Careers 


As one of Australia’s most respected home nursing organisations, a job with Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) will propel you down a road crammed with clinical challenges and deep personal fulfillment.  RDNS is a dynamic, progressive and supportive organisation that can offer you a variety of rewarding career options.

Whether you are interested in full-time, part-time or casual employment; your time with RDNS will see you gain practical experience in community-based care.  You will become skilled at managing one-on-one client relationships, learn the dynamics of client advocacy, and achieve results within a supportive, multi-disciplinary framework.

RDNS Nurses deliver varied areas of care in clients’ homes (including but not limited to):

  • Medication and diabetes management
  • Wound management
  • Aged care
  • Palliative care
  • Hospital in the Home (HITH)
  • Continence
  • Stomal therapy
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Cystic fibrosis
Whatever your specialty, the opportunities to enhance your career at RDNS are endless.  You will receive mentoring from expert staff and also have access to a range of in-house education and training packages.  RDNS’ Helen Macpherson Smith Institute of Community Health provides staff with an extensive education program comprising single study days, longer courses and also works in conjunction with La Trobe University to offer a Post Graduate Diploma of Nursing Science (Home and Community).

But you don’t have to be a Registered Nurse to join RDNS. We also offer exciting opportunities in a range of other areas including:

  • Administration
  • Customer Service Centre
  • Finance
  • Education
  • Human Resources
  • Informatics
  • Information technology
  • Marketing
  • Research
As an RDNS employee, you will also receive an impressive array of staff benefits including a supported orientation program, salary packaging options, equivalent public sector award and pay conditions, and an accrued day off (ADO) each month. Click here to find out more about our exclusive employee benefits. Click here to find out more about employee requirements.

Click here to find out what it's like working at RDNS from our employees.

For further information please contact RDNS Human Resources Department on (03) 9536 5239 or email careers@rdns.com.au.

Click here if you wish to apply for a position with Royal District Nursing Service.

 


31 Alma Rd, ST KILDA, VIC, 3182.
For Health Professionals call 1300 NURSING
For clients and general enquiries call 1300 33 44 55

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