Community Health Nurse - General Practice

• Make meaningful contributions to community health, wellbeing & dignity
• Utilise your General Practice experience to provide comprehensive primary health care to our community
• This is a 0.5FTE Fixed Term position until December 2024

About Your Community Health

At YourCH, we provide a wide range of services, including medical, dental, allied health, COVID response, social support, Aboriginal Health, and Trans and Gender Diverse healthcare. Our purpose-driven approach focuses on community development and addressing health inequalities.

You'll join the medical services team, working alongside General Practitioners, Nurses, support staff and our wider multi-disciplinary service to provide comprehensive primary health care to our community. Utilising your experience in a General Practice setting, you'll undertaking clinical duties to plan and coordinate client care, and assist with clinical procedures as required.

Due to an internal secondment, this is a 0.5FTE fixed term position until December 2024 and will report to the Clinical Nurse Coordinator.

Your Passion and Commitment will see you:

• Perform clinical duties such as triage, preventative screening, immunisation, wound management chronic disease management, and assist GPs as required,
• Plan and coordinate patient care, care plans and health assessments
• Use health literacy principles to lead patient education, community health and outreach programs 
• Consult with other medical and multi-disciplinary staff or providers, and act as an advocate for clients

To succeed in this role you will have:

• AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1)
• Demonstrated experience in a General Practice setting (At least 1-2 years preferred)
• Willingness to learn and work flexibly in a dynamic environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including problem solving
• Familiarity with recall and reminder, data and clinical software systems

YourCH Culture & Benefits

YourCH has fostered an organisation-wide supportive and diverse team that allows staff to bring their whole self to work, both personally and professionally. You'll join a team focused on reflecting the diverse communities we serve and we will work with you to ensure a safe, affirming workplace by addressing any barriers you may experience to full participation. We offer:

• True flexibility in a supportive work environment to be yourself and balance your personal and professional responsibilities.
• Opportunities for development and training to grow your skills and career.
• Access to internal inclusion Networks like our LGBTIQA+ Rainbow Pride Network (and more starting soon).
• Eligibility for not-for-profit Salary Packaging Options including $15,900 annually and $2,650 Meal and Entertainment allowance per FBT year.
• Being an environmentally conscious employer part of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network.

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