Nurse Practitioner

1 week ago

City of Maribyrnong, Australia Western Health Full time

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Program: Drug Health Services - Clinical

Department: Drug Health Services - Clinical

Enterprise Agreement: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Health Sector)

Job Function: Nursing

Project:

We're looking for a dynamic AOD Nurse Practitioner to join the team at Western Health Drug Health Services (DHS) to provide support to relevant community and inpatient programs.

This Specialist Addiction Service offers innovative and diverse programs for Adults, Women's and Children's Services, Youth and Family Services, Residential Withdrawal Services and Addiction Medicine Services.

Nurse Practitioners at DHS provide specialist support to numerous AOD services including a busy outpatient opioid treatment clinic and the Addiction Medicine Consultation & Liaison Service.

This role will primarily support the Hamilton Centre (Statewide service) for Mental Health and Substance Use or Addiction. The Hamilton Centre supports people with co-occurring disorders, and their families and supporters. They can access integrated and holistic care throughout Victoria via Hamilton centre. As a Partner Provider of a new Statewide Service, Western Health is funded to provide primary and secondary consultations to consumers in Western Melbourne and Western Victoria living with mental health and substance use, and support specialist training opportunities.

The Nurse Practitioner will use advanced clinical nursing skills to deliver high quality AOD assessment and treatment to clients and families of DHS. This role also holds the following key components, working across the spectrum of potential AOD presentations:

  • Screening
  • Clinical assessment
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Commencement of appropriate AOD treatments
  • Linkage into appropriate community and/or hospital-based addiction treatment services

The Nurse Practitioner role is grounded in the nursing profession's values, knowledge, theories and practice and provides innovative and flexible health care delivery that complements other health care providers. The scope of practice of the Nurse Practitioner Candidate is determined by the context in which the Candidate is authorised to practice. The Nurse Practitioner will be supported in achieving appropriate clinical experience and offered supervision.

This position is a permanent, part-time position (0.5 EFT).

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Recognised qualifications as an Addiction Medicine or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner;
  • Well-developed professional communication and interpersonal skills;
  • A demonstrated commitment to professional development of self and others;
  • A demonstrated commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and delivery of evidence-based best care;
  • A desire to contribute to a positive organisational culture and role model professionalism with respect to patient dignity and compassion, effective communication, and ethical clinical care;
  • A desire to be involved in service evaluation, audits, and research activities.

Applications close at 11:59pm on 24 March 2025.

About Us

Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of 'Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety' (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing

Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.

If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.

Western Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and pays our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities.

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