Registered Nurse - Community Nursing Casual Bank

Bendigo Health Care Group; Bendigo; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing programs

Career development opportunities

Salary packaging

Flexible working arrangements

Access to fitness facilities

Job summary

Bendigo Health Care Group is seeking a Registered Nurse for their Community Nursing Casual Bank. This role involves providing high-quality, person-centered care to clients in their homes across Bendigo.

As a member of the Community Nursing Service, you'll support clients in maintaining their independence and wellbeing. The position offers casual employment with flexible shifts, and is ideal for those with community nursing experience.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nursing qualification.
• 2026 Flu Vaccination requirement.
• Experience in a community nursing setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical care to clients in their homes.
• Support frail older people and young individuals with disabilities.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Medication management

Wound care

Continence support

Diabetes management

Health assessments

Client education

Community setting experience

Education

Registered Nursing qualification

Job description

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Registered Nurse - Community Nursing Casual Bank

Location: Bendigo

Work in an environment that offers:

The flexibility of casual employment

The ability to work with experts in wound continence and dementia care in a supportive team environment.

• A dynamic and growing health service that embraces new technologies.

The Position:

Job Reference:4573

Position Title: Registered Nurse- Community Nursing Casual Bank
Classification: YP3 - YP9 ( Community Nursing Classifications applied where applicable. Level 1 District Nurse and or Level 2 District Nurse (YQ1- YU1))
Salary per hour (exc. super): $43.82 - $54.41 +25% casual loading
Hours per fortnight: Up to 76 hours
Employment Status: Casual

Other requirements: 2026 Flu Vaccination

The Community Nurse (District Nurse) delivers autonomous high-quality, person-centred clinical care to clients in their homes across the Bendigo region. Working as part of the Community Nursing Service (CNS), this role supports frail older people, younger individuals with disabilities, and their carers to maintain independence, health, and wellbeing within their own homes. Experience within a community setting is highly desirable.

Key responsibilities include medication management, wound care, continence support, diabetes management, health assessments, and client education. The District Nurse works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including specialist continence, dementia, and wound management services, to provide holistic, community-based care and support the prevention of avoidable hospital admissions.

This casual position offers flexibility and the opportunity to pick up shifts on an as-needed basis, including backfilling planned and unplanned leave, supporting service demand, and providing additional workforce coverage across the Community Nursing Service.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

• We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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