Role Highlights
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Permanent, full-time role
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Enjoy leading a growing team of Registered and Enrolled Nurses
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Predominantly Monday to Friday roster, working shift lengths of 8.5 hours to have paid rostered day off each month
Role Details
The
Assistant Clinical Lead Nurse is a role within Disability Services and is
accountable to the Clinical Lead Nurse for:
· Delivering
quality nursing care to clients across the full scope of technical nursing
within the DHS nursing model of care, under limited direction.
· Ensuring
best care outcomes are delivered consistently to clients through implementation
of various approaches to care including coordination of care and nursing model
of care.
· Accepting
accountability for own standards of nursing care and for activities delegated
to others, including providing the direct or indirect supervision of Assistants
in Nursing, Students in Enrolled Nursing, Enrolled Nurses, and Support Workers,
and supporting the delivery of competency-based training and assessment of
health support tasks.
· Undertaking
a specific activity and/or portfolio responsibility and act as a resource
person within an area based on knowledge, experience, and skills.
General
Points
· Our Nursing Services Team is growing, and we are looking for
experienced nurses to join our team.
· Use your nursing skills and experience to support people with disability
to lead their best lives.
· Become a valued member of our multi-disciplinary Quality and Clinical
Services team.
Special Conditions
National Police Check required.
Employment-related Screening Check required.
Some out of hours work may be required.
Must hold a current Australian issued driver’s licence (equivalent to minimum class C).
Essential Qualifications:
Registered as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA and holds, or is eligible to hold, a current practising certificate.
Must have completed a Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) approved program of study or the NMBA units of study for the administration of medicines.
Work at this level requires at least 3 years post registration experience.
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About the Business
Our Disability Services team support people with disability to lead their best life, at home and in the community. They provide supported independent living to more than 500 people through a range of disability and aged care funding packages, including the NDIS. Disability Services is a high quality, rights-based service with a person-centred philosophy of "Everything about you, with you".
Contact Us
Enquiries to Gail Bennett
0429 582 946
Diversity And Inclusion
DHS is committed to making our services and workplaces safe and inclusive for all people and ensuring the
full diversity of the communities we serve are represented in our workforce, including Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people, people with disability and/or neurodivergence, young people, older people,
culturally and linguistically diverse people, LGBTIQA+ and gender diverse people.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.
If you require assistance with this process,
please contact us at dhsrecruitment@sa.gov.au and a member of the team will get back to you.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working, including part time.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
We also celebrate the many strengths and skills people with disability and/or neurodivergent people bring to
our workplace and acknowledge our role in ensuring a supportive work environment for people with disability and/or
neurodivergent people to thrive in.
Application Instructions
Resume and Cover Letter
You are required to submit a cover letter, up to a maximum of two pages,
addressing how your skills, attributes and experience meet the role specific capabilities and attach your current resume via the online application form.
For more information about applying, refer to our
Job Application Guide
Screening Checks
If you are new to the department and are invited to an interview, you will be required to produce a National Police Check,
which has been issued within six months of your application for the role. National Police Checks can be applied for via the
South Australia Police
or through an Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission accredited body.
If the role you are applying for also requires an Employment-related Screening Check, you will be required to undergo such assessment as is advised by DHS,
including periodic assessment during your employment.