Autonomous Community Nurse: Clinical & Continence Expert

NDIS Discover Nursing Australia; Moama; On-site; AUD 96,000 - 152,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Public Liability Insurance

Support from coordination team

Access to Sydney-based support team

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Discover Nursing Australia is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide clinical assessments and continence nursing in the Moama region, NSW. The contract-based role offers autonomy, home visits to NDIS participants, and flexible scheduling.

You'll conduct holistic nursing assessments, develop care plans, manage continence issues, and liaise with families and healthcare teams, while maintaining high professional standards and documentation.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent qualification.
• Australian working rights.
• Australian Business Number (ABN) or willingness to obtain one.
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Current National Police Check.
• Current Working with Children Check (where required).
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Current CPR certification.
• Completion of the NDIS Worker Orientation Module – Quality, Safety and You.
• Current driver's licence and reliable transport.
• Strong written clinical documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and within professional scope of practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive and holistic nursing assessments.
• Continence assessments and management planning.
• Complex health and disability assessments.
• Clinical risk assessments.
• Developing individualised nursing and clinical care plans.
• Reviewing existing clinical support plans.
• Assessing personal care and high-intensity support requirements.
• Medication-related assessment and clinical review.
• Skin integrity and pressure care assessment.
• Bowel and bladder management.
• Complex continence support.
• Enteral feeding and PEG-related assessment where applicable.
• Dysphagia and mealtime-related clinical considerations within nursing scope.
• Seizure and epilepsy-related nursing assessment and care planning.
• Respiratory and complex health support planning.
• Identifying clinical risks and escalation pathways.
• Preparing professional nursing reports and recommendations.
• Providing education, guidance and clinical support to Disability Support Workers.
• Liaising with participants, families, Support Coordinators, allied health professionals, GPs and other members of the participant's healthcare team.

Skills

Autonomous in community setting

Clinical documentation

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Professional communication

Reliable and organised

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

AHPRA registration

Job description

Discover Nursing Australia is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide clinical assessments and continence nursing in the Moama region, NSW. The contract-based role offers autonomy, home visits to NDIS participants, and flexible scheduling.

You'll conduct holistic nursing assessments, develop care plans, manage continence issues, and liaise with families and healthcare teams, while maintaining high professional standards and documentation.