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 full-time/part time nurse with ability to work some active night shifts.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensuring services are in line with current support service philosophy which promotes improvement in quality of life and fosters independence for people with a disability who have a range of functional abilities and complex needs.
• Assisting in the coordination of individuals’ lifestyles and of clinical services within resources, policies and guidelines.
• Ensuring that day to day administrative processes are operating effectively and provide effective feedback to the Nursing Manager on service provision.
• Coordinating and reviewing person centred support services that are consistent with individual/lifestyle plans; monitor and coach nursing staff with the implementation of? plans’ goals, expected service standards and associated complexities of the people being supported.
• Providing staff with feedback, advice, coaching, training and support and agree on actions to improve performance, to enable them to maximise performance and meet budget targets.
• 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.
• Supporting the systematic approach to implementation of new/revised policy and process through staff briefings, training, monitoring, process and protocol development, records management and stakeholder communication.

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).
• Ability to transport clients in Achieve Australia vehicles (automatic gearbox) across the region. Candidates without a current NSW driver’s licence are subject to a risk assessment.
• 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.
  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.