• This is a 0.8 FTE part-time role

About Nunkuwarrin Yunti

Nunkuwarrin Yunti, the foremost Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in Adelaide aims to promote and deliver improvement in the health and wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families in the greater metropolitan areas of Adelaide and regional areas to advance their social, cultural and economic status. The Organisation places a strong focus on a client centered approach to the delivery of services and a collaborative working culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is a Child Safe Organisation. 

About the Program

Primary Care Services provides comprehensive primary health care to the Aboriginal community. The multi-disciplinary team consists of Aboriginal Health Workers and Practitioners, a Clinical Services Officer, Nurses and General Practitioners and General Practice Registrars. Services are augmented by the Oral Health (Dental) Program and a range of visiting medical specialists and allied health professionals. The PCS team liaises and works closely with Strong Mums Solid Kids, the Social and Emotional Wellbeing program and the Community Health Promotion and Education program to ensure a high standard of integrated and coordinated client care.

The primary role of the Registered Nurse is and not limited to:

• Provide proficient clinical nursing care to clients in accordance with best practice standards and guidelines;
• Plan, implement and coordinate appropriate service delivery options including those of other disciplines or agencies as required to meet individual and/or group health care needs;
• Oversee the provision of care within the team and act to resolve local and/or immediate nursing care or service delivery problem;
• Demonstrate and promote an approach to practice that supports the implementation and maintenance of systems to protect clients and staff;
• Integrate theoretical knowledge, evidence from a range of sources and own experience to devise and achieve agreed client care outcomes;
• Engage in continuous quality improvement and change management processes;
• Contribute to effective multi-disciplinary teams, communication processes and staff development;
• Liaise with external agencies as necessary.