Where excellence meets opportunity - discover your next chapter with cohealth

• Ref code: 6723566
• Part time (0.8 FTE), fixed term / casual roles available
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

The role provides comprehensive nursing services to the community, including quality clinical nursing services that are culturally appropriate and responsive to individual needs. Assessment, treatment, care planning, cross sector service coordination and health education are essential elements of the services provided by nursing staff.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Deliver nursing services, assessment, and health monitoring to clients in the clinic as required.
• Provide appropriate evidence-based nursing treatment and care to clients.
• Implement health assessments and goal-directed care plans with cohealth clients as appropriate.
• Supervise and delegate to enrolled nurses as per the NMBA guidelines
• Ensure clinical duties are performed within an appropriate level of clinical competence, according to best available evidence

What cohealth offers

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate

• Current Registered Nurse registration with AHPRA
• Relevant tertiary qualification
• Proof of qualification to be sighted

Application Process

To apply for this job click "Apply Now".

You will be asked to upload your CV / resume and Cover Letter as well as address the key selection criteria. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Amy Hubbard [email protected] using the subject line: Community Health Nurse enquiry via EthicalJobs.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-employment declaration form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia. Additionally, some roles will also require current AHPRA registration and/or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B [staff that have direct and/or indirect contact with body substances and are at higher risk of occupational exposure to infections] will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement [A] or within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.