Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $70,049.73 - $98,351.39 + Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ477267Location:
- Make a real difference and impact to a rural community.
- Supportive team with opportunity to grow your career with continued learning and development.
Take a quick look at " " in the Far West.What you'll be doing
- Provide specialist assessment, care planning, treatment, withdrawal management, case management and referral services to people experiencing Drug and Alcohol problems and collaborate in the further development and delivery of a comprehensive multidisciplinary Drug and Alcohol service.
- Work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical services to provide quality and appropriate care to Drug and Alcohol clients with co-existing mental health issues and disorders.
- Provide Drug and Alcohol education and training, promotion and prevention activities for communities, key services and clients and carers.
- Participate in clinical handover, clinical supervision and clinical reviews, utilising outcome measures and consumer goals in the development of ongoing care plans.
- 5 Weeks Annual Leave
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!) up to $9k living expenses + $2.6k for meals and entertainment.
- Remote Area Housing Benefit.
- Novated Leasing.
- Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month.
- Isolation & climate allowance.
- Fitness Passport.
- A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing.
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible.
- Current unrestricted Registered Nurse registration with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with a minimum of two years clinical experience working in the Drug and Alcohol sector.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Drug and Alcohol clinical practices and treatment interventions.
- Demonstrated application of evidence based practice and critical thinking to advocate for and implement recovery oriented individualised person centred and trauma informed care to clients of the Drug and Alcohol service
- Demonstrated commitment to work and partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers and their families to enhance health outcomes.
- Evidence of participation in own professional development and commitment to maintaining competence and enhancement of skills together with willingness to apply and share professional expertise with colleagues and students.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills including the verbal and written ability to communicate and consult with clients, family and/or carers and other health, community and welfare professionals together with intermediate computer skills including use of the Microsoft Office suite.
- Demonstrated competence in the use of electronic information systems and the ability to maintain accurate medical records utilising appropriate documentation and entering data related to activity in a timely manner.
- Current licence to drive in NSW
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For role related queries or questions contact Vanessa Smith on Vanessa.Smith@health.nsw.gov.auApplications Close: 16th of April 2024At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.