Registered Nurse Grade 4

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Fixed Term, 12 months

Part time - 32 hours per week

Great opportunity to enhance your SCI nursing skills

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 statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About Spinal Community Services

The VSCS is a specialised state-wide service that offers lifelong care to people who sustain a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in Victoria, Tasmania and southern New South Wales. Inpatient services are provided at the Austin and Royal Talbot campuses of Austin Health. The VSCS also provides community and outpatient programs.

VSCS Spinal Community Services includes the Spinal Community Integration Service (SCIS), a community facing service supporting clients establish themselves in the community following spinal cord injury rehabilitation, the Spinal Outreach Service (SOS) supporting clients manage common complications of spinal cord injury that can lead to significant health issues and re-hospitalisation, and several outpatient clinics offered to assist clients proactively manage their SCI related health.

About the role

You will work as part of the interdisciplinary SCIS team and in collaboration with inpatient and ambulatory teams and community agencies, will provide nursing services and consultation to clients recently discharged from rehabilitation.

A regular day will see you

• Assisting the inpatient team with discharge planning
• Facilitating and coordinating the optimal community integration for SCIS clients
• Assisting clients with community integration goal setting and review
• Educating clients regarding their injury and available services
• Assisting clients to access local services
• Supporting community providers with high level SCI knowledge
• Educating community providers on SCI topics
• Empowering clients to manage their own healthcare by the end of their SCIS episode
• About you

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

• AHPRA registration
• Clinical experience in the area of spinal cord injury
• An interest in working in the community setting
• An ability to motivate, mentor and inspire
• A collaborative spirit, and ability to build strong networks with peers
• Excellent communication skills
• Enjoyment in working with a diverse multi-disciplinary team
• 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, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.

A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.

Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.

Mentoring and career development opportunities.

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. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. 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. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Liz Clements, Program Manager at [email protected] OR Peter Trethewey, Program Manager at [email protected]

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

Application closing date: Wednesday 14 October 2026