Registered Nurse / Clinical Nurse - Hospital in the Home

About the role

NMHS is recruiting Registered Nurses and Clinical Nurses for its Hospital in the Home (HITH) service at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. The service provides acute inpatient care in patients' own homes, with a multidisciplinary team visiting each patient daily and nurses up to twice daily until discharge. Multiple vacancies are open for permanent and fixed-term appointments, full-time and part-time hours, with fixed-term appointments possibly extendable or made permanent.

Key responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one care to patients in the hospital clinic and in their homes
• Deliver treatments such as intravenous antibiotics, wound management, clinical assessment and heart failure management
• Work autonomously with immediate guidance and support available throughout the day

Required profile

• Entitlement to live and work in Australia
• At least 4 years of recent relevant clinical skills and experience in general medical and surgical acute care (for RNs)
• Availability to start within 4-6 weeks of notification
• Valid Australian Class C or CA driver's licence
• Ability to uphold the organisation's values of Care, Respect, Innovation, Teamwork and Integrity

Required skills

• Advanced clinical assessment and communication skills
• Strong time management and problem-solving skills
• Communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills, and ability to work in a collegiate environment

What we offer

• No night duty
• Flexible, request-driven rostering
• A variety of roles within the service
• 7-day-a-week service with penalty rates for after-hours and weekends
• Qualification allowance for approved relevant courses
• Flexible working options where operationally appropriate

Applications are assessed every 2 weeks and appointments can be made any time before 31 July 2027. Applications are submitted online through the WA government jobs portal, with a resume, two referees and a cover letter; applicants are asked to state which role they are applying for and provide details of working rights, AHPRA registration and driver's licence.