Job Description

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About Chosen Family

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Chosen Family is a values-driven disability and community services provider committed to delivering inclusive, trauma-informed and person-centred supports.

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We work with participants, families, and communities to provide high-quality services across disability and community sectors, including NDIS supports and in-home services. Our focus is on building strong relationships, supporting individual goals, and creating safe and inclusive environments for the people we support.

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About the Role

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Chosen Family is seeking empathetic and culturally responsive Registered Nurses (RNs) committed to delivering inclusive nursing supports to LGBTQIA+ participants across disability and community settings.

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The RN will provide clinically safe, trauma-informed, and affirming care while supporting participants who may have experienced discrimination, exclusion, complex trauma, psychosocial disability, or barriers accessing healthcare services.

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Key Responsibilities

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Clinical Nursing Supports

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- Conduct nursing assessments and participant health reviews
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- Deliver complex clinical supports including:
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- Medication administration
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- PEG feeding
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- Wound care
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- Catheter management
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- Diabetes management
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- Seizure management
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- Mental health monitoring
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- Continence care
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- Behavioural observation and support
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- Monitor participant wellbeing and clinical presentations
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- Escalate concerns and coordinate appropriate interventions
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- Deliver trauma-informed and identity-affirming healthcare supports
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LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Participant Support

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- Foster emotionally protected and inclusive support environments
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- Respect participant identities, pronouns, and lived experiences
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- Support participants experiencing:
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- Psychosocial disability
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- Trauma
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- Social isolation
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- Mental health challenges
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- Discrimination-related stress
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- Promote participant autonomy, dignity, and self-determination
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- Advocate for equitable and accessible healthcare services
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Care Planning & Clinical Oversight

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- Develop and review participant care plans and support strategies
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- Provide guidance and clinical oversight to support workers and ENs
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- Participate in multidisciplinary care coordination
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- Contribute to safeguarding and risk management processes
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- Promote culturally safe and inclusive support delivery
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Stakeholder Engagement

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- Liaise with families, guardians, allied health professionals, and community supports
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- Collaborate with LGBTQIA+ inclusive services and healthcare providers
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- Maintain professional and compassionate communication
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- Participate in participant case conferences and support reviews
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Compliance & Documentation

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- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and participant records
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- Ensure compliance with NDIS Practice Standards and clinical governance frameworks
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- Participate in audits, reviews, and quality improvement activities
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- Maintain confidentiality and culturally safe practices
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- Support continuous improvement in inclusive service delivery
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Essential Criteria

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- Bachelor of Nursing
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- Current AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse
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- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check
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- Current First Aid & CPR
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- Strong understanding of trauma-informed and inclusive practice
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Highly Regarded

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- Experience supporting LGBTQIA+ communities
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- Mental health nursing experience
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- Experience supporting transgender and gender-diverse participants
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- Psychosocial disability or behavioural support experience
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📌 Registered Nurse (RN) - LGBTQIA+ Community Supports - Minchinbury, NSW (Sydney)
🏢 Chosen Community Foundation
📍 Sydney