See more about the role below, including the responsibilities and skills we are looking for. Community Health Nurse Footscray, Australia Reference: 6668204 Where excellence meets opportunity - discover your next chapter with cohealth!
Full time,
fixed term role (Until June 2026) $51.76 per hour
+ Super + Salary Packaging Work for a multi-award-winning
iconic community health organisation Generous salary packaging
options to reduce your cohealth taxable income
So why cohealth?
cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities. Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. About the role
Based at Healthworks in Footscray, the City Outreach Van West program provides assertive street outreach in the west of Melbourne over a 7-day a week roster, working with clients to reduce the harms associated with substance use and other health and psychosocial needs. The Community Health Nurse will use multi-disciplinary, assertive, integrated and flexible care approaches through to longer term support to clients with complex presentations, either individually or in a group. The successful candidate will work both outreach shifts and on site at Healthworks, on a set roster, including weekday and weekend shifts. Please refer to the Position Description for more information. Undertake assertive street outreach within a multidisciplinary team. Under direction, provide supervision, coordination and leadership to the Van Wet outreach teams. Provide harm reduction education, advocacy, referral, needles/syringes and other injecting and disposal equipment to clients to support safer using and disposal through all modalities, onsite site, outreach and dispensing machines. Maximise opportunities to provide information and education on safer drug use, BBV and STI treatment and prevention, drug overdose prevention of and response.
What cohealth offers:
Exciting parental leave benefits: cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service. Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs. We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts. Tertiary qualifications in Nursing and eligibility to join the relevant professional body, AHPRA. Community nursing experience. Proof of qualification to be sighted. Valid Victorian Driver's License.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-employment declaration form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses). Additionally, some roles will also require current AHPRA registration and/or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance. Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement or within 12 weeks of commencement. Application Process
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You need to submit your CV/resume and Cover Letter which addresses the key selection criteria outlined in the position description. Only complete applications will be reviewed. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received. This campaign will close on the mentioned date at 10.00 PM. Find out more on why you should join us at cohealth. Learn about our supportive and rewarding environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr
