About the Role

This role is part-time (negotiable up to 0.8FTE) and fixed-term until June 2025.

We’re looking for a dynamic Nurse Practitioner to join the team at Western Health Drug Health Services (DHS). This Specialist Addiction Service offers innovative and diverse programs for people across the development lifespan, with youth and adult programs, as well as specialist programs for women and for people with co-morbid AOD and mental health care needs.  Nurse Practitioners at DHS provide specialist support to numerous AOD services across community outpatient and hospital inpatient settings including residential withdrawal and residential rehabilitation units.  

The Nurse Practitioner will use advanced clinical nursing skills to deliver high quality AOD assessment and treatment to clients and families of DHS. This role also holds the following key components, working across the spectrum of potential AOD presentations:

• screening 
• clinical assessment 
• brief intervention, harm reduction 
• motivational interviewing 
• commencement of appropriate AOD treatments 
• linkage into appropriate community and/or hospital-based addiction treatment services 

The Nurse Practitioner role is grounded in the nursing profession’s values, knowledge, theories and practice and provides innovative and flexible health care delivery that complements other health care providers. 

The Nurse Practitioner will be supported in achieving appropriate clinical experience and will be offered supervision.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Recognised qualifications as an Addiction Medicine Practitioner;
• Well-developed professional communication and interpersonal skills;
• A demonstrated commitment to professional development of self and others;
• A demonstrated commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and delivery of evidence-based best care;
• A desire to contribute to a positive organisational culture and role model professionalism with respect to patient dignity and compassion, effective communication, and ethical clinical care; and
• A desire to be involved in service evaluation, audits, and research activities.

About Us

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.