Nursing & Nurse Education - Community Health Nurse

cohealth; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Novated leasing

Discounted fitness membership

Counselling services

Job summary

cohealth is seeking a Community Health Nurse for a part-time ongoing role (0.4 FTE, 2 days: Monday and Wednesday) at our Fitzroy clinic in Melbourne. You will deliver culturally safe nursing care, assess and treat diverse clients, and develop tailored care plans with a multidisciplinary team to improve health outcomes.

You will connect clients with services across sectors, provide health education, and participate in ongoing evaluation with our collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years post-graduate nursing experience.
• Ability to deliver person-centred care.
• Strong alignment with cohealth values and mission.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive, evidence-based nursing treatment and care to clients.
• Collaborate with the medical and allied health teams to coordinate care plans for clients with complex needs.
• Educate clients and carers on health information and self-management.

Skills

Nursing experience

Client education

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation

Up to $15,900 tax-free salary packaging benefits

Community Health Nurse

Part-time, ongoing role [0.4 FTE – 2 days]- Monday & Wednesdays

Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation

Up to $15,900 tax-free salary packaging benefits

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About The Role

Make a meaningful difference for a broad range of clientele from cohealth's Fitzroy clinic. Delivering culturally safe, responsive nursing care that supports the health and wellbeing of our vulnerable and diverse local community.

As a Community Health Nurse, you will be an integral part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, working alongside our medical and allied health professionals to support clients with diverse needs and complex health conditions. In this varied and rewarding role, you will assess and treat clients, develop tailored care plans, connect people with services across sectors and empower them through practical health education.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your Duties Include

• Provide supportive, evidence-based, nursing treatment and care to clients
• Work in partnership with the medical team and allied health teams and other members of the multidisciplinary teams in coordinating case conferences and care plans for clients with complex needs
• Support clients and carers with health information and education

What Cohealth Offers

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our Ideal Candidate

• Has a minimum of 3 years post-graduate nursing experience, with more experience and post-graduate qualifications well regarded
• Builds respectful rapport with clients and carers to deliver person-centered care
• Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

Application Process

Applications close 10:00pm, 30th October 2026.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Sharon Malcolm via email at [e-mail].

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.