Registered Nurse - Clinical Services

You Connect; Gosford; Hybrid; AUD 75,000 - 95,000; Part time

Job summary

You Connect, a not-for-profit organisation, seeks a registered nurse to join the Disabilities and Mental Health division in a flexible, hybrid role. The position is based at Gosford with potential expansion to multiple days per week and remote work options.

You will deliver clinical nursing care, support staff, conduct assessments, and collaborate with teams to align care plans with client needs, under the supervision of the CEO and operations managers.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration and 2+ years' experience in community health or disability sectors.
• Strong understanding of consumer directed and self-directed care models.
• Ability to support unregistered staff and build skills to improve client outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality clinical nursing care and assess clients in line with care plans and documentation timelines.
• Provide guidance to staff to meet client needs and promote independence.
• Develop and evaluate client plans to match changing needs.
• Facilitate communication among staff, clients and stakeholders to achieve goals.
• Collaborate with staff and participate in clinical auditing processes.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Client assessment

Collaborative care

Education

AHPRA registration

Job description

You Connect (YC) is a not-for-profit organisation that supports people living with a disability, have complex behaviours and/or have mental health diagnosis that impact their day-to-day functioning.

We support people, from age 6, by providing a range of services in capacity-building supports, community participation, employment readiness & housing.

We are looking for a dynamic and energetic person to join our Disabilities and Mental Health division. This is a flexible role reporting directly to the CEO, working alongside our Disabilities and Mental Health Operations Managers whilst supporting our Central Coast and Newcastle teams.

This role will initially be one day a week in our Gosford office, with possibilities of building the role to be multiple days and a hybrid role.

Requirements

Along with a current AHPRA registration and minimum 2 years’ experience in Community Health or Disability/or disability sectors, you have:

• Comprehensive knowledge of consumer directed and self-directed care models
• Demonstrated ability to partner with unregistered care staff to build their skills and knowledge to improve client outcomes
• Demonstrated understanding of contemporary community and/or disability clinical practice
• Outstanding knowledge of the needs of people with a disability
• Understanding of and commitment to business excellence

Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver quality clinical nursing care services in line with client care programs and service plans in response to emerging clinical client needs, with clinical assessments, and associated documentation completed within the required timeframes.
• Provide advice and support to staff in relation to any support required by clients, working with staff and clients to identify solutions that meet client needs and promote client independence.
• Undertake clinical assessments, contribute to the development of client plans, and evaluate client plans to be in line with dynamic client needs
• Facilitate communication with staff, clients, and all necessary stakeholders to ensure appropriate case conferencing and goal attainment is achieved
• Collaborate continuously with staff by providing support where necessary, delegating care activities, and working together to implement clinical auditing processes.