• Registered Nurse, and a break from nursing

Access Care Network Australia

Salary: Starting from $89,515.00 plus 11% super, with generous salary packaging benefits of up to $15,899 per year. Our package is at the top level for AN-ACC clinical assessors across Australia. If you love to travel, we would love to tell you more about our approach to vehicles and travel reimbursements.

Ideally you are based within 20kms of Melbourne Airport, but we have positions in sites across Australia for our national team. We also encourage OTs and Physios to apply as well as RNs.

We love to welcome team members who need a mix in their career, we can support part-time as well as full-time work patterns.

Not your typical advert for not a typical nursing role

It’s Sonya here, I am one of the leaders at ACNA and I am bumping into this advert to tell you why you should join ACNA. Quite simply, I have never worked with teams that encourage, collaborate and support people to be their best like ours.

So, forget other roles you are considering, if you are an RN with experience working with older people for five years at some point in your career and want to be a part of one of our awesome teams, join us at ACNA!

Okay, here is some more info about the role!

What is the role?

Embark on something a little different to your current nursing role. Use your clinical reasoning skills weekdays as an assessor and maybe conduct interviews too. What might this look like? Here is a typical week.

• Have meaningful interactions with residents and their carers across Residential Aged Care Homes and document this interaction using the digital tools. This may include AN-ACC assessments and resident experience interviews!
• Put up your hand for expanding your work to include aged care home assessments in the community…yes, we have lots of programs and lots of opportunities for you!
• Enjoy the sense of belonging and support that comes from being part of a small team with a dedicated Senior Clinical Assessor, whilst benefiting from our national ‘teams of teams’ approach.
• Contribute to the future reforms in aged care using your daily work and the feedback you provide that will be shared with the Department of Health and Aged Care.
• Dip into learning experiences and team experiences to expand your knowledge, networks and career.
• Help us to challenge the status quo and look for ways to make an even bigger impact.

Who are we looking for?

You are a great communicator, a great clinician and ready to spend your days conducting assessments that represents the voice and needs of an older person.

People will have called you all sort of different names. Authentic. Fun. Genuine. Brilliant. Approachable. A little bit cheeky. Helpful. Caring. Lovely. Relentless.

In your spare time we’re likely to find you daydreaming about new ways to create an impact on people’s lives.

Sound interesting?

We have a recruitment process full of activities so you can try the role on for size. To help you consider your suitability for these roles, we have included the Position Description and the Minimum Criteria that relates to this project.

There are two key aspects of the Minimum Criteria:

1. You need to be a qualified and AHPRA registered RN, (we are also looking for OTs or Physios if you want to send your friends the application form link)
2. You will have experience in the aged care sector, which could have been at any stage of your career and in any context.

Everything else we provide the training for – there is a structured program of learning for your first month with ACNA.

Before starting work with us, as part of the compliance process, you will need to undertake a national police check, complete a pre-placement health questionnaire and undergo reference checks, provide evidence of your drivers licence, COVID-19 and Influenza vaccinations, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people in some cases.

Hear from your future colleagues about how they joined ACNA and what they value about their role in our little Podcast!

About ACNA

Our charter says…

Access Care Network Australia provides assessment, coordination and case management services to connect eligible people with supports that build on their strengths.

But don’t let the jargon fool you.

We're in business to change lives.

We do that by helping our clients (and their families) get the support they need to live life their way.

What does it take to do what we do?

3 things. People. People and people.

First, only hire in the words of clients – “amazing, beautiful souls” and never, ever, break that rule! Our recruitment process is unashamedly tough (and our training is even tougher!) because what we do at ACNA is a privilege – not an obligation. So, we only hire people when we are absolutely confident they’ve got what it takes to make a difference. Think you do? Then join us!

Something else that is good to know about ACNA – we love all ages and all life stages. If you need a little bit of flexibility and want to be part of a team that bubbles with life experiences, that’s us! If your lived experience is as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person we would love for you to apply!

Last of all, you need to measure success in people, not data points. We’re yet to find a data point that captures the life-changing impact of an assessment that gives a daughter’s 92-year-old father the renewed confidence to live independently. But each and every day we get a front row seat to these amazing client stories that remind us all why we’re here (and the life-changing power of really great assessments!).

With all our focus on people you might get the impression we’re anti-technology. Not at all! But in delivering over 400,000 assessments we’ve found technology comes second to the power of conversation.

What makes us tick?

Simple. We want people to be their best.

But at ACNA this isn’t something we just write on a poster: ‘being our best’ is a way of life. It’s our credo. It’s a life-long personal commitment to be…

Always learning

Always growing

Always sharing

We can only achieve when our teams are truly reflective of the diverse communities we serve. The more diverse and inclusive our teams are, the better we are at serving people from every background.

Ready to Apply?

Simply click “Apply Now” and answer the survey we have created to collect all the necessary information. No letter or response to selection criteria is required, but do be ready to attach your CV.

Once you apply, we will check your application and contact you during the first week of January 2024 about the next stages of the process. Our recruitment process is a little different to most and we use lots of activities to give you an opportunity to understand the way of working and your typical day.

We will host online Group Video Discussions from the 4th - 10th January 2024.

If you are successful in the Group Video Discussion phase you will need to be available for our in-person Recruitment Centre (about 2.5 hours in total) on Wednesday 17 January 2024 in Melbourne.

Compulsory Department of Health and Aged Care training (in-person) will be held from the 19 February - 23 February 2024 in Sydney. All expenses will be paid – and you will get to learn with your peers.

We look forward to welcoming our new team members in February 2024!

Questions?

You can learn more about ACNA here including our benefits such a flexible working, salary packaging and career opportunities.

If you have anything further you would like clarified you can contact us via [email protected] using the subject line: Registered Nurse - Melbourne Airport Surrounds enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.