• Ref code: 6768566
• Part time, ongoing position
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

The Clinic Nurse - Homeless Health & Support Services will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide holistic, client centred and coordinated healthcare to people experiencing primary homelessness, who may also experience complex mental ill-health and substance use. Using a strengths-based approach the Clinic Nurse will collaborate with clients, their carers and other service providers, to develop meaningful care plans.

For more information, please refer to the Position Description.

Your duties include:

• Provide a flexible and responsive service to people experiencing homelessness
• Deliver high quality clinical nursing service which includes both physical and mental health assessments
• Contribute to and participate in health education and promotion programs aimed at maximising good health and preventing illness in response to community needs
• Act as an advocate for individual clients/groups of clients as appropriate

What cohealth offers

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging HERE.
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate

• Registered Division 1 Nurse
• Current practicing licence with AHPRA
• Minimum 3 years postgraduate experience
• A sensitivity to, and understanding of, individual needs, including people with disabilities and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and at risk of homelessness

Application Process

To download the PD, and to apply for this job click "Apply Now" button.

You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any queries regarding this role, please contact Alex Vowles on [email protected] using the subject line: Clinic Nurse enquiry via EthicalJobs.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.