Colac Area Health is looking for a dedicated Community Nurse to join our team. This role provides comprehensive, safe, and effective nursing care to maximize health, wellbeing, and independence for clients within the community nursing scope of practice. You'll work in partnership with clients, carers, and other service providers.
What You'll Do
- Provide comprehensive, safe, and effective client nursing care to maximise health, wellbeing, and independence.
- Work in partnership with clients, carers, and other service providers.
- Assess, plan, and implement different care management plans.
- Support symptom management, restoration of health, self-management capacity, and independence.
What We're Looking For
- Four years post graduate clinical nursing experience.
- Demonstrated clinical experience in acute, community and/or palliative care nursing.
- Evidence of advanced skill set relevant to the community nursing scope of practice.
- Demonstrated knowledge of person centred care and goal directed care planning.
- Ability to set priorities and work collaboratively or autonomously in an efficient manner.
- Demonstrated ability to competently maintain documentation and statistical data.
- Well-developed verbal, written and IT administration, communication and negotiation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills including the ability to deal with multiple demands and timelines.
- Evidence of professional supervision and/or continued professional development.
Team & Environment
Join a supportive and collaborative team reporting to the Acting Manager Community Nursing.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation under the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) Enterprise Agreement 2024 – 2028, Grade 3 (YU1).
- Professional Growth Opportunities including continuing education and leadership opportunities.
- Community Engagement through health education initiatives and preventative care.
- Team Collaboration as part of a tight knit team.
- Amazing Destination location near Great Ocean Road, Geelong, and Colac with affordable housing.
Work Mode
This is an onsite role serving clients in the Golden Plains Shire, Colac Otway Shire, and Surf Coast Shire.
We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and a workplace that promotes wellbeing, and we welcome and encourage applications from those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities and diverse backgrounds and identities to apply.
