Position: District Nurse
Casual positions available
Classification: Depending on qualifications & experience.
About the position:
Applications are invited from Registered Nurses who would like to take up the opportunity to join our dynamic Community Health team to work in District Nursing team in Yarrawonga. The primary role of the District nurse is to provide a person centred approach focusing on maximising functional capacity, home based care, improved self-management strategies and coordination of service delivery to clients in their own homes. Successful applicants will be supported with an internal orientation and training and will be supported throughout by the Clinical Coordinator of Community Nursing, District Nursing colleagues and the Operational Director of Community Services.
About you:
You must be committed to providing evidenced based practice, demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to nursing in the community setting and quality improvement. Applicants should have the appropriate skills including the ability to plan care, assess clients, and liaise with other care providers.
A current driver’s license is essential, and post graduate qualifications are highly regarded
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA:
Essential:
Desired:
At Yarrawonga Health, our people are our strength. We are committed to supporting our team through:
For full details of position, please refer to the attached Position Description.
More Information:
For more information regarding the role contact: Lauren Joyce, Acting Operational Director Community Services via email Lauren.Joyce@yh.org.au
All employment with Yarrawonga Health is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory Police Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and Victorian 'Employee' Working with Children's Check.
Application Process:
All applications are to be submitted via Yarrawonga Health's website www.yh.org.au/Careers/Positons-Vacant
Please submit your application including a cover letter, resume, and responses to the key selection criteria found in the position description.
Applications Close 20th May 2026
Note: Interviews may be conducted prior to closing date.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
