Assertive Outreach Registered Nurse

Description

Role title : Registered Nurse (Year 5 - 8)

Role type : Max term part time (24 hours per week until July 2026)

Department and location : Homeless Health Service, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst

Salary : $91,035.95 - $104,336.27 (pro-rata) + super

Better and fairer care. Always.

We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.

About the role

Delivering high quality, evidence-based nursing care to people who are experiencing primary homelessness, complex and co-occurring health and support needs in inner city Sydney.

Deliver comprehensive assessments, clinical intervention, care coordination, and referral on an outreach basis.

Service provision is person-centred and aligned with the principles of trauma informed care and practice.

Collaborate with clients, their professional, cultural and social supports, and our multidisciplinary team to address cultural, holistic health, and support needs using a strengths-based, harm reduction approach.

Assist clients to access mainstream and specialist healthcare, support and accommodation to improve their health and wellbeing outcomes.

Build and maintain strong partnerships and coordinate care with service providers and communities to strengthen client support networks.

Lead staff education, contribute to clinical reviews, and drive quality improvement across services.

About you :

Current registration with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.

At least 5 years’ experience delivering nursing assessment, treatment, and care coordination to people with complex health and support needs who are also experiencing homelessness.

Strong understanding of homelessness, trauma-informed care, and strengths-based frameworks, and committed to clinical supervision and professional development.

Confident team member who drives service development, education, and quality improvement initiatives, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Tech-savvy and mobile, comfortable with digital health records, and holds a current NSW Driver’s Licence.

There may be occasional early start times in this role.

Why work at St Vincent’s?

Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community

Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free

Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.

A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches

A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people

Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus

Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS / HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

As part of our commitment to reconciliation we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 27 January 2026 .

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Review the following documents :

Reconciliation Action Plan :

Code of Conduct :