Continence Registered Nurse

About the role

The Continence Nurse is responsible for delivering person-centred, 1:1 Continence Assessments to NDIS and My Aged Care/Support at Home participants with complex health and/or disability needs. Working collaboratively with participants, families and other health professionals, the Registered/Clinical Nurse identifies continence-related needs, develops practical strategies and supports positive health, wellbeing and quality-of-life outcomes. Assessment findings are consolidated with the nurse’s clinical knowledge, experience and ongoing professional development to provide informed, individualised recommendations that align with each participant’s goals.

Key responsibilities

• Assess individual participant needs, plan, implement and/or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options including other disciplines or agencies

• Provide direct person-centred nursing care and/or individual case management to clients on a shift by shift basis in a defined clinical area with increasing autonomy over time

• Plan and coordinate services with other disciplines or agencies in providing individual health care needs

• Provide health support as detailed in the participants individual health plan which includes assessment and decisions for appropriate service delivery options aimed at improving patient/client health outcomes

• Actively participate in monitoring client care plans and participate in clinical review programmes/audits to ensure quality patient outcomes

• Maintain clinical documentation records in accordance with organisational policy

• Participate in quality improvement activities that contribute to patient/client safety, risk minimisation and safe work activities within the practice setting

• Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical standards, practice guidelines, protocols/audits and quality indicators

• Provide health promotion and education to clients or groups and carers to improve the health outcomes of individuals within scope of Clinical Nurse

• Participate in evaluative research activities within the practice setting

About you

• Registered Nurse with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency)

• Minimum of 5 years experience as a RN Level 1

• Supporting all-encompassing components of community continence care

• Highly developed clinical skills and experience in general nursing

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to initiate and maintain contacts with team members, participants, and other service providers

• A sensitive and empathetic approach to working with individuals living with complex health and or a disability and their families

• Demonstrates knowledge of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Registration Standards

• Working with Children Check (issued by DHS) and National Police Check – Working unsupervised with vulnerable persons

• NDIS Worker Orientation Module obtained certificate of completion

• Proficient in conflict management/conflict resolution in line with Code of Conduct

• Sound IT proficiency (Outlook, MS Word, PDF editing and web-based booking software/tools)

About us

AH Nursing & Health Services (AHNHS) is committed to delivering person-centred care to NDIS and My Aged Care/Support at Home participants. The organisation operates in accordance with the AHNHS Code of Ethics, Policies and Procedures and legislative requirements. AHNHS values and respects the needs and contributions of Aboriginal staff and clients and is committed to the development of Aboriginal cultural competence across all service delivery. AHNHS has a position of zero tolerance towards men's violence against women in the workplace and the broader community.