PURPOSE OF THE REGISTERED NURSE ROLE

As a Registered Nurse at Achieve Australia, your primary goal is to provide person-centered quality clinical services to people with a disability. You will monitor and review health care plans and focus on clinical and health management. We are looking for a part time nurse with ability to work some night shifts in our Mortdale service.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED:

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent including holding a current Registered Nurse (RN) registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current NDIS and WWCC certificates
• Awareness of human rights and challenges facing individuals with disabilities.
• Experience in working with and supporting adults and/or children with complex disability.
• Experience in working with Indigenous Australians would be highly regarded.
  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.

Role Responsibilities: As a Registered Nurse, your duties will include:

• Developing comprehensive health care plans and other clinical care plans for for people with a disability who have a range of functional abilities and complex needs.
• Provide nursing care to clients with urinary catheter, PEG and bowel care needs, including providing coaching and oversight to support staff in these and other care areas.
• Assisting in the coordination of clinical supports within resources, policies and guidelines.
• Ensuring that day to day administrative processes are operating effectively and provide effective feedback to the Service Manager and Clinical Lead on service provision.
• Coordinating and reviewing person centred support services that are consistent with individual/lifestyle plans; monitor and coach support staff with the implementation the plans’ goals, expected service standards and associated complexities of the people being supported.
• Building work relationships with local community partnerships (including families and carers) and with other stakeholders both within and external to Achieve Australia.
• Promoting a commitment to employment equity and diversity, workplace health and safety (WHS), risk management and ethical practices