• Casual and Fixed Term available
• Based in Western & Northern metro regions
• Play a vital role in responding to COVID-19

About the role

In the context of the COVID 19 pandemic, cohealth has developed a range of services to support the Victorian Government's pandemic efforts. This includes covid testing clinics and a responsive mobile testing team deployed in a range of locations, highrise social and health support teams providing primary care support, community engagement and Health Concierge services to promote good health, hygiene and ensure people have information in culturally sensitive ways.

In addition, cohealth undertakes community engagement to ascertain and engage local communities to understand their needs and the messages that will best work for their communities to keep people safe and encourage people to get tested, use masks and other appropriate COVD safe messages, in the context of the pandemic.

As an essential service under the Victorian Government Health emergency order cohealth provides its services safely and ensures strong clinical governance and infection control standards.

This role is responsible for working alongside housing providers to undertake infection prevention and control audits in high risk accommodation settings, provide covid testing and /or provide education and support to residents and accommodation providers to improve their covid prevention and preparedness.

About you

• Registered Nurse Div 1 or 2 or similar with experience in a covid setting
• Up to date infection prevention and control practice and experience.
• Quality experience, auditing experience, education experience
• High level written communication skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills

If you have the passion, dedication and drive to make a difference whilst providing high quality care in a community health environment.

For a confidential discussion please contact Vanessa Hofman on 0408 612 977.

Additional information can be obtained from the attached position description.

Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

Who is cohealth?

We believe in developing our people, to assist in driving continuous improvement within the organisation. At the same time, we're dedicated to creating a working culture where staff members can flourish. We work hard to ensure that all our positions are challenging and rewarding, where you can utilise and further develop your skills to truly make a difference.

The successful candidate will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions (including provision of a valid Working with Children Check clearance number and criminal record history check).

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