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Salary- $82k + super + salary packaging
- Full time, permanent opportunity
- Utilise your Nursing experience to assist Australians in need
- Location: Cairns area (between Mareeba and Kuranda)
When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.
Your Opportunity
The Djindigal (meaning Healing Place) service is a 10-bedroom facility in between Mareeba and Kuranda. The service aims to provide a way for people who have self-identified substance use concerns, to take control of their use and reduce the negative impacts on their life. The service will empower and equip them to achieve their individual goals relating to their substance use, and to be able to continue their recovery journey for a further 6 months after leaving the residential setting. This may look different for different people including goals relating to safer use/harm minimisation, reducing use or ceasing use.
We currently have a vacancy for a Registered Nurse to join the team on a full time permanent basis.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Conduct comprehensive health assessments and medical services to clients
- Facilitate referrals to mainstream medical facilities as part of the case management plan
- Deliver and source a range of clinical and psychosocial interventions
- Facilitate weekly group support meetings
- Current Nursing registration valid for Queensland
- Experience in community based nursing, alcohol and drugs, or mental health
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
- Current Qld Driver's license
- Significant knowledge and experience working with the target group and related issues
- Evidence of full Covid 19 vaccination
Our culture
Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.
We're committed to the safety and wellbeing of each other and the people we serve.
We recognise and respect diversity. So, whoever you are, if you're skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.
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Your benefits
- Rewarding work - every day you know you're making a real difference
- Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via
- Generous discounts with health insurance and major retailers
- Free external, confidential counselling and access to
How to apply
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Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you
Advertised: 02 Dec 2022 E. Australia Standard Time
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