Enrolled Nurse

• Multiple positions
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

This position sits within the Public Intoxication Reform team and delivers a health response to people intoxicated in metro Melbourne. This role will provide outreach, triage, transport and monitoring of individuals to ensure safety at all stages of the client journey. This role requires regular shift work including after-hours and weekends.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Support a philosophy of care that is patient-focused, where care is integrated from pre-admission to post-discharge
• Triage the immediate health needs as a first responder and provide nursing and first aid support as required
• Work collaboratively with internal partners and external stakeholders to optimise safety and outcomes for people intoxicated in public
• Provide high-quality, recovery-oriented, evidence-based outreach and on-site services to clients experiencing complex health and social issues

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
• cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
• Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here:
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Enrolled Nurse registered with APHRA
• Community nursing experience
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the philosophy of Harm Reduction, especially relating to AOD use
• Highly developed communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills

Application Process

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You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close on 24 September at 10.00 PM.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Amy Hubbard on

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.