• Do you want to work with a leading purpose driven, community-based organisation?
  
• SSI's vision is to achieve a society that values the diversity of its people and actively provides support to ensure meaningful social and economic participation and to assist individuals and families to reach their potential.

About the Role

The role will support General Practice to provide comprehensive health assessments, facilitate in the ongoing health management, and contribute to the smooth transition to the Australian Health care system for refugees and migrants who are newly arrived in the area. Providing 3 and 6 month reviews, and exit interviews to track and assess outcomes of clients plus provide health skills education and health expertise by working collaboratively across relevant Access programs

The key responsibilities include;

• Assess and develop care plans for health and social need as appropriate and in line with funding body guidelines
• Facilitate referrals and coordinate health appointments to relevant health services, including but not limited to Tuberculosis screening follow-up, schedule immunisation catch ups, pathology screening, childhood development
• Actively engage in and work collaboratively with relevant Networks/Collaboratives
• Achieve results for settling the clients through health networking, mapping the service system, and creating and sustaining partnerships
• Work within relevant GP's to:
• Deliver nursing assessments
• Improve culturally responsive practice
• Improve the target groups experience and engagement with health services
• Provide education to practice staff to improve culturally safe practice
• Facilitate immunisation schedules, providing immunisations where relevant
• Act as a client advocate and protect the rights of clients in relation to health care
• Produce and collate statistical reports, monthly reports, quarterly progress reports and annual reports as requested
• Plan and prioritise own work requirements effectively to meet defined patient/client care objectives within agreed timeframes

You will be someone who has proven expertise in delivering a high level of individualised client centered support with refugee & asylum seeker backgrounds. Ensure compliance, contractually and within the scope of professional guidelines in health. Your communication skills will be finely tuned and adaptable, with the ability to advocate, educate and ensure the clients receive the care and services they need for optimum health, sometimes in conflicting and complex situations.

About Us

Settlement Services International (SSI Group) is a community-based organisation and social business that supports newcomers and Australians to achieve their full potential. Taking an integrated approach how everyone can thrive within the community in which they live and the wider Australian society, we support children, young people and families; people living with disability; and asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. Our programs include facilitating employment, multicultural foster care, creating community engagement, advocacy, and influencing government and international affairs and provide though leadership within our sector nationally and globally.

About our Benefits

• Salary packaging options to receive up to $15,900 of your salary tax-free meaning more take-home pay!
• Industry leading flexible working arrangement supported to work from home and office, including 9-day fortnight;
• Access to in-house training and learning opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Access to our inhouse wellbeing programs
• Working alongside professional and dedicated team members all wanting to make a difference in our communities.

About our Recruitment Process

At SSI we have a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, contractors and volunteers. All employees will undergo a National Police Clearance and a Working with Children Check as a condition of employment.

To Apply

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role. SSI expects all applicants who can be safely vaccinated for COVID-19, to be so. This is also a pre-condition to ongoing employment.

Should you require further information about the role please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Refugee Health Nurse enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A recruitment pool may be created for permanent and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available in the future.

SSI is a Disability Confident Recruiter, and our Talent Acquisition team can assist in; providing alternative formats to apply, making adjustments to the recruitment process and offering information about workplace adjustments and support networks.

Should you require adjustments please email us at [email protected] or call Nicola on 0421 646498.