Clinical Nurse Consultant - Residential Inreach

The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Parkville VIC

This nurse-led service works across hospital and residential aged care settings to provide proactive discharge planning, intensive post-discharge clinical support and coordinated care for up to four weeks. You'll work closely with the CNC Coordinator, Geriatric Medicine team, residential aged care providers, residents and families to support safe, seamless and person-centred transitions.

You'll have the opportunity to use your clinical expertise and autonomy to identify emerging needs, build confidence among aged care teams and families, and help prevent avoidable hospital readmissions.

Key Accountabilities

- Identify and support patients requiring complex transition planning
- Provide clinical assessment and support following discharge
- Coordinate care across hospital and residential aged care settings
- Support RACH staff and families to manage ongoing care needs
- Identify and respond to emerging clinical and support needs

About you

You are an experienced Registered Nurse, with at least 5 years' post-registration acute nursing experience, with experience in acute geriatric or community care highly regarded, together with:

- Strong clinical assessment, reasoning and decision-making skills
- Confidence working autonomously with complex and changing needs
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across care settings
- Robust clinical documentation and EPIC skills
- The ability to coordinate care and build effective relationships with residents, families and healthcare providers
- A flexible, reliable approach and the ability to prioritise effectively under pressure
- An understanding of chronic disease management, community care and transitions from hospital to residential aged care
- Postgraduate qualifications in critical care will also be valued.

Benefits of Working at RMH





- Meaningful Work
Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
- Career Growth
Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
- Supportive Culture & Belonging
Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
- Innovation
Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
- World-Class Excellence
Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
- Enjoy great employee benefits
Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
- Work in the Parkville Precinct
Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards (Child Safety Standards).As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.

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📌 Clinical Nurse Consultant - Residential Inreach (Melbourne)
🏢 The Royal Melbourne Hospital
📍 Melbourne