Drugs Recovery Service in Mt Isa. The Service operates from 9 am to 5 pm, 5 days a week. It's a 45 bed facility, with GP onsite at all times.

Suitable candidates required experience;

• Sound knowledge of AOD/Gambling, Community Services and Health Sectors;
• Demonstrated experience and ability to work with those impacted by substance abuse, gambling and mental health conditions;
• Demonstrated experience in effective case and project management;
• Experience working with people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background;
• Experience working with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and religions.
• Experience working in collaboration with other organisations.

Qualifications & Mandatory requirements;

• Tertiary qualification in Nursing and current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA);
• Minimum 2 years' experience and demonstrated competence in nursing in the alcohol and other drugs nursing environment,
• including working with people with mental health conditions;
• Demonstrated current knowledge of the Guidelines and issues relating to withdrawal management;
• Demonstrated skills in triage, medical assessment, decision making and providing appropriate nursing interventions and to
• provide crisis support;
• Demonstrated competence in infection control procedures;
• Demonstrated ability to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and from religious backgrounds;
• Demonstrated effective communication skills with people displaying challenging behaviors.
• Willingness and ability to work weekends and overnight shifts;
• WHS - knowledge of work health safety obligations and to practice these in the workplace in line with TSA policy & procedures and legislation;
• Professional development required to maintain skills for the role;
• Willingness to undergo a National Police Check and other employment checks as required;
• Current Driver's License;
• Queensland Blue Card - Working with children check

Please apply via the 'Apply Now' button on this page.