Drug and Alcohol Nurses Australasia

You are here: Home / Archives for Jobs

Jobs

Now recruiting: Residential Nurse Fitzroy (Victoria)

by

Summary of position

  • Fixed Term/ Part Time
  • R.N level dependent on qualifications and experience  + 9.5 % Employer superannuation
  • Generous salary packaging options available
  • Fitzroy location

The purpose of the Nursing role is to provide direct care to the Fitzroy Residential Unit. The position will facilitate withdrawal services for young people seeking assistance in their physical detoxification from licit and illicit substances. This position works closely with YSAS General Practitioners, community General Practitioners and residential staff team.

Your key responsibilities will include

Up to six points

  • General triaging and intake screening,
  • Clinical services and General Health Assessment,
  • Education and Health Promotion,
  • Consultation,
  • Administration tasks,
  • Liaison,
  • Program Development and Evaluation

For full details of the position, please view the POSITION DESCRIPTION by visiting our website www.ysas.org.au

How to apply

To support your application you must:

  • Be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident and
  • Complete the Application Form (available on the website) and
  • Send your current CV (in Word or PDF format only)

Applications close: COB 20th August 2019

and should be addressed to: [email protected],

using the subject line: Residential Nurse application via DANA.

Now recruiting: NUM – Drug And Alcohol Inpatient Withdrawal Unit – Lismore (NSW)

by

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Mgr Lvl 2
Remuneration: $115528.57 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ120565

The Nursing Unit Manager is responsible for the efficient management of nursing and other relevant staff under their delegation and coordination of the provision of nursing care. The Nursing Unit Manager leads nursing staff, ensures effective liaison between all health professionals and is responsible for the environmental and work, health and safety management of the unit.

Clinician engagement and leadership has been a prominent feature of the public health system for a number of years, where clinician-led clinical standards, safety and quality improvements have become a major focus. The LHD is committed to the strengthening and ongoing involvement and clinician engagement of staff that provide direct patient care in the planning, delivery, improvement and evaluation of health services.

Applications Close: 14th August 2019 

Find out more. Click here. 

D&A Clinician: Drug & Alcohol Service – Nowra (NSW)

by

Temporary Full Time position, until 29 June 2022 with the possibility of an extension subject to funding.

Enquiries: Cherrie Laidlaw, (02) 4421 0522

Ref. No.: REQ119641
Closing Date: 11 August 2019

The Position

The Whole Family Team provides high quality care to families to ensure the provision of evidence based interventions and optimal health outcomes consistent with ISLHD policies, procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. This position provides the above service to the Whole Family Team. The Whole Family Team provides specialist clinical drug and alcohol and mental health services to families where there are also existing child protection concerns. These complex families often have co-occurring drug and alcohol and mental health issues, domestic violence, social disadvantage and other physical health and social issues. The role works intensively and assertively with families to assist in managing their mental health and drug and alcohol issues and developing the skills necessary to provide a safe and nurturing environment for their children.

Click here to obtain full details.

Now recruiting: CN – Alcohol and Drug Metro North Mental Health (Brisbane)

by

This is a temporary full-time position from 19/8/19 to 16/8/20

  • This role reports directly to the Nurse Unit Manager Redcliffe Caboolture
  • This role has a professional reporting line to the Nursing Director, MNMH-ADS
  • This role will work directly with nursing, medical and allied health staff within MNMH-ADS, and other health and human service practitioners across Queensland.
  • This role includes direct patient care responsibilities.
  • This role does not have budgetary delegation.

You will want to know more, so click the links below to download all information:

CN Redcliffe Caboolture ADS

ROI CN

Applications  close 31.7.19

Now recruiting: CNC Drug & Alcohol Service Nowra (NSW)

by

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 1) provides expert clinical advice to clients, carers and other health care professionals with complex healthcare needs within the Drug and Alcohol Service. The Clinical Nurse Consultant is a clinical expert who, through leadership, facilitates excellence in research based clinical practice, education, research and professional leadership. The Clinical Nurse Consultant models the CORE (Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment) values of the organisation.

Temporary Full Time position, until 29 June 2022 with the possibility of an extension subject to funding.

For further information contact Cherrie Laidlaw, (02) 4421 0522

Ref. No.: REQ91957
Closing Date: 18 August 2019

About Us

Our District extends about 250km along the coastal strip from Coledale in the north to Ulladulla in the south, servicing a population of approximately 400,000 residents. We are one of the region’s largest employers with a workforce of 6,300 across 9 hospital sites.

We are focused on building the workforce of the future, developing an integrated health system, matching our capital footprint to community needs and investing in contemporary patient-centred models of care.  The values ISLHD guide the behaviour and professional standards of our staff. Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

For further information click here.

New opportunity – Principal Project Officer – Strategic research and evaluation, alcohol and other drug services – Sydney

by

Lead the development and support of collaborative research networks

Coordinate evaluation of priority statewide programs

  About this role:

Are you interested in strategic research, evaluation and population health programs?  Then consider  leading  strategic research and evaluation within the portfolio of the Centre for Population Health, NSW Ministry of Health.

The role will strengthen relationships with consumer organisations, clinical research groups and clinical academics, non-government organisations and research organisations. The role will work in close collaboration with these stakeholders to develop a prioritisation framework for strategic research and evaluation projects relating to alcohol and other drug services, ensure the necessary governance frameworks are in place, and develop the state-wide infrastructure and support necessary to sustain these strategic research activities.

As the manager of a team, you will also support the development of team members, and prepare high quality written advice in the form of briefs and reports, sometimes at short notice. You will be passionate about developing state-wide research capacity and continuously looking for better ways to engage your team and the clinical and research community to achieve better strategic research outputs that improve outcomes for people with alcohol and other drug issues.

Employment Type:  Temporary – Full Time (Up to 29 July 2021)
Role Classification:  Clerk Grade 11/12
Remuneration:  $128,089 – $148,134 pa (plus superannuation and annual leave loading)
Hours per Week: 35

Location: St Leonards
Requisition ID:  REQ118861

Closing Date: 11.59pm, Sunday 4 August, 2019

Click here to find our more.

Now recruiting: Principal Project Officer – Enhance surveillance, severe drug toxicity – Sydney

by

This is a newly created position; ideal for someone  interested in surveillance, toxicology and public health.

Employment Type:   Temporary – Full Time (Up to 4 July 2021)
Role Classification:  Clerk Grade 11/12
Remuneration:         $124,965 – $144,521 pa (plus superannuation and annual leave loading)
Hours per Week:      35

Location: St Leonards, Sydney
Requisition ID:  REQ118244

Closing Date: 11.59pm, Sunday 4 August, 2019

Find out more.  Click here.

Now recruiting: Nurse Unit Manager – Northern Drug & Alcohol Clinical Services

by

Based in the Tamworth Community Health Service, this full time position  is for a  Nurse Unit Manager Level 3.

This position provides operational management of Drug & Alcohol Clinical Services and staff in a range of sites across the Northern Sectors of the Hunter New England Local Health District.

Applications Close: 28 July 2019

Find out more. Click here.

Photo by Mark Galer on Unsplash

Now recruiting: CNC Alcohol and Drug Contact Centre at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

by

A vacancy exists in the Alcohol and Drug Contact Centre at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney for a highly motivated Clinical Nurse Consultant (grade 2) with appropriate knowledge and skills to join our friendly and supportive team and provide specific support to our enhanced Drug and Alcohol Specialist Advisory Service (DASAS). This is a helpline service that offers free advice to NSW health professionals on the clinical management of their patients who have Alcohol and other Drug (AOD) concerns. The Clinical Nurse Consultant will be the main point of contact and advice for health professionals and will also work in collaboration with Alcohol and Drug Service Staff Specialists, Counsellors and Consultation and Liaison team.

Our progressive and innovative team offers development opportunities for our staff and a caring environment for the delivery of high quality patient centred care. The successful applicant will be expected to be able to:
•       Provide phone line support provision and integration with the broader SVHN AOD clinical practice and clinical supervision.
•       Provide Drug and Alcohol Specialist Advisory Service (DASAS) phone line support provision and integration; including triaging calls from clients (health professionals), providing general clinical advice and referring appropriately to staff specialists.
•       Documentation of calls and advice given.
•       Develop appropriate resources and promotional material.
•       Provide ongoing comprehensive analysis of DASAS.
•       Contribute to identifying clinical education needs and coordinate peer-review processes.
•       Review and audit clinical records.
•       Conduct regular audits and monitor operational activity.
•       Initiate, develop and implement initiatives and projects which improve quality of service provided.
•       Participate in research, as relevant to the role.
•       Contribute to the strategic development of the DASAS service.
•       Present information and updates of service at regular meetings and forums.
•       Ensure a high standard of clinical documentation is maintained including maintaining privacy and confidentiality at all times.

Internal link (For current SVHA employees) click here.

External Link (For external employees) click here.

Applications close: 11 July 2019 11:59pm

Photograph supplied by hamish-weir-552017-unsplash