Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

- Fixed term Part time 64 hours per fortnight
- Long Parental leave cover position until Nov/December 2027
- Classification: YW7 Comm Hlth Nurse (Sole)
- Located at Caulfield Hospital
- Excellent staff benefits!

The Department

The Mobile Assessment & Treatment Service (MATS) is one of the Health of Older People (HoP) teams, sitting within the Home Acute & Community (HAC) program of Bayside Health Alfred Care Group (ACG).

It is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of medical, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and admin roles, overseen clinically by Geriatricians.

The service provides rapid clinical in-reach to residents living in residential aged care Homes [RACH’s] and the community, who are at risk of presenting to emergency departments for reasons that could be managed outside of the hospital setting. The MATS patient cohorts are the frail and elderly, or those with severe disability in residential settings. Often MATS patients have a range of chronic conditions and conditions of ageing.

The Role





- Receive and triage incoming referrals to MATS from the community (eg: from RACH’s, GP’s, AV, VVED), and from within our ACG (Alfred & Sandringham Hospital ED’s, and frequent In-patient referrers such as GMU)
- Conduct Initial needs identification and prioritisation assessments of all new referrals
- Manage the allocation of workload for the outreach teams, according to the acuity of referrals and the complexity of care
- Respond to hospital and ED patient flow pressures, by undertaking/allocating fast-track assessments and patient transfers to MATS
- Care Coordination of current MATS patients to ensure timely and quality care, early identification and escalation of clinical deterioration and formation of plans that support patient centre care and decision making. Strong care coordination also supports patient flow through the service to meet demand pressures
- Outreaching visits to provide direct care as required
- Be actively involved with service quality improvement initiatives by way of portfolio in areas of interest
- The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to work in a dynamic environment, problem solve, negotiate, and collaborate to achieve the best available outcomes for our MATS patients.

Experience and Qualifications Required

Essential

- Current professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
- Five years or more of post graduate clinical experience
- Sound clinical knowledge of complex health and medical conditions

Desirable





- Postgraduate qualifications in gerontology nursing and/or palliative care nursing; Emergency or critical care nursing; or other relevant field.
- Experience with clinical triage
- Clinical competence/credentialled in catheterisation for male/female IDC’s & SPC’s; IV Cannulation; Gastrostomy Tube management.
- Recent clinical experience in Emergency and/or General Medicine, Acute aged care or Residential Aged Care nursing.

Staff Benefits

- Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
- Onsite car & bike parking opportunities deducted pre-tax!! *subject to availability
- Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership
- Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

If applicable, please specify particular requirements that you may need in your cover letter & CV.

For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Georgina Calder,

MATS Nurse Manager on 04•• ••• 722 or ••••@alfred.org.au

Applications close 11pm AEDT, Friday 16th October 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.

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