Outreach Drug and Alcohol Nurse - Sure

Job Description

• Part-time (0.7FTE), 12 month fixed term role
• Work 7 days per fortnight, across 5 days one week and 2 days the next
• Mondays are required, with all other working days negotiable
• Based in Box Hill, on the lands of the Wurundjeri People + Outreach 
• $58.35 per hour + 12% Super + generous salary packaging benefits of up to $18,550

Are you a Registered Nurse with alcohol and other drug experience who is confident working independently in community settings?

We’re looking for an Outreach Drug and Alcohol Nurse to join our SURe program and provide planned withdrawal support to clients in their homes and community. You’ll help clients complete withdrawal safely, manage risks and connect with ongoing treatment and recovery supports. 

This is a highly mobile outreach role involving extensive travel to clients’ homes and community settings. You’ll work autonomously while remaining closely connected to a multidisciplinary team and a broader network of health and community providers. 

What you’ll be doing

• Conduct comprehensive AOD, withdrawal, physical health, mental health and risk assessments
• Determine clients’ suitability for non-residential withdrawal and develop individualised care plans
• Monitor and manage withdrawal symptoms using evidence-based clinical guidelines
• Administer and monitor withdrawal pharmacotherapies in collaboration with medical officers and prescribers
• Identify and respond to clinical deterioration, suicide risk, overdose risk and other complex presentations
• Provide therapeutic, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented support
• Deliver harm-reduction education, including overdose prevention and naloxone education
• Coordinate care with GPs, hospitals, pharmacists, mental health services and other community providers
• Develop relapse-prevention and post-withdrawal support plans
• Connect clients with rehabilitation, counselling, housing and other ongoing supports
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Participate in case reviews, team meetings, clinical supervision and service improvement activities. 

Who we’re looking for
You’ll be a compassionate clinician who can build strong therapeutic relationships with people experiencing AOD dependence and complex needs.

You’ll bring:

• Experience working with people experiencing AOD dependence, withdrawal and harm minimisation
• Knowledge of mental health and experience supporting people with co-occurring AOD and mental health needs
• Understanding of pharmacotherapy, overdose prevention and naloxone
• Strong clinical assessment, monitoring and risk-management skills
• Confidence working independently in outreach and community settings
• Strong communication skills and a person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-focused approach

Qualifications and requirements
To be considered for this role, you’ll need:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
• A Bachelor of Nursing
• Minimum AOD Skill Set qualification
• Current CPR certification
• A current unrestricted Victorian Driver’s Licence
• MARAM training, or willingness to complete this when you commence. 

As this is an outreach position, you’ll need to be comfortable travelling regularly, driving fleet vehicles and supporting clients in their homes and community settings. 

Qualifications

Additional Information

What's in it for you
At Each you'll be supported to be your best. We provide:

• Diversity & belonging – We value all backgrounds, abilities, and identities and are committed to cultural safety.
• Supportive & inclusive culture – Work with like-minded colleagues and leaders who genuinely care.
• Balance your way – Flexible work arrangements to help you juggle work and life commitments.
• Boost your take-home pay – Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging (up to $15,900 tax-free per year) plus an extra $2,650 tax-free for meals and entertainment.
• Endless career opportunities – With over 200 programs across QLD, NSW, ACT, TAS and VIC, there are plenty of pathways to progress.
• Free, confidential support – Our Employee Assistance Program is available for you and your family.
• Fitness Passport – discounted access to hundreds of gyms, pools and fitness facilities nationwide

Next steps 
To view the full Position Description, click here or visit each.com.au, go to ‘Work With Us’ > ‘Careers’ > ‘Open Roles’ and search for this position. 
Questions? Contact Leonie Beckers (Team Leader (SURe) Inner East and Southeast) at [email protected] *
*Applications sent directly to Leonie will not be accepted.

Applications Close: Thursday 19th Nov *
* Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received. Interviews may take place during the advertising period - so don't miss out and apply today! 

Our Commitment to Inclusion at Each 
At Each, inclusion is at the heart of how we work, connect and care. We’re committed to a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and able to be themselves. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, LGBTIQA+ communities, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and faith backgrounds, people with lived and/or living experience and people of all age and genders. Each is a child safe organisation with zero tolerance for child abuse, and we are committed to protecting the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. 

Next Steps in the Hiring Process 
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