We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse Practitioner with relevant Alcohol and Drug experience to join our SECADA team located in Dandenong, on a fixed term part-time basis, 22.8 hours per week.

Windana Drug and Alcohol Recovery Inc. is a leading Victorian-based drug and alcohol treatment organisation.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping people rebuild their lives in a safe, caring environment, supporting our clients wherever they are in the recovery process.

The Role

The Nurse Practitioner can work to their full scope of practice in this role, working collaboratively with the clients GP, overseeing the client as they withdrawal in the safety of their own home. An experienced Alcohol and Drug Case Manager works alongside the Nurse Practitioner to support the client to achieve their treatment goals. The services are provided to clients that are low risk and have an identified support worker and stable accommodation. This role is positioned in Dandenong and covers the regions of City of Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia.

To be successful in this role you will have

• Experience in working with clients with problematic substance use
• Experience working in a similar outreach role in a community health or welfare setting
• Sound clinical knowledge of drug and alcohol dependence and withdrawal
• An ability to work collaboratively with the client’s General Practitioner and other supports in the community
• Ability to work in a culturally appropriate, trauma informed approach

Salary will be in the range of $100,000 – $120,000 per annum pro rata, based on skills and experience plus superannuation.

Your qualifications will include

• Current APHRA Registration as Registered Nurse Division 1 with Endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner
• Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner

Benefits

• Generous Salary packaging options to increase take home pay
• Flexible working arrangements, no shift work or weekend work
• Clinical supervision and mentoring with an Addiction medicine specialist on staff

Enquiries

If this looks like a role that’s right for you, APPLY NOW or contact Sandra Hocking via email at [email protected] for a confidential discussion.

Application process:

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A valid Working with Children Check is mandatory for this position and a police check will be administered for preferred candidates. We are a child safe and equal employment opportunity employer.

Windana adheres to Government mandates in relation to COVID-19.

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

A position description is attached.