Nurse Manager

Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

St John of God Healthcare at Home (HAH) offers a range of out of hospital services including hospital substitution and acute and non-acute services delivered by a multidisciplinary care team of nurses, midwives, lactation consultants, allied health practitioners and support workers to assist clients recover at home after a hospital stay. The service provides more than 110,000 home care visits each year and provides nursing, midwifery and lactation support, and allied health services in the home.

Your role at St John of God Healthcare at Home

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic Nurse Manager to provide leadership and oversight of our service in Geelong.

This is an opportunity to lead a service with significant growth and a thriving new home maternity service, working collaboratively with our hospital and external providers to deliver a first-class service.

You will provide management of the service as well as deliver direct patient care, as required, to ensure a positive patient experience and clinical outcomes in line with the Home Services Strategy.

We are offering a permanent position working 45 hours per fortnight.

The Position:

• Leads and fosters a culture of continuous improvement where all patient encounters influence a memorable patient experience, and which is underpinned by excellence and safety in care.
• Monitors, analyses, and reports variances and trends in clinical data to continuously improve clinical quality and safety outcomes.
• Contributes to policy and procedure development to optimise clinical outcomes and enhance the patient experience.
• Actively promotes and integrates service models with the hospitals to deliver seamless care in the community and ambulatory setting.
• Promotes the delivery of evidence-based practice, including research and quality activities to improve patients' care in the home setting.
• Participates in, contributes to and implements quality improvement and risk management into all aspects of service.

Successful applicants will be registered as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA), hold a Tertiary qualification in nursing, management and/or relevant discipline, and have recent acute clinical experience in home nursing. This position will also require a State drivers license, Working with Children Check and National Police Clearence.

Above all, client care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you the following:

• Salary: $127,128 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus 12% Superannuation
• Permanent part-time, working 45 hours per fortnight

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

• Novated leasing

• work related expenses
• self-education and

• additional superannuation

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs

• Additional professional development and qualification allowances

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements.

For all enquiries, please contact Jenni Pomponio, Manager Clinical Services, Quality and Risk on

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and shortlisting/interview may be conducted throughout the advertsing period.