• Utilise your Nursing experience to assist Australians in need
• Cairns location – Permanent Full Time role
• Not for Profit Salary Packaging benefits available

About Us

Mission Australia is a non-denominational Christian charity that has been helping vulnerable Australians move towards independence for more than 160 years.

Every day we support people nationwide by combatting homelessness, assisting disadvantaged families and children, addressing mental health issues, fighting substance dependencies and much more. We are generously supported by our funders, partners and tens of thousands of everyday Australians, who make the work of our tireless volunteers and staff possible.

Mission Australia is committed to keeping children and young people safe with zero tolerance of harm or abuse, and expect all our employees and volunteers to reflect this commitment. 

Your Opportunity

The Going Places Program aims to assist clients who are rough sleeping or experiencing chronic homelessness transition into long-term stable housing through providing outreach support and strengths based case management, utilising a ‘housing first’ approach. The role is to address the complex health needs of clients of the Going Places Homeless Program by providing outreach support, comprehensive health assessments and support to access the appropriate health services.   

We currently have a vacancy for a Clinical Nurse to join the team on a full time permanent basis.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Deliver a range of clinical and psychosocial interventions with clients
• Provide support, direction and education to Registered Nurses and lead the health team
• Conduct comprehensive  health assessments, including risk assessments
• Conduct patrols of the city area, including known homeless meeting places
• Actively participate and engage in case conferencing, interagency meetings
• Complete a range of internal and external reports

Requirements for Success

• 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

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people. 

Culture & Benefits  

A career with Mission Australia will offer you rewarding experiences to make a difference to the lives of Australians in need. We have an innovative and supportive culture guided by our values of compassion, integrity, respect, perseverance and celebration.

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered and celebrated we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• NFP salary packaging benefits reducing taxable income (details via Advantage)
• Generous discounts with hotels, travel insurance and major retailers
• Free, confidential counselling services via our EAP
• Discounted health care with Medibank Private

Diversity & Inclusion

Mission Australia is an inclusive employer. We celebrate our diversity and strive to reflect contemporary Australian society and all the communities in which we work, in order to better serve our clients. We welcome and encourage applications from Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people, People with Disability, Sexually and Gender Diverse people, people with lived experience of adversity and from people of all ages.

As such, if you require any adjustments to submit your application, we invite you to get in touch via email [email protected], using the subject line: Clinical Nurse - Going Places Program - Cairns enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Next Steps

To be considered for this opportunity, please click ‘apply’ and send your cover letter and resume today.

For more information, feel free to view the Position Description via this LINK to the PD. For further information regarding working with us visit Working for Mission Australia.

Please send through your application as soon as possible.