Join our Alcohol and Other Drug Services Team.

• Work autonomously within a supportive team
• Grow your skills in AOD, mental health, and community nursing
• Registered Nurse Grade 4A Yr 1 + super, FTE 0.4, Max Term to 30 June 2027

Your new role

Join our dynamic team as a Home-Based Withdrawal (HBW) Nurse and help support people on their journey to recovery—right where they feel safest.

This isn’t your typical nursing job. You’ll be on the front line of community-based care, supporting clients through alcohol and other drug withdrawal in a non-residential, home environment. Every day is meaningful. Every interaction matters.

You’ll play a crucial role in guiding clients safely through withdrawal by:

• Conducting clinical assessments and monitoring withdrawal symptoms
• Supporting medication management and symptom stabilisation
• Coordinating care with GPs, hospital teams, and mental health clinicians
• Providing holistic, person-centred support for complex needs
• Ensuring safe, effective withdrawal management outside a hospital setting.

Our Home-Based Withdrawal program is built on compassion, collaboration, and real outcomes:

• Help clients reduce or cease substance use to restore health and wellbeing
• Build a strong foundation for long-term recovery
• Deliver step-up/step-down support pre- or post-residential treatment
• Connect clients into a coordinated, integrated care pathway.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary of $58.27 + super, you can access the following. 

• Access to development and training opportunities to build your skills and experience.
• Working in a values-led organisation with real community impact.
• Employee discounts at Uniting Early Education services and Uniting op shops.
• Access salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.

Your skills and experience 

• Registered Nurse Division 1 with current AHPRA registration and, Certificate IV in AOD or have completed the core AOD competencies (or able to complete within the first 12 months of employment)
• Competencies in mental health dual diagnosis (or able to complete within the first 24 months of employment).

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience or completion of a graduate year
• Preferred - experience delivering a range of counselling modalities and treatment to clients accessing non-residential withdrawal services
• Understanding and knowledge of the Alcohol and other drug sector and harm reduction methods and service delivery.

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How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Tanya Aschenbrenner, Team Leader, Mental health & AOD on Tanya.aschenbrenner@vt.uniting.org or 0418 726 840 for a chat.

About Uniting

We create real change in people’s lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage.

We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.

For over 100 years we’ve been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania. 

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

We are an inclusive, values-led organisation and proudly welcome people of all identities, backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with lived and living experience relevant to our work.

We are committed to inclusive hiring practices. You are welcome to share your pronouns and let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process. We are here to support you.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of all children and young people. We embed child safety in everything we do. Employment with Uniting is subject to relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.