Community Nurse

- Working across Glenroy and Coburg sites
- Flexible working options available including work from home days
- Be a part of a supportive multidisciplinary team providing care to older people in the community

Your new organisation

At Merri Health, we strive to enrich diverse communities through the provision of quality health care and support services. A career at Merri will see you contributing to a culture that affects change for our clients and the wider community. We are committed to supporting the talent and skills of our employees because we know their capability is the key to our success.

Your new role

This role is the chance to join a passionate and highly skilled multidisciplinary team. You will be supported and encouraged to innovate and share ideas as we continue to grow and develop the service. Funded by the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), this community nursing (continence advisory) role predominantly involves providing expert assessment, education, advice and referrals to aid older adults in managing incontinence problems.
You may also be required to undertake general health assessments and cognitive screening for clients in receipt of a Home Care Package.
The service is underpinned by a wellness and reablement approach, which focuses on clients’ strengths, and aims to maximise independence and autonomy.

You will be responsible for

- Providing high quality, evidence based services for all clients
- Undertake health, continence and cognitive assessments using evidence-based practice including the identification of treatment options and promotion of self-management
- Provide education and advice to clients and their families
- Provide recommendations and work closely with referrers to support optimal clinical care in response to identified goals
- Completing timely and accurate documentation of all clinical interactions
- Actively participating in professional development to maintain and enhance clinical knowledge and technical skills and keep up to date with new developments and relevant trends.
- Participate in service development and quality improvement activities

What you will need to succeed

To be successful with Merri you will go above and beyond to achieve great results for our clients, the organisation and yourself.

What you'll need to succeed:
• Degree qualified in nursing and registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Division 1 Registered Nurse
• Demonstrated experience in providing high quality clinical care to older adults
• Excellent interpersonal skills and highly developed communication (written and verbal) skills
• Strong organisational, planning, time management and prioritisation skills

What you need to do now

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What else do I need to know

At Merri, diversity and inclusion is critical to everything that we do, we want everyone to be themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexual orientation, age or gender so we can truly reflect the communities that we work in. No matter how you identify, we encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our roles.

To learn more about what we offer please visit our work for us page.