Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: $115,000 - $125,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 6742
About the role:
We are seeking a suitably qualified Registered Nurse or Clinical Nurse Consultant to become a part of the Western Health Bacchus Marsh Community Palliative Care Team.
This position requires a Registered Nurse with recent (within the last 12 months) or current experience in Specialist Palliative Care who has excellent assessment and problem-solving skills for the care of consumers with life limiting conditions in their homes.
The role requires an experienced nurse who can prioritise patient care, escalate patient care and be flexible to meet the demands of a changing day to day business.
The successful applicants will be required to have well developed clinical and communication skills.
This position is offered on a fixed term, part-time basis (0.4 FTE) until 12 February 2027, with set days weekly.
Key responsibilities:
About you:
Clinical Nurse Consultant Position Description
Registered Nurse Position Description
About Western Health
Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.
We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.
We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.
Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.
Why join us?
Compensation and benefits
Learning and development opportunities
Community impact and inclusion
Organisational culture and environment
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re passionate about providing quality palliative nursing care to patients, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.
Closing date: 11:59pm on 8 February 2026.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Nicole Glanvill on (03) 5367 9137.
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.