Specialist Clinics Nurse Co-ordinator

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• Make an impact supporting patients, their families and carers  

• Permanent, full time, commencing January 2025 

• Onsite, based between at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Specialist Clinics, & Austin Health Specialist Clinics  

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 state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.  

About Specialist Clinics  

Specialist Clinics is a consultative-based health service, incorporating teaching, training, research and minor procedures for clients from the community and non-bed-based hospital patients.

The department stretches across five locations on two campuses - Level 3 Lance Townsend Building (Austin Hospital), Tobruk Centre and Level 2 & Level 4, Centaur Building, Repatriation Hospital. Currently over 600 clients attend each day.  

About the role  

The Nurse Coordinator position at Speciality Clinics is a newly established role. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic senior nurse who takes initiative and is excited to help shape this position to meet our service needs. As a member of the Specialists Clinics team, you will work closely with medical units and external healthcare providers. Your responsibilities will include managing and enhancing clinic capacity, ensuring patients are prepared before their appointments, overseeing clinic bookings, and collecting, interpreting & responding to data related to Specialty Clinics activity. 

About you  

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:  

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal  

• Excellent time management & clinical prioritisation skills  

• Demonstrated experience in the outpatient care setting  

• Highly motivated to improve the provision of quality care for patients requiring non-admitted care  

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 

• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program 

• Mentoring and career development opportunities 

• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists 

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. 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 or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: sine.donaldson@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: 6 December 2024