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Now recruiting: D&A RN – Canberra

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Drug and Alcohol Nurse – Bimberi
Full-time Permanent

Closes: 20 December 2021

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2
Salary: $94,409 – $100,061 plus superannuation
Position No: 52416 – 01ZKF
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 06 December 2021
Contact Officer: Amanda Chase on [email protected] or 5124 2523

Position Overview

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website: https://www.health.act.gov.au/

To Provide specialised AOD nursing care for young persons at Bimberi Youth Justice Centre (BYJC).  The AOD BYJC nurse will be responsible for the treatment and management of all AOD related issues, including the identification of a Young person (YP) who may be at risk of substance misuse issues, so early intervention can be initiated, and the compilation of a comprehensive discharge plan.

The AOD BYJC Nurse will complete comprehensive and personalised substance misuse program catered to the needs of the YP whilst in BYJC. A Program that assists in the development of through-care and follow up support services in the community upon release.

Behavioural Capabilities

  • Be flexible, adaptable, and comfortable with a changing working environment.
  • Ability to synthesise and analyse information and make decisions.
  • Effective communication skills and the ability to develop procedures as required. Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information.
  • Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and adapt quickly to a changing environment.

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

  • Relevant registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
  • Minimum of three years experience working professionally in Alcohol and Drug services is preferred
  • Understand how the National Standards and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
  • Fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
  • Find out more. Click HERE.

Wanted : Nurse Educator-Drug Health Services

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Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is seeking a dynamic Nurse Educator to join our Drug Health Services team at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital!

The purpose of this position is to deliver high quality education and training initiatives to the staff of SLHD to ensure that they have the skills required to deliver or support the delivery of high quality patient and family centred care.

The position will provide leadership and support for the learning and development needs of enrolled nurses across SLHD with an emphasis on the role and scope of the enrolled nurse position and workplace culture that impacts on the effectiveness of the role.

To be considered for this role you must have…

  • Current NSW Driver’s Licence (P2 Licence acceptable).

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Educator Grade 2
Remuneration: $120,068 – $122,457 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ275071

Find out more. Click HERE.

Applications close 16.12.2021.

Now recruiting: team leader Rowes Bay (QLD)

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Start your career with The Salvation Army today!

They are looking for compassionate people who share their mission and values, if you have the passion and drive to commit yourself to a challenging and rewarding role; they invite you to review their current vacancies.

They are seeking a values-driven and dedicated Nurse Team Leader, reporting to the Centre Manager. You will provide leadership of the nursing team and specialised withdrawal management nursing services, clinical assessments, mental and physical health care, referral for addiction medical assistance as required to people undergoing withdrawal management, within a safe and culturally appropriate manner.

This is a permanent full-time position located at our Townsville Recovery Services Centre.

You will successfully

  • Provide leadership and role modelling to team staff and patient/client education staff selection, management, development and appraisal
  • Deliver direct and comprehensive nursing care to a specific group of patients or clients with complex nursing care needs
  • Coordinate, and ensure the maintenance of standards of the nursing care of a specific group or population of patients or clients
  • Dispense and administer medication to manage withdrawal symptoms as per the Guidelines
  • Support and liaise with visiting medical officers and other medical officers (MO) as needed.
  • Demonstrate commitment to an environment that values continuous improvement and innovation in the delivery of high-quality services

The Salvation Army is subject to public health orders. You may be required to provide evidence of vaccine status dependent on requirements.

Find out more. Click HERE.

Applications close 28.12.2021

Catch up in Canberra! The DANA ACT Forum

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The DANA Conference Committee is delighted  to let you know that  the  one-day forum, Creating the New Normal: Drugs and Alcohol,  Everyone’s  Business,  is scheduled to take place on  February 25th, 2022. The venue is the  The Canberra Rex. 

After two postponements we are all  really excited at the prospect of networking face to face with you. To celebrate we have planned a networking event to take place immediately after the forum concludes. It will be held in the Swan and King bar.

Early bird registrations  are open until  January 12th 2022. Click HERE.

If you have already purchased tickets to either of the postponed events (and you have not requested a refund) then your registration will automatically roll over.

The program will feature  presentations and discussions such as:

  • A welcome address  by the ACT’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Mr Anthony Dombkins
  • Keynote address by Ms Jennifer Holmes
  • Three emerging models of care presented by drug and alcohol nurses, CNC Linda Wigginton, NP Lucinda Scopelliti and CNS Sue Anderson
  • The COVID-19 experience from a   treatment and service user’s perspective
  • DANA research into the impact of COVID-19 on the  work of drug and alcohol nurses
  • The establishment of drug courts  in the midst of COVID-19
  • Legal decision making
  • The impact of community advocacy.

The final program is still under development, so there  is more to come.

 The Canberra Rex Hotel 150 Northbourne Ave, Braddon ACT 2612.  There is  complimentary parking, subject to availability and there is ample street parking as well. The Ipima Street light rail stop is located in front of the hotel.

DANA members are eligible for discounted tickets so make sure that your membership is up to date (you will be prompted for your membership number when you register). If you are not sure you can send an email to [email protected]

Scholarships are available to registered and enrolled nurses from the ACT. Find out more. Click HERE.

Not a DANA member? There is still time to join. Click HERE.

The DANA Conference Committee looks forward to welcoming you to   DANA’s 2022 event.

As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic is dynamic and unpredictable. We will endeavour to hold the forum on this date; however, we are aware that restrictions may mean that we need to postpone to a future date. In this situation, DANA will attempt to secure a future date later in 2022 and is committed to running the one-day forum as soon as possible.

Excitement is building about DANA’s newest initiative….

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On February 25th 2022 DANA  will  launch  the  Connecting, Coaching and Changing Lives Program,  a series of clinical support and  mentoring workshops  developed for recently endorsed D&A Nurse Practitioners (NPs), aspiring D&A NPs  and NPs working with people who  have an  AOD use disorders in other clinical settings.

Become a mentor  – Applications close on December 11th 2021. Click HERE to find out more.

An invitation to apply for the program –  This program has been designed for  recently endorsed D&A NPs, aspiring D&A NPs  and NPs working with people who  have an  AOD use disorders in other clinical settings. Click HERE to find out more.

 

Now recruiting: RN Rowes Bay Qld

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Start your career with The Salvation Army today!

The Savaton Army is looking for compassionate people who share their mission and values, if you have the passion and drive to commit yourself to a challenging and rewarding role; we invite you to review our current vacancies.

They are seeking values-driven and dedicated Registered Nurses reporting to the Team Leader. You will provide specialised withdrawal management (detox) nursing services, clinical assessments, mental and physical health care, referral for addiction medical assistance as required to people undergoing detox, within a safe and culturally appropriate manner.

There are multiple casual positions available at our Townsville Recovery Services Centre, Rowes Bay.

You will successfully

  • Support and liaise with visiting medical officers and other medical officers (MO) as needed
  • Dispense and administer medication to manage withdrawal symptoms as per the Guidelines
  • Provide support to clients experiencing mental health conditions
  • Provide admission and discharge and maintain case notes and other required documentation for handover at the change of shifts and
  • Prepare client rooms regularly

The Salvation Army is subject to public health orders. You may be required to provide evidence of vaccine status dependent on requirements.

You will have

  • Tertiary qualification in Nursing and current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience and demonstrated competence in nursing in the alcohol and other drugs nursing environment, including working with people with mental health conditions
  • Demonstrated current knowledge of the Guidelines and issues relating to withdrawal management
  • Demonstrated skills in triage, medical assessment, decision making and providing appropriate nursing interventions and provide crisis support
  • Demonstrated competence in infection control procedures
  • Willingness and ability to work overnight shifts
  • A drivers licence
  • A willingness to undergo a National Police check

Applications close: 22.12.2021

Find out more. Click HERE.

New Date Announced! AOD Nurses Forum ‘Toolkit top-up’– Thursday 2.12.2021

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New Date Announced!

AOD Nurses Forum ‘Toolkit top-up’– Thursday December 2nd 2021,

10:30am-3:30pm (fully catered)

Deakin Downtown, 727 Collins Street, Melbourne (and streamed online via ZOOM)

Join us for an informative and entertaining forum covering topics such as Long-acting Injectable Buprenorphine, Potential therapeutic targets to treat alcohol use disorder, and Nutrition & AOD. The full program to be released in upcoming weeks!

Catch up with colleagues and hear from experts in their fields, while enjoying a fully catered forum. COVID safety precautions will be in place to support a safe but enjoyable event.

We encourage you to attend in person however for those unable to do so, the event will also be live streamed.

Register for a face-to-face ticket here.

Register for an online (via Zoom) ticket here.

This AOD Nurses Forum is presented by the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) the Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australia (DANA) and sponsored by Indivior.

Now recruiting: NP/Transitional – AOD Lismore

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Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Remuneration: $127,159.18 –  $136,154.76 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ271626

What you’ll be doing

The Nurse Practitioner /Transitional Nurse Practitioner will provide a high level of evidence-based nursing care within the specialty area of AOD to improve access of care and address gaps in existing health care services through the provision of a flexible and innovative model of care.

Providing clinical and professional leadership as an expert in the clinical field and will undertake comprehensive health assessments and collaborate and consult with other members of the health care team to plan, implement and evaluate care. This integrated approach will support best practice and maximise patient care outcomes.

The Transitional Nurse Practitioner is appointed for a provisional period of up to three (3) years until the applicant meets the NMBA requirements for nurse practitioner endorsement.

Why you should consider applying

We can offer you:

  • Diverse career pathways
  • Professional and personal development
  • Help with further study and education
  • Flexible and supportive work environment
  • Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
  • Challenging, inspiring and rewarding roles, and
  • The opportunity to make a difference!

Tired of big cities? Want to start your days sitting on your deck in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and listening to the birds? Or would you rather have a surf or a walk along the sand before work? Wonderful beaches, world heritage-listed national parks, hinterland villages, great food and fine wine, excellent private and public schools, warm and friendly staff are all waiting for you on the North Coast.

If this is of interst to you, find out more. Click HERE.

Applications Close: 25 November 2021

Now recruiting: RN Wyla (NSW)

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We’re looking for a Registered Nurse to join our Wyla team

Support people to live their lives well, at our residential alcohol and other drug detoxification and rehabilitation service in Orange (NSW).

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Registered Nurse to join Wyla, our live-in recovery service in Orange. This position plays a key role in ensuring our residents’ needs are addressed in a holistic manner, to achieve optimal recovery and health outcomes. This is a temporary part time role up to December 2022.

Key tasks

  • Conduct nursing assessment and admission of clients to the service.
  • Initiate withdrawal treatment as per the guidelines and delegations in the Detoxification Unit policies and procedures.
  • Ensure correct administration, recording and storage of all medications/ incident/ med forms.
  • Maintain the ethical standards of the nursing profession and the Withdrawal Unit

What we offer

  • Salary packaging – increase your take home pay by up to $18,540 by packaging everyday expenses, as well as meals and entertainment.
  • A focus on wellbeing – self-care, support and a holistic view of health and wellness.
  • Learning opportunities – a comprehensive induction program and ongoing capability development.
  • Clinical innovation – through our partnership with the University of QLD, you will deliver world class treatment programs and participate in research programs.
  • Clinical Supervision – a structured program to support your clinical practice.

To apply visit www.liveslivedwell.org.au/work-for-us For more information about the role, email [email protected].

Applications close 9am, Tuesday 23 November.

Now recruiting: CNC – D & A and Mental Health (Sydney )

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Employment Type: Temporary Full Time Until 03 July 2022
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1
Remuneration: $115382.47 – $117740.94 Per Annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ266735

The Clinical Nurse Consultant is a Registered Nurse who has responsibility for working collaboratively with Drug & Alcohol Services and the Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Services to assist in the provision of comprehensive care to people with co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions (“comorbidity”).  Key responsibilities of the position include the provision of comorbidity nursing consultancy services to inpatients of the Eastern Suburbs  Mental Health Services, as well as other clients, carers and health professionals across the Drug and Alcohol Services and Mental Health Services. The position delivers clinical leadership and education, and participates in research and clinical services planning in line with the criteria for a Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1 as per the NSW Public Health System Nurses and Midwives (State) Award.

Find out more. Click https://bit.ly/CNCseSydney

Applications Close: 19 November 2021

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