Opportunity

The Housing Engagement Team CommunityRegistered Nurse is responsible for assessing the suitability of potential customers' to access Ability WA accommodations, ensuring a tailored and suitable match for their needs. The role is pivotal in identifying barriers to community living and actively collaborating with stakeholders to proactively address challenges.

You'll be involved in customer assessments, stakeholder meetings, providing direct nursing support, and managing clinical documentation for new customers. Moreover, you'll play a crucial part in guiding team members clinically and fostering a collaborative environment among internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will continue to practice their clinical skills such as PEG Management, Wound Care, Catheter Management while also having protected office based time for the development of care plans.

How you’ll make a difference

The Housing Engagement CommunityRegistered Nurse will:

• Provide clinical support, advice and interventions directly to customers with disability-related health needs.
• Monitor and support the health needs of customers with complex health issues.
• Coach and provide advice to Community Service (CS) teams, CS Managers, Coordinators and Support Workers to monitor, maintain and act on customer health and wellbeing issues.
• Work collaboratively with health practitioners, therapists, families/ guardians and other stakeholders where advocacy and/or a multidisciplinary approach is required to meet a customer’s wellbeing outcomes.
• Evaluate, develop and plan clinical assessments and support plans to guide Support Worker practice e.g., Bowel care plans
• Support the Nurse Manager and Quality Governance Team to develop clinical practice frameworks, governance frameworks and guidance materials.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships with Coordinators, Managers and the Quality Governance team to promote a high standard of clinical practice.
• Review and provide advice on clinical incidents, hospital admissions and discharges, process and clinical documentation.

About You

• Current registration in the category of Registered Nurse by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Minimum three years’ experience as a Registered Nurse is essential.
• Current clinical nursing skills with the ability to provide contemporary nursing supports for customers with complex needs.
• Coaching and mentoring approach to staff development.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills; able to consult with a wide range of people.
• Strong alignment & commitment to Ability WA Values.

Benefits

Our employees are deeply connected with our vision and work hard to support our customers to achieve their goals.

Along with a caring and values-driven culture, Ability WA can offer you:

• Non-profit organisation salary packaging benefits up to a maximum of $18,550
• Paid parental leave, Professional Development leave, return from parental leave bonuses and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Career development and professional development opportunities
• Discounted membership with HBF
• Flexible working arrangements
• A genuine and supportive team culture
• A strong employee listening culture which provides regular opportunities to provide your feedback about life at Ability WA which is used to make improvements to our organisation

If you are successful through our recruitment process, we will need the following before you start:

• Current registration in the category of Registered Nurse by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• National Police Clearance no older than 6 months
• Current Western Australia Driver’s Licence
• Current First Aid Certificate including Resuscitation
• NDIS Worker’s Orientation Module
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate
• Immunisation Statement

At Ability WA, we care about finding the right people to join us hence encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of our selection requirements.

To Apply

If you like what we’re about and think you’ll be a good fit, we’d love to meet you!

Clickapply to submit your application including a resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for this position.

Questions?

Feel free to contact:

Ann Nyaga, Nurse Manager,

Applications clo se: Friday, 10 May 2024

Who is Ability WA and what makes us stand out?

We began in 1951 as a small group of parents who formed an organisation looking for an innovative way to access care and support for their children with Cerebral Palsy. Today, we are recognised as one of WA’s leading disability service providers. Our sector has changed a lot over the years, and we have too. What remains the same is our dedication to our customers and our staff.

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At Ability WA, we take pride in having a diverse workforce and celebrate the individuality of all people. We strongly encourage applications from people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the LGBTQIA+ community, people of all ages and diverse culture and religious backgrounds.
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