staff stories

When one door closes, another door opens. That’s the positive mindset of Jess Jones, former cleaner at the now closed Calvary Bonbeach and now the friendly face at reception greeting residents, visitors and staff at Calvary George Vowell on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. As a home support officer (HSO), Jess counts

Calvary’s largely female workforce in Tasmania has extra reasons to celebrate this International Women’s Day following approval of a new enterprise agreement awarding nurses and midwives pay increases and a range of enhanced conditions. Nurses and midwives working in Calvary’s private hospitals in both Hobart and Launceston will receive a

Calvary Vonlea Manor‘s Dan Castillo has a reputation for preparing incredible gourmet platters and tasty delights for residents, families and staff. Today we find out a bit more about the passionate chef, who tells us he ‘cooks because he cares’ and loves connecting with residents as part of his job. For Dan, food is his

A spinal injury ended the active intensive care nursing career of Nicoline Maritz, but she pivoted to aged care and never looked back. “When I was looking for a new challenge aged care had the same care component that I had found in ICUs. There’s a special bond you develop

Having a premature baby is an experience Calvary Riverina midwife, Jessica Bodel, understands all too well. At 33 weeks pregnant, while looking after a set of twins in the special care nursery at the St Gerard’s Ward, she felt pain – then the bleeding started. Jessica’s Story Jessica had experienced

For Perioperative Nurses Week, we’re recognising and celebrating the role of our perioperative nurses, their teams and the importance of the work they do in our patient experience, before, during and after surgery. Whilst they work alongside other incredible hospital staff, a perioperative nurse is the last person a patient

Calvary Adelaide’s emergency department (ED) and its patients are set to benefit from the arrival of English nurse practitioner recruit Lomax Ocean. Last year, Calvary held an international recruitment expo in England and while visiting family in Spain Lomax secured a virtual interview. He’s glad he did. “I’ve been here

Jersey Day is personal for Calvary Riverina Hospital’s Andrew Pert. His Dad, Ken, is one of the lucky ones receiving a kidney transplant in 1986 following renal failure that forced him to be on dialysis three to four hours every three days. The life-changing and life-saving kidney donation allowed Ken

On Friday 28 July, residents and staff of Calvary St Paul’s residential aged care home were paid a visit by Taree High School’s indigenous teenagers, teacher’s aide and elders as part of delayed NAIDOC Week celebrations. Acknowledging the history and culture of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is

A Calvary hospitality manager with a passion for providing nutritious food for patients nearing the end of life has been named outstanding service provider at the 2023 Tasmanian Palliative Care Awards. All three finalists in the outstanding service provider category were Calvary staff or services. Robert Johnston The Hospitality Services

For this year’s Aged Care Employee Day, we’re shining a light on the breadth of roles that make up our aged care and home care teams and the importance of every staff member in the delivery of safe, high-quality, compassionate care. Working alongside our passionate nurses and carers are an extended

At Calvary Mater Newcastle, NAIDOC Week celebrations kicked off on Monday morning, with Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer, Margaret Whitson, leading staff and friends of the Mater in the celebration march from Civic Park to the Foreshore. Braving the rain, proud Worimi man, Leigh Ridgeway, led staff in an Acknowledgement of

15-21 May 2023 National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering. This week-long event is a welcome opportunity to recognise the vital support that the millions of volunteers in our country provide to their communities and encourages people to consider volunteering. At Calvary, our volunteers selflessly dedicate

From all of us to you – Thank you. International Nurses Day on 12 May is celebrated each year on the birthday of Florence Nightingale, and is when we recognise the compassion, professionalism, and ongoing commitment of all nurses across the world. Our Calvary nurses are there at every turn,

Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the day when Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed on the beach at Gallipoli in Türkiye on 25 April 1915.  Today, communities across Australia will gather to commemorate and recognise more than a hundred thousand Australian service men and women who have lost their