Calvary Drug & Alcohol Centre

Permeant Part Time- Registered Nurse

• Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
• Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
• Opportunity to work within a supportive and dynamic team.
• Australia's number-one most attractive employer according to Randstad 2025 survey

About you

The Registered Nurse is responsible for providing safe, effective and appropriate client care in a client-focussed environment. This is a permanent part-time position with the capacity to work extra shifts. The Registered Nurse provides clinical supervision and support to the 10 bed ambulatory withdrawal unit and 22 bed residential rehabilitation program. The Registered Nurse works on a rotating roster basis alongside a multidisciplinary team. 

Key Responsibilities

• To reduce alcohol and other drug related harms by providing evidence-based drug and alcohol services to people accessing Calvary Drug and Alcohol Centre.
• Provide comprehensive and individualised biopsychosocial assessments, realistic and supportive treatment/support plans and discharge planning to clients
• Identify, respond and escalate, if required, significant risk factors or deterioration in client’s condition and develop and implement an appropriate management plan
• Provide evidence informed ambulatory withdrawal support to clients in the centre 
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of the clients

What you bring 

• Knowledge and application of alcohol and other drugs theoretical frameworks, national guidelines and evidence based therapeutic interventions.
• AHPRA Registration
• Demonstrated recent clinical experience in an acute care and/or hospital setting
• Ability to work unsupervised, proficiently and in an organised manner during periods of high demand and activity
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated communication, interpersonal skills and customer service skills
• A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission based organisation

For further information please contact Fiona Nyangu, Nurse Unit Manager on 69326800 or fiona.nyangu@calvarycare.org.au

• NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships 
• Paid parental leave 
• Training, development pathways and career opportunities
• Flexible hours that make sense for you

• As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
• You may be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella=