Join our Alcohol and Other Drug Services Team.

• 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.

How to apply

Click APPLY to 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, please contact Rose McCrohan, Manager on 0422 015 208 (during business hours) or rose.mccrohan@vt.uniting.org 

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org 

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.