Job Info
Location: ADELAIDE, SA
Salary: Hourly Rate
Job Type: Contract position | Casual position
Job Description
Temporary full time contract until 2 April **** Head Office location, with travel to Cara services, including regional locations, as required.
Cara is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Quality & Safeguarding team in the temporary role of Health Practice Specialist (Registered Nurse), providing specialist clinical advice and support during a period of parental leave.
This is an opportunity for a skilled clinician who is passionate about improving health outcomes for people with disability and supporting teams to deliver safe, person-centred, and high-quality practice.
The successful applicant will commence with a transition and handover period alongside the current Health Practice Specialist before commencing the full-time placement.
About the role Reporting to the Quality & Safeguarding Manager, the Health Practice Specialist (Registered Nurse) provides specialist clinical advisory and escalation support to assist Cara in managing complex and high-risk health-related matters for clients.
The role provides nursing expertise across health practice improvement, clinical risk management, high intensity supports, staff capability development, credentialling and competency processes, and collaboration with external health providers.
The position is based at Cara's Head Office in Hindmarsh.
Travel to Cara services, including regional locations, may be required depending on risk priorities and service needs.
The role will work closely with Quality & Safeguarding,



Client Services, operational teams, clinical stakeholders and external health providers.
Key responsibilities The successful applicant will:
Provide specialist clinical advice and escalation support for high-risk and complex health matters
Support the review and improvement of health-related policies, procedures, tools and practice guidance
Provide clinical input into client-specific health plans and guidance
Identify health-related practice, documentation, capability and risk gaps and recommend improvement actions
Support HIDPA requirements and application of the NDIS
High Intensity Support Skills Descriptors
Contribute to health risk analysis, reporting and continuous improvement activities
Support clinical training, credentialling and competency assessment processes
Assist with reducing the current backlog of clinical competency and training activities
Work collaboratively with operational teams and external health providers to support safe and consistent practice
The role will generally include:
Four days per week within Quality & Safeguarding
One day per week supporting Training activities, with a focus on clinical training, credentialling and competency assessment.
About you You are an experienced Registered Nurse who can provide practical clinical guidance, identify risk, and support teams to deliver safe and effective health-related supports.
You will bring:
Bachelor of Nursing qualification
Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
Current driver's licence and willing Apply
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