Registered Nurse - Hospital In the Home - Shoalhaven Hospital
Join a forward-thinking healthcare team delivering exceptional, evidence-based nursing care to patients in the comfort of their own homes and communities.
$37.48 - $52.62 per hour + 12% super & salary packaging | Temporary Part Time 24 Hours Per Week | Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital (SMH) | REQ612630 | Applications close: 9 November 2025
Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.
This is an opportunity to work in a developing area for healthcare at home!
Are you an experienced Registered Nurse passionate about delivering high-quality, evidence-based care beyond the hospital walls? Join our dynamic Hospital in the Home (HITH) team at Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, where you’ll provide acute and post-acute nursing care to patients in their homes, workplaces, or HITH treatment rooms. This rewarding role supports innovation and hospital avoidance strategies—bringing compassionate, professional care directly to the community. Working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll collaborate with medical officers, GPs, and allied health professionals to ensure seamless, patient-centred care. If you’re ready to take your clinical expertise on the road, make a difference in people’s lives, and be part of a forward-thinking model of healthcare, we’d love to hear from you.
For more information and to view the position classification, see the Position Description here.
A little about us.
Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital, located on Yuin Country, is the main referral hospital for the Shoalhaven region, providing emergency care, medical, surgical and orthopaedic services. The hospital has an Intensive Care Unit focusing on high dependency and coronary patients, Children’s Ward and Maternity Unit, as well as a purpose-built regional Cancer Care Centre and sub-acute Mental Health Unit.
The hospital is currently undergoing a significant $440M redevelopment that will redefine how healthcare is delivered within the Region. Once complete in early 2026, the new seven-storey Acute Services Building and refurbishments on the current hospital site will bring a focus on career development. allowing you to grow your career, acquire new skills and advance professionally as the hospital continues to develop. There has never been a better time to join the progressive and expanding team in the Shoalhaven providing the highest standard of care to the Shoalhaven community.
To find out more about the redevelopment, visit our website or watch the flythrough of the new hospital here.
Benefits of working with ISLHD.
We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:
- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)
- Salary packaging - less tax and more take-home pay
- Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)
- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
- Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities
Apply now by reading the Position Description, then, using our online portal, submit a resume and answer the selection criteria within the application. In addition, please note you must have the following essential requirements:
- Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role.
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- Current AHPRA Registration
- Valid NSW Drivers Licence
- Accreditation/ Competency in IV cannulation, Venepuncture and CPR
This is a temporary leave relief position until 3 May 2026 with the possibility of extension.
ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Need more information or help applying?
- Visit the ISLHD website for application tips, to learn more about ISLHD and other important application information.
- Visit the Stepping Up website here. Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.
- Visit The Welcome Experience website here. The Welcome Experience is a free service supporting essential workers (and their families) who are considering applying for or have accepted a job in regional NSW.
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For role-related queries or help applying, contact Jane Carratt at Jane.Carratt@Health.nsw.gov.au
