Position Description

Position Description Nurse Practitioner - AOD Clinical Services
September 2024

**Position Title**:Nurse Practitioner - AOD Clinical Services

**Award**:Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Health Sector) (Single

Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020 - 2024

**Classification**:Nurse Practitioner Year 1

**Site**:This position is primarily based at our Kangaroo Flat site, however
may be required to work from any BCHS site or outreach location
as negotiated.

**Hours per fortnight**:By negotiation

**Tenure**:Ongoing

**Position description**
**developed**:
July 2021

**Responsible to**:Senior Leader Alcohol and Other Drugs Clinical Services

**ABOUT BENDIGO COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES (BCHS)**
BCHS is located across five sites in the City of Greater Bendigo, Central Victoria. BCHS has a
proud 50-year history and provides more than 50 services across medical and allied health, family
services, drug and alcohol, mental health, settlement services, health promotion and more, with a
focus on vulnerable people and communities.

The organisation has more than 280 staff supporting people of all ages and stages of life to access
quality, person-centred care. We foster a values-aligned, positive and thriving culture where staff
feel safe and supported. Staff have clarity of roles and work in an environment of accountability.

The success of BCHS is dependent on our staff who provide a high level of professionalism and
dedication.

**VISION**

Better health and wellbeing across generations.

**PURPOSE**
Supporting you and your family to live healthy lives.

**VALUES**

**Lived and Living Experience**:We listen to understand. We value our communities, their
backstories, lived and living experiences and cultures and learn from them to tailor our services.

**Equity**:We provide equitable and inclusive health and wellbeing services, ensuring they are
culturally responsive and accessible.

**People**:We maintain a skilled, engaged and professional workforce, including people with lived
experience, and enable a culture of continuous learning.

**Partnership**:We understand trust and partnerships are key to achieving our purpose. We listen and
learn - and share our knowledge and expertise in collaboration and co-design with our community,
ensuring we are providing local solutions to community need.

**Integrity**: We uphold the values of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and approach all we
do with kindness and respect. We are ethical in all we do.

Position Description Nurse Practitioner - AOD Clinical Services
September 2024

**TEAM ROLE**

The primary focus of the Alcohol and Drug Services Team is to provide a comprehensive range of

specialist treatments and supports to clients of BCHS and lead coordinated care internally and

externally across a multidisciplinary network. The team works within a social model of health

framework with an emphasis on provision of health promoting information and education with a

commitment to equity and access.

**POSITION ROLE**

The Nurse Practitioner - AOD Clinical Services is a registered nurse educated and authorised to

function with a high degree of autonomy and accountability whilst also working collaboratively in a

multidisciplinary team. The Nurse Practitioner role is grounded in the nursing profession’s values,

knowledge, theories and practice.

The Nurse Practitioner role will provide comprehensive, evidence based advanced nursing practice,

including physical examinations, initiating diagnostic assessments, prescribing medications and

undertaking procedural skills and treatments, and referring to other clinicians.

The Nurse Practitioner will engage collaboratively with colleagues within BCHS and community

partners to ensure effective, flexible and well organised care of clients attending the AOD Clinical

Services. The Nurse Practitioner will provide nursing clinical leadership and act as a resource for

nursing and medical colleagues within BCHS.***

**POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Clinical Expertise/Skills**
- Provides advanced nursing assessment in the clinical management of pharmacotherapy clients,

including examination and diagnostic investigations, assessments and case management.
- Understands and practices the fundamental guiding principles when caring for clients who have

health needs associated with their AOD use.
- Understands and utilise evidence-based resources in clinical practice.
- In a framework of training and supervision, demonstrates a willingness to expand their scope of

practice in order to provide skills or procedures relevant to the care of AOD clients.
- Whilst practicing autonomously within a defined scope of practice, consults and/or refers to

other healthcare professionals when the client requires care outside the Nurse Practitioner’s

scope of practice.
- Accepts accountability and responsibility for own actions.
- Maintains accurate clinical records to an advanced nursing standard.
- Demonstrates excellent time man