Home-Based AOD Withdrawal Nurse – Part-Time

Uniting Limited; Horsham; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Access salary packaging to increase do

10% discount at Uniting Early Learning

Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave

Free counselling with EAP

Training and development opportunities

25% off at Uniting Op Shops

Job summary

Uniting is seeking an AOD Home-Based Withdrawal (HBW) Nurse in Horsham, Victoria, to support clients in a non-residential, home setting. The role focuses on assessments, symptom monitoring, and coordination with health professionals to guide clients through withdrawal.

The position is part-time (30 hours per fortnight) with a maximum term to 30 June 2027, offering salary packaging and additional staff benefits. You’ll work in a compassionate, community-based environment that values real outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration.
• Certificate IV in AOD or ability to complete within 12 months.
• Competencies in mental health dual diagnosis or able to complete within 24 months.
• Current Australian Driver’s Licence.
• Up-to-date first aid and CPR training.
• Minimum 2 years of experience or completion of a graduate year.
• Preferred - experience delivering counselling modalities for non-residential withdrawal services.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments and monitor withdrawal symptoms.
• Support medication management and symptom stabilisation.
• Coordinate care with GPs, hospital teams, and mental health clinicians.
• Provide holistic, person-centred support for complex needs.
• Ensure safe withdrawal management outside a hospital setting.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Community health

Nursing assessment

Education

Certificate IV in AOD

Job description

Uniting is seeking an AOD Home-Based Withdrawal (HBW) Nurse in Horsham, Victoria, to support clients in a non-residential, home setting. The role focuses on assessments, symptom monitoring, and coordination with health professionals to guide clients through withdrawal.

The position is part-time (30 hours per fortnight) with a maximum term to 30 June 2027, offering salary packaging and additional staff benefits. You’ll work in a compassionate, community-based environment that values real outcomes.