Registered Nurse – Community & Disability Nursing

Australian College of Nursing; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Professional development

Multidisciplinary team

Job summary

Divine Nursing Services is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse to join the community team. You will deliver person-centred nursing care in clients' homes and community settings, including education and ongoing clinical support.

Responsibilities include nursing assessments, care planning, wound care, catheter management, PEG feeding and liaison with GPs and the multidisciplinary team. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Bachelor of Nursing or recognised equivalent qualification.
• Current Australian working rights.
• Current National Police Check or willingness to obtain one.
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain one.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification.
• Current Australian driver’s licence.
• Access to a reliable and appropriately insured vehicle.
• Strong clinical assessment and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently in community settings while recognising when clinical escalation is required.
• Strong commitment to person-centred care, dignity, choice and professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Conducting comprehensive clinical nursing assessments and reviews
• Developing and reviewing nursing care plans and clinical recommendations
• Continence assessments and continence-related nursing support
• Catheter and suprapubic catheter management
• Stoma care and assessment
• Enteral feeding and PEG-related nursing support
• Complex bowel care and management
• Wound assessment and wound care
• Medication-related nursing support and clinical monitoring
• Monitoring changes in health status and escalating clinical concerns appropriately
• Liaising with GPs, allied health professionals, support coordinators, families and other members of the multidisciplinary team
• Providing education and competency-based training to disability support workers and carers where appropriate
• Maintaining accurate, timely and professional clinical documentation, progress notes and reports
• Working within relevant legislation, professional standards, organisational policies and the Registered Nurse scope of practice

Skills

Registered Nurse

AHPRA Registered

Clinical assessment

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Independence

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent

Job description

About Divine Nursing Services

Divine Nursing Services is a registered healthcare and disability support provider delivering nursing, clinical assessment, training and community-based supports across South Australia. We support people with a broad range of health and disability-related needs, including NDIS participants and private clients.

We are seeking a compassionate, competent and reliable Registered Nurse to join our growing clinical team and provide high-quality nursing services within the community.

About the Role

The Registered Nurse will provide person-centred nursing care, clinical assessments, education and ongoing clinical support to clients in their homes and community settings.

Depending on qualifications, experience and demonstrated competency, responsibilities may include:

• Conducting comprehensive clinical nursing assessments and reviews
• Developing and reviewing nursing care plans and clinical recommendations
• Continence assessments and continence-related nursing support
• Catheter and suprapubic catheter management
• Stoma care and assessment
• Enteral feeding and PEG-related nursing support
• Complex bowel care and management
• Wound assessment and wound care
• Medication-related nursing support and clinical monitoring
• Monitoring changes in health status and escalating clinical concerns appropriately
• Liaising with GPs, allied health professionals, support coordinators, families and other members of the multidisciplinary team
• Providing education and competency-based training to disability support workers and carers where appropriate
• Maintaining accurate, timely and professional clinical documentation, progress notes and reports
• Working within relevant legislation, professional standards, organisational policies and the Registered Nurse scope of practice

About You

To be considered, you must have:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
• Bachelor of Nursing or recognised equivalent qualification
• Current Australian working rights
• Current National Police Check or willingness to obtain one
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain one
• Current First Aid and CPR certification
• Current Australian driver’s licence
• Access to a reliable and appropriately insured vehicle
• Strong clinical assessment and documentation skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently in community settings while recognising when clinical escalation is required
• Strong commitment to person-centred care, dignity, choice and professional boundaries

Desirable Experience

Experience in one or more of the following will be highly regarded:

• Community nursing
• Disability or NDIS services
• Continence nursing
• Catheter or stoma management
• PEG/enteral feeding
• Complex bowel care
• Wound management
• Clinical staff training and competency assessment
• Complex or high-intensity support environments

What We Offer

• Flexible community-based nursing opportunities
• Variety of clinical work across assessment, nursing support and education
• Supportive multidisciplinary environment
• Opportunity to develop experience in specialist disability and community nursing
• Competitive remuneration based on qualifications, experience and applicable industrial requirements
• Ongoing professional development opportunities