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SalaryReference Number 35239
Position Title Registered Nurse Team Leader AOD Clinic
Employment Status Limited Term Full Time, Limited Term Part Time
Location Peninsula Community Mental Health Service
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- Improve access to drug treatment services in the Frankston Mornington Peninsula
- Opportunity to build and develop your own values driven team from the ground up
- Generous salary packaging
- Classification: RN GR4B
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.
What You Will Be Doing
The new Addiction Clinic will provide welcoming and inclusive support for people needing access to opioid pharmacotherapy treatment and addiction healthcare.
The Team Leader role will provide a leadership and liaison role, leading a small team to provide pharmacotherapy services to clients and overseeing the day-to- day running of the clinic.
Full Time role with Part Time/Job Share options available for the right candidates.
What You Need
We anticipate you will have:
- Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration
- Demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills of working with patients on opioid pharmacotherapy
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and perform leadership duties
- Familiarity with long-acting injecting buprenorphine formulations
Apply now online or contact the recruitment team on 9784 1185 to discuss further.
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People Experience Team on (03) 9784 2700.
Additional Requirements
Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity and promotes a workplace that welcomes and includes the unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, are culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+ or who have a disability to apply. We are also strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process.
To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:
*Please refer to salary circular for NURSES AND MIDWIVES (VICTORIAN PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR) (SINGLE INTEREST EMPLOYERS) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020 - 2024 for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.
This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.
Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.
Selection Criteria Essential: Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration
Essential: Familiarity with long-acting injecting buprenorphine formulations
Essential: Demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills of working with patients on opioid pharmacotherapy
Essential: Do you have demonstrated understanding of harm reduction opioid replacement treatment?
Contact Person Jade Barton (Nursing Recruitment)
Contact Number 97841185
Contact Email jbarton@phcn.vic.gov.au
Alternate Contact Person Kirsty Morgan
Alternate Contact Number 97844956
