Employment Type: Full time

Location: Salisbury South

There to care. Here for good.

Aged care is so important. Some people forget that. You don’t and neither do we. Because helping people is what we were born to do. We’ve been a leading provider of aged care in communities across South Australia since 1953. That’s a long journey, and we’re proud of our stability and strength.

Now, we’re on a mission to continue to grow and improve our services and impact, hand in hand with our fantastic team. Here, every moment matters and every client counts. And so do you.

Join us as Clinical Care Partner and shape your future and ours.

A brighter future with Helping Hand, for older people and for you.

The Clinical Care Partner is a Registered Nurse who provides clinical expertise, advice, care management and oversight to support clients receiving care at home to access safe, high-quality and person-centred care.

As a key clinical advisor and escalation point for Care Partners and the broader home care team, you will support timely clinical decision-making and responses to risk, complexity and changes in a client’s condition. You’ll also provide direct nursing assessments and interventions and clinical care management for clients with complex needs.

You'll also make an impact by:

- Providing timely, evidence-informed clinical advice to Care Partners and the home care team, including interpreting assessments, clinical information and hospital discharge documentation.
- Supporting clinical decision-making for clients with complex needs, deterioration, palliative care or end-of-life care requirements.
- Identifying, assessing and escalating clinical risks for clients with complex, high-risk or changing health needs.
- Delivering nursing assessments, interventions and reviews within scope of practice, including wound care, medication-related support and clinical monitoring.
- Providing clinical expertise to care planning, service reviews and reassessments while working collaboratively with Care Partners.
- Contributing to clinical audits,



incident reviews and quality improvement activities while promoting safe, evidence-informed practice.

What you'll bring To succeed in this role, you will have:

- Current general registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
- A minimum of two years’ post-registration clinical experience, preferably in community, aged care or complex care settings.
- Demonstrated clinical assessment, care planning, review and documentation skills, with the ability to identify clinical risk and exercise sound professional judgement.
- Sound knowledge of professional nursing standards, scope of practice, Registered Nurse accountability and relevant legislative, regulatory and quality frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and influence others through clinical leadership.
- Current driver's licence and access to a reliable, roadworthy vehicle.
- Current First Aid and CPR certification and NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willingness to obtain prior to commencement.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have some of the following:

- Experience in community aged care or in-home clinical service delivery.
- Understanding of the Support at Home program and the Aged Care Quality Standards.
- Experience in palliative care, chronic disease management or hospital-to-home transitions.
- Experience providing competency-based training and supervision to community staff or contributing to clinical quality improvement.

Please click the link below to view the position description:

Clinical Care Partner

Why Helping Hand?

Here at Helping Hand we truly care about how you are. Here are some of the things we hope you'll love about working with us:





- We are who you are At Helping Hand, you'll find real support from teammates and managers who share your values and strengths.

- We are where you are Helping Hand operates in over 20 communities across South Australia, where we were born and where our roots will always be.

- We care how you are Be part of a kind, friendly team that genuinely cares about you and your wellbeing.

You'll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

- Be part of a warm, friendly team that genuinely cares about you and your wellbeing.
- Maximise your take-home pay by salary packaging up to $15,899 each year.
- Enjoy an additional $2,650 tax free per year with our Meal and Entertainment Card.
- 17.5% leave loading.
- Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted private health insurance, plus our Employee Assistance Program.
- Get active with our Fitness Passport Program and enjoy discounted gym memberships for you and your family.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Are you ready to lend a helping hand? Join us at Helping Hand and help shape your future and ours.

We will be reviewing applications as they are submitted, and conducting interviews accordingly.

Apply online today, or to find out more please contact [email protected].

Current Helping Hand employees must notify their manager of their intent to apply.

Please note, you are required to hold a valid NDIS Worker Screening Check or be willing to obtain one. Successful candidates will be required to attend induction sessions before commencing work.

Helping Hand welcomes and respects the diversity our clients, staff and volunteers bring. Regardless of their culture, religion, spirituality, age, gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economic background or personal experiences, our people are included and respected.

Helping Hand strongly recommends that all employees receive COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, as we work in a high-risk setting and are in contact with vulnerable people.

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