Purpose of the Clinical Nurse Specialist

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Achieve Australia, your primary goal is to work with a clinical team to embed good practice in the delivery of disability support with a focus on disability care, aged care and mental health. You will support our frontline staff to improve their practice through leadership, coaching and training. This position is ideal for a Registered Nurse aspiring to advance in leadership or education, leveraging their clinical expertise to drive positive change.

Why Join Team Achieve?

Achieve Australia takes deliberate steps to hire people from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences. We believe this diversity of people makes Achieve a great place to work and better able to deliver quality services to the people we support. We are passionate about inclusion for everyone – our staff and the people we support. We encourage people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, abilities and those who identify with a disability to apply for our roles. Your unique skills and ideas are highly valued by us. Achieve is committed to providing equal opportunities for all.

At Achieve Australia, we put the people we support at the centre of everything we do. As a ‘for purpose’ organisation, we're more than just a workplace. We are a community passionate about bringing inclusion to life for people with disability.

What reasonable adjustments can we make to our recruitment process to welcome you?

We want to meet the best candidates for our jobs.

Please email [email protected], using the subject line: Clinical Nurse Specialist enquiry via EthicalJobs, or call us on 02 9066-5550 to discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make so you can take part in our recruitment process and/or visit one of our sites.

Role Responsibilities:

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will need advanced clinical skills and expertise in order to address a wide range of health issues. Client advocacy and regulatory compliance are an integral part of the services we provide.

• Conduct clinical induction for support workers and assistant in nursing (AINs), including delivery of medication training and onsite orientation.
• Provide support to the clinical support inbox, addressing general clinical inquiries and supporting the coordination of training sessions.
• Assist with new client transitions and organisational redesign activities, providing onsite training and clinical practice support.
• Support the development of client-specific health care plans and complex care plans as required.
• Facilitate professional development pathways for senior support workers, focusing on high-intensity daily personal activity skill development and competence, with particular focus on disability, aged care and mental health.
• Provide individual coaching to clinical staff on health care plans, client assessments, hospital visits, report writing, and clinical supervision.
• Support the Clinical Nurse Educators in performing site-specific clinical training gap analyses on a quarterly basis, offering recommendations for improvement.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Current Registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) administered through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• A minimum of 3 years post basic registration experience, preferably in disability or aged care and evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Well-developed interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and autonomously as required
• Effective time management and ability to manage competing workloads within a complex environment.
• Experience in providing education, mentoring and support to staff in the workplace.
• Knowledge of disability, aged care and community aged care services and NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Practice Standards.
• Computer skills that support effective use of email, outlook calendars, Microsoft Office and client record systems
• Ability to travel to various locations across Greater Sydney.

Achieve Australia has been supporting people with disability for 70 years. Be part of our proud tradition.

Achieve is a registered NDIS provider delivering integrated clinical, health, social, and disability services. Join us in providing exceptional support services in accommodation, community participation supported employment, and support coordination. We operate across Greater Sydney and the Northern Rivers regions in NSW.

What Sets Us Apart

Our Commitment

At Achieve, it's more than a job. Our dedicated staff make a positive difference to the people we support each day and in turn, we support our staff. We value our team in an environment where everyone can proudly be themselves. We embrace diversity, recognising the richness that different life experiences, languages, and cultures bring to our clients and to Achieve as an organisation.

Great employee benefits

• Salary packaging options mean you keep more of your take home pay before tax.
• Car leasing is another salary packaging option.
• Free personal and financial counselling for you and your family.
• Range of paid leave and flexible work arrangements.
• Support for a healthy lifestyle, including fitness memberships and wellness programs.
• Regular training and support to succeed in your role.
• A strong record of promoting from within.

Do you need more information?

Role description – If you would like a copy of the role description, please email our team on [email protected].

About Achieve: click here to visit the Achieve Australia website to learn more about us.

Do you have any questions about this role or need any support applying for the role? email [email protected], using the subject line: Clinical Nurse Specialist enquiry via EthicalJobs, or call 02 9066-5550 and we will be in contact with you.

Achieve Australia is committed to safer recruitment practices, which safeguard and promote the welfare of the people we support, and staff are expected to share this commitment. To achieve this, your application may be subject to pre-employment checks including reference checks, a Police check, NDIS Worker Check, Working with Children check, right to work in Australia check. Please note criminal history does not immediately affect employment opportunities.

How to apply:

To register your interest, please click ‘Apply Now’ and provide a resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.