• Position: Registered Nurse - Rehabilitation Unit
• Employment Type: Permanent - Full time and part time positions are available, please indicate your preferred hours in your application.
• Location: Warrnambool Campus
• Classification: Registered Nurse Grade 2
• Salary Range: $83,803.20 - $103,152.40 per annum (pro rata), plus superannuation

About the role

Are you a passionate and motivated Registered Nurse ready to take the next step in your career? This is your opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive team in our 26-bed Rehabilitation Unit at South West Healthcare, where every day brings the chance to make a difference.

With our exciting campus redevelopment and continued service expansion, now is the perfect time to become part of a hospital on the rise. We are looking for nurses who thrive in fast-paced, person-centred environments and who want to grow alongside us — professionally and personally.

By joining us, you will play a key role in our multidisciplinary team, supporting patient recovery and rehabilitation with empathy, clinical excellence, and teamwork. Working in a modern, supportive environment, you will deliver safe, evidence-based nursing care while building strong, positive connections with patients, families, and colleagues.

What you will bring

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
• Recent experience in subacute nursing (within the last 12 months)
• A passion for delivering high-quality, person-centred care
• Strong communication and clinical decision-making skills
• Commitment to ongoing learning, professional development, and teamwork

Whether you are already living in the Warrnambool region or considering a sea change to our beautiful coastal community, we welcome your interest. Located at the end of the iconic Great Ocean Road, Warrnambool offers the best of both worlds — a relaxed lifestyle and meaningful career opportunities.

South West Healthcare welcomes applications from both local and international candidates. Sponsorship may be available for suitable overseas applicants under the Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa - two-year duration only.

What we offer

You will enjoy benefits such as:

• Excellent salary packaging options including meals & entertainment, novated leasing and additional superannuation contributions
• Internal and external professional development opportunities
• Ongoing clinical supervision
• A range of internal development opportunities focusing on personal development such as resilience and mentoring workshops and comprehensive leadership programs
• Excellent terms and conditions of employment

Who we are

As an organisation SWH prides themselves on their values; Care, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Leadership and their overall dedication to the local community. Learn more about SWH here.

SWH respects all individuals and promote equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, racial, cultural and religious backgrounds and socio- economic status.

SWH is the major specialist referral centre for the South West region, and provides a comprehensive range of acute, sub-acute, specialist, community, mental health and aged services.

With a population of 39,000 and a catchment of 100,000 Warrnambool is the regional centre to Victoria's Great South Coast.

To learn about the vibrant town and region please visit: http://www.warrnambool.com/

How to apply

Submit your application by selecting the Apply button below and include a cover letter and resume by Sunday 9 November 2025. Please ensure you address the selection criteria as outlined in the position description.

Employment Terms and Conditions will be in line with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028.

The successful applicant will be required to be eligible for and undergo the following:

• Police Record Check
• Employee Working with Children's Check, where required
• Current Immunisation status

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