Team Leader - Brunswick, Australia - Cabrini Health

Cabrini Health

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Brunswick, Australia

4 weeks ago

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About Cabrini

Cabrini is a Catholic charitable organisation inspired by the spirit and vision of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini and the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

This order was founded by Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini who was canonised in 1946 and later proclaimed Universal Patron Saint of Immigrants.

We are a community of care, reaching out with compassion, integrity, courage and respect to all we serve.

With more than 4300 staff, 1000 accredited medical practitioners and several locations, we offer a range of employment opportunities to start, continue or advance your career.

Team Leader - Primary Care/Refugee Health (RN Grade 4A)

Permanent part-time position - 0.8 FTE / 30.4 hours per week

Cabrini Outreach, Brunswick

Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax free each year, plus meal & entertainment card

About Cabrini Outreach

Cabrini Outreach is a Catholic community development organisation inspired by the spirit and vision of Mother Cabrini and the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Our mandate is to seek social justice, alleviate social inequality and enable better healthcare for people seeking asylum and people experiencing disadvantage within Australia and overseas.

The Asylum Seeker Health Program is based at the Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub in Brunswick.

Our primary target groups are people seeking asylum who are Medicare-ineligible and those who have Medicare but limited or no income.

Our service provides integrated primary care, mental health care and health waiver programs, and is a recognised leader in the work we do winning the Victorian Multicultural Commission Awards for Excellence in Health in 2021.

The innovative Primary Care Service is a nurse-led model (combining practice nurse/refugee health nurse) working alongside a mix of pro bono and employed general practitioners and the Medical Director.

The team works closely in an integrated model with the Specialist Mental Service and other external community-based organisations supporting people seeking asylum.

The Role

The Team Leader - Primary Care/Refugee Health is a key member of Cabrini Outreach's Asylum Seeker Health Services responsible for the supervision and leadership of nursing staff in the primary care teams, as well as a clinical role working as a practice nurse/refugee health nurse.

Key responsibilities:

Overseeing the day to day clinic management, contributing to data collection and reporting, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures, participating in management meetings and sector engagement.
Supervision and leadership of direct reports
Direct clinical care of clients through assessment, care coordination and management of clients such as triaging new referrals, undertaking comprehensive clinical assessment, developing treatment and management plans, direct clinical care, health education, coordination of care, appropriate internal referrals, as well as facilitating external referrals to other health and community services when required.

About you

We are seeking a Registered Nurse with at least five years clinical experience who has been a team leader, ANUM or held another healthcare management role, as well as someone who is passionate about working with people seeking asylum in a primary care setting.

You will have:

Current Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency registration as a Registered Nurse.
Nurse Immuniser (highly desirable).
Previous experience working with asylum seekers and refugees (highly desirable).
Ability to provide and be responsible for supervision and leadership of the primary care team, including the ability to delegate and to motivate the team.
Ability to work autonomously under limited supervision, exercising sound professional judgement and seeking advice and consultation when appropriate.
Experience in undertaking triage, assessments, developing plans, providing health management information and complex care coordination.

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Enquiries to:
General Manager Cabrini Outreach Tracey Cabrie on or

Closing date: 17 March 2023

Cabrini offers

Salary Packaging
Professional development opportunities
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Close to public transportation

Cabrini is an equal opportunity employer

Cabrini is committed to providing a safe environment for children

Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI
Vaccination requirements

Cabrini is a healthcare provider that is captured by the COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements released by the Victorian government.

It is a condition of employment that all staff receive the required vaccines, unless they have a relevant medical exemption.

Vaccination evidence or evidence of a medical contraindication must be provided prior to commencement.

Police Check

As per Cabrini policy, a mandatory copy of a current (under 12 months) police rec