Senior Registered Nurse

Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited

Ivanhoe, Melbourne VIC

Nursing to Aged Care (Healthcare and Medical)

Part time

Nursing

Leadership

Criminal History Check

Provide care and support to people on their journey to achieve alcohol and drug withdrawal.

Increase your take-home pay with up to 15,900 in salary packaging benefits.

Part-time ongoing roles based in our Ivanhoe Residential Withdrawal Unit.

Your new role

The Senior Registered Nurse at Curran Place, a 16-bed inpatient withdrawal unit in Ivanhoe, provides clinical leadership and supports the Nurse Unit Manager in the day-to-day operation of the service. Working collaboratively with medical practitioners, nurse practitioners, and multidisciplinary staff, the role ensures the safe and effective delivery of withdrawal treatment for adults, including mothers with their babies, experiencing alcohol and other drug dependence.

Key responsibilities include:

Supporting the day-to-day clinical and operational management of the inpatient withdrawal service.

Providing clinical leadership, guidance, and supervision to nursing staff.

Ensuring a safe, welcoming, and recovery-focused environment for consumers.

Assisting with complex clinical decision-making, service coordination, and stakeholder liaison.

Contributing to service planning and the continuous improvement of care delivery.

What’s on offer.

You will work rotating rostered shifts over the full 24-hour period. Talk to us about what part-time looks like for you, and we’ll do our best to support you.

In addition to pay rate and superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and an ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to 15,900 in salary packaging benefits.

There is also the option to increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.

You will have access to paid parental leave for up to 10 weeks and can receive a 10% discount on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning service or centre.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will be a registered Division 1 or Division 3 Nurse with a passion for delivering high-quality care to people experiencing alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues. You will bring strong clinical judgement, leadership capability, and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic, rotating shift environment.

Essential qualifications and experience:

Current Victorian Registration as a Division 1 or Division 3 Nurse.

Competencies in dual diagnosis or a qualification in an Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) or drug dependency-related field.

Previous experience supporting people experiencing problematic alcohol and/or other drug use.

Knowledge of alcohol and other drug treatment interventions.

Experience managing complex consumer behaviours.

Understanding of the demands of working within a rotating shift environment.

Demonstrated leadership experience, skills, and training.

View the full position description here.

Submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly.

We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.

If you’d like to know more or arrange an informal tour

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contact Rose McCrohan, Manager on 0422015208 during business hours or rose.mccrohan@vt.uniting.org