Clinical Nurse Consultant - Better@Home Acute

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About Better@Home  

The Better@Home Program facilitates the shift of traditional inpatient acute and rehabilitation services from all three Austin Campuses to the patient’s own home without compromising patient care. It improves patient satisfaction, reduces the cost of hospitalisation per in-patient episode of care and helps with hospital flow.

Better@Home – Acute is a new 4-6 bed program apart of the continuing care division. Our goal is to help more older people who present to the Emergency Department (ED) access the care they need in the right location—at home instead of in hospital whenever possible. We recognize that many older patients can be safely and effectively managed in their own homes with the right supports in place.

About the role 

The B@H Clinical Nurse Consultant will lead rapid assessment, acute nursing care, care planning, and coordination of services to facilitate safe discharge from ED or other inpatient wards as determined to home-based care. This includes working closely with ED teams, community health providers, primary care, and support services to optimise patient outcomes. The role involves clinical expertise, service innovation, and collaboration to support the successful implementation and evaluation of this new model of care.

This is a fixed term parental leave cover working 32 hours per week until 30 August 2026.

A regular day will see you:   

• Driving to visit admitted patients in their own homes in Austin Health’s catchment
• In collaboration/consultation the B@H Acute team provide acute rapid assessment and short-term treatment of patients in their own home.
• Provide an advanced level of clinical knowledge and expertise in the assessment and treatment of chronic and complex medical issues.
• Triage referrals and support onboarding as required.
• Work with medical/nursing/allied health teams to determine appropriate discharge plan to alternative community service or to their GP. ·
• Practice within own scope of practice in accordance with legislation affecting nursing practice and healthcare.

About you 

As the Better@Home Clinical Nurse Consultant, you will be someone with a high level of assessment skills, excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in Geriatric evaluation and management and rehabilitation care.

You’ll further bring with you: 

• Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Registered Nurse registration.
• Extensive acute care, aged care or Emergency nursing care experience.
• Current driver's license.
• Meet the selection criteria within the position description.
• The ability to work independently and flexibly alongside the muti-disciplinary team to meet varying patient demands.

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Cath Byrne, Nurse Unit Manager at Cath.Byrne@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Thursday 23 October 2025