional burden during the palliative phase.




We are seeking a compassionate and highly motivated Registered Nurse Educator to join our Education team in co-ordinating specialist palliative care education to our multidisciplinary staff, including students and graduate nurses all while working within the values of Mercy Health.
What you'll bring
You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart.
Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.
To thrive in this role, you will:
Demonstrate care and compassion to people living with a terminal condition and dying as well as supporting carers
Be respectful and inclusive of the patient's values, beliefs and cultural diversity.
Provide patient-centred and holistic care including comprehensive assessment and ongoing review of patient's needs with focus on anticipating future needs
Demonstrate strong clinical decision making skills
Plan and coordinate referrals to appropriate services relating to end of life care
Engage with key stakeholders both internally and externally adhering to policy and procedures related to the care of patients
Work within the multidisciplinary team and have a close relationship with the education team at Werribee Mercy Hospital.
Have a strong desire to educate and support the ongoing learnings of the staff at Mercy Palliative Care including student and graduate nursing support and co-ordination.
Requirements
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
Certificate 4 in training and assessment or working towards
A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check




Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders
Registered with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with no restrictions
Driver's License with no restrictions
Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support.
We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
Mercy Health Australia is renowned for its unwavering commitment to providing compassionate and patient-centered health services and aged care services.
If you're value and display empathy, integrity, and are seeking the opportunity to make a real difference, we invite you to join us!
Mercy Health is made up of 10,000 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 employs people from many cultures and backgrounds who, irrespective of their beliefs, share a common bond to care for those in need.
We look forward to welcoming you to your journey with Mercy Health.
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