Job Description

At Chosen Family, we believe everyone deserves to feel safe, respected, included, and empowered to live a life of dignity and independence.

We foster a community-centred environment that embraces diversity, flexibility, and enrichment. Through inclusive, person-centred practice, we strive to create opportunities for equality, belonging, and meaningful participation.

We are seeking experienced and compassionate Registered Nurses to join our dedicated nursing team supporting a participant with complex clinical and disability-related needs in a Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) setting in Jordan Springs, Penrith, NSW.

If you are clinically confident, attentive to detail, and passionate about delivering safe, high-quality nursing care, we invite you to become part of the Chosen Family community.

About the Opportunity

This is an opportunity to apply your clinical expertise in a specialised disability support environment where consistency, sound clinical judgement, and collaborative care are essential.

You will support a participant with complex health requirements, intellectual disability, significant cognitive impairment, and mental health support needs. Your role will involve delivering individualised nursing interventions, monitoring health conditions, implementing prescribed clinical protocols, and working collaboratively with the RN Team Leader and broader support team.

The position forms part of a 24/7 SIL/SDA support environment, with nursing coverage requirements that may include sleepover arrangements. Shift allocations, availability, and applicable employment arrangements will be discussed during recruitment.

Employment Details

• Location: Jordan Springs, Penrith, NSW
• Employment Type: Casual employee
• Applicable Award: Nurses Award 2020
• Penalty Rates: Applicable weekend, public holiday, and shift penalties in accordance with the award
• Roster: 24/7 nursing coverage requirements, with specific shifts and sleepover arrangements to be confirmed

Rates are indicative and should be verified against the current award, applicable casual loading, classification, and employment arrangements before publication.

Key Responsibilities

1. Complex Clinical Nursing Care

• Deliver safe, evidence-informed nursing interventions in accordance with the participant’s individualised care plans, clinical instructions, and organisational policies.
• Monitor blood glucose levels and administer insulin in accordance with prescribed orders and approved protocols.
• Provide wound assessment and wound care, including pressure injury prevention, monitoring, and management.
• Deliver catheter care and support continence management.
• Implement lymphoedema management strategies and appropriate pressure care interventions.
• Support the participant’s health needs while maintaining dignity, comfort, and respect.

2. Medication Management and Clinical Monitoring

• Administer medications safely within your scope of practice and in accordance with valid medication orders.
• Monitor clinical observations and identify changes in the participant’s health status.
• Recognise signs of clinical deterioration and escalate concerns promptly to the appropriate clinical lead or emergency service.
• Maintain accurate medication records and clinical documentation.
• Follow infection prevention, control, and clinical risk management procedures.

3. Complex Disability and Physical Support

• Support a participant with intellectual disability, significant cognitive impairment, and associated mental health needs.
• Undertake complex manual handling in accordance with approved procedures, including hoist and sling transfers.
• Follow safe work practices when supporting mobility restrictions and bariatric care requirements.
• Apply appropriate positioning, skin integrity, pressure care, and falls prevention strategies.
• Work collaboratively with support workers to ensure nursing interventions are delivered consistently and safely.

4. Clinical Documentation and Risk Management

• Complete accurate nursing notes, clinical observations, medication records, and incident documentation.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with privacy, consent, and professional documentation requirements.
• Identify clinical risks and communicate relevant changes to the RN Team Leader and appropriate stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuity of care through clear handovers and consistent implementation of clinical protocols.

5. Collaboration and Person-Centred Practice

• Work closely with the RN Team Leader, support workers, and relevant health professionals.
• Promote the participant’s choice, dignity, privacy, autonomy, and rights.
• Provide respectful, compassionate, and individualised care that recognises the participant’s preferences and circumstances.
• Support a consistent, safe, and inclusive care environment.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must have:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia through AHPRA.
• Demonstrated experience in complex clinical care, disability nursing, community nursing, aged care, rehabilitation, or a comparable clinical setting.
• Practical experience in diabetes management, blood glucose monitoring, and insulin administration.
• Competence in wound care, pressure injury prevention and management, catheter care, and continence support.
• Experience with complex manual handling, including hoist and sling transfers, and supporting individuals with mobility restrictions.
• Sound knowledge of medication safety, clinical assessment, monitoring, documentation, and escalation procedures.
• The ability to follow individualised clinical plans and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Current screening checks, mandatory training, and relevant certifications required for the position.

Highly Regarded Experience

• Supporting people with intellectual disability and significant cognitive impairment.
• Providing care to people with anxiety, depression, or other mental health support needs.
• Working in SIL/SDA, high-intensity disability support, or complex community care environments.
• Experience supporting people with multiple co-existing clinical conditions and complex physical support requirements.

About You

You are a capable, compassionate, and accountable Registered Nurse who combines clinical expertise with a strong commitment to person-centred care.

You bring:

• Clinical confidence: You can deliver complex nursing interventions safely and recognise when escalation is required.
• Attention to detail: You understand the importance of accurate documentation, medication safety, and following clinical protocols.
• Compassion and respect: You prioritise the participant’s dignity, choice, comfort, and individual needs.
• Teamwork: You communicate clearly, provide effective handovers, and collaborate with nurses and support workers.
• Reliability and adaptability: You can work within a structured care environment and contribute to consistent nursing coverage.
• Professional accountability: You practise within your scope, maintain professional boundaries, and uphold relevant nursing standards.

Why Join Chosen Family?

At Chosen Family, you will have the opportunity to contribute your clinical expertise to a dedicated team committed to meaningful outcomes for people with disability.

We value:

• Inclusive, respectful, and person-centred practice.
• Professional collaboration and shared responsibility.
• Safe, consistent, and high-quality clinical care.
• Respect for individual identity, preferences, rights, and autonomy.
• Meaningful opportunities to promote health, comfort, wellbeing, and independence.

Join a team where your nursing knowledge and compassionate approach can make a genuine difference.

How to Apply

If you have the qualifications and clinical experience required to support complex disability-related health needs, we encourage you to submit your application.

Please include:

• Your current AHPRA registration details.
• Your nursing qualifications and relevant clinical experience.
• Examples of your experience with complex clinical care and disability support.
• Your availability for rostered shifts, including any weekend or sleepover availability.

Join Chosen Family and help deliver safe, consistent, and high-quality nursing care that makes a meaningful difference.

We welcome applications from suitably qualified nurses who share our commitment to dignity, inclusion, and person-centred support.