• Addiction Nurse Practitioner Grade 5
• Permanent, Full-time with flexible ADO
• Based at the St Kilda Rd Clinic
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 5
• Portable long service leave from other public health services

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

What's in it for you

• Frequent professional development opportunities
• Regular professional supervision
• Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment

About us

Alfred Mental & Addiction Health (AMAH) is responsible for the operation of services, which focus on people with a severe mental illness residing in the Inner South Eastern area of Melbourne.

The single most important goal of Alfred Mental & Addiction Health is to create an environment that facilitates clinical recovery, supports individual recovery efforts and strives to minimise service system barriers to the recovery process.

SOUTHCITY CLINIC

Southcity Clinic is a busy community-based alcohol and drug treatment service specialising in complex comorbidities. Clinical services include: complex bio-psycho-social assessment, counselling and care coordination and medical AOD treatment.

What you'll be doing

In this position, you will provide specialist addiction assessment and treatment to consumers across other AMAH community programs. You will also provide clinical leadership, advanced Addiction assessment and treatment and capacity building across AMAH community programs.

This role aims to enhance access to AOD expertise within AMAH community programs and build capacity amongst mental health clinicians to manage co-occurring psychiatric and addiction issues.

About you

• Division 1 Registered nurse and post graduate qualifications in a relevant speciality
• Either: Current endorsement by AHPRA as a Nurse Practitioner, having completed a Masters of Nurse Practitioner (or a Masters granted equivalence of qualification by AHPRA plus an approved Therapeutic Medication Management module
• Or: Currently completing a relevant masters qualification and seeking a candidacy within the specialities of mental health and primary care
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in a senior nursing role and relevant experience in clinical assessment and treatment in the areas of addiction, physical health and/or mental health
• Australian working rights
• Be willing to undergo a Background Check

Other benefits

• Great employment benefits as part of Alfred Health - Wellbeing initiatives, access to salary packaging, novated leasing and discounted health insurance and banking
• Great work life balance & located close to public transport, shops and restaurants

If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the APPLY button, include your resume and cover letter.

For more information regarding the position, please contact Gabby Cohen or Rebecca Brereton on ph: 9076 9888

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This is in accordance with the Vaccination of Health Care Workers (COVID-19) Directions - Health Services. All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against influenza. This is in accordance with the Mandatory Vaccination of Health Care Workers (Influenza Vaccine) Directions - Health Services Establishments for influenza.

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au