AOD Clinician

The Rev. Bill Crews Foundation is one of Sydney’s largest frontline charities and has been operating for almost 40 years.

Our mission is to provide assistance to address the cause and effect of homelessness and poverty, faced by marginalised individuals. We succeed in achieving this through a combination of caring services like food provision, medical and social welfare, and education.

Our Healthcare team operates a full Medical Clinic providing safe, high quality health care services to the needs of marginalised individuals through the dedication of doctors, nurses, dentists, allied health professionals and case workers. The team work hard to ensure we deliver the very best healthcare to individuals and families who are the most needy and disadvantaged in our community.

We’ve recently launched our new Blacktown Medical Clinic, expanding our reach into Western Sydney while continuing to serve communities from our established Ashfield clinic.

ABOUT THE ROLE?

We’re seeking a compassionate and experienced AOD Clinician to join our SHW team in a part-time capacity, primarily based at Blacktown, with flexibility to support the Ashfield clinic as needed.

This dual-focus role supports individuals impacted by substance use through clinical care, assessment, counselling, and harm minimisation strategies. As a Registered Nurse with experience or interest in AOD, you’ll work alongside our GPs, caseworkers, and other health professionals to provide recovery-oriented, trauma-informed support in both clinical and community settings.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Conduct comprehensive AOD assessments and collaboratively develop recovery-focused treatment plans.
• Provide evidence-based and therapeutic interventions, including brief interventions and relapse prevention.
• Coordinate referrals to detox, rehab, supported accommodation and wraparound services.
• Build strong partnerships with AOD, mental health, primary health, emergency and justice services to support client outcomes.
• Deliver general nursing care as required, including health monitoring, wound care, and medication administration.
• Contribute to care planning and multidisciplinary case reviews.
• Participate in outreach and patient visits where appropriate.
• Support education and harm minimisation activities within the community.

YOU WILL HAVE:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (List A)
• Minimum 3 years’ clinical experience, preferably in community, AOD or GP practice settings
• Understanding of trauma-informed care and harm minimisation frameworks
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with diverse clients
• Experience using clinical systems (HELIX, Best Practice or similar preferred)
• A current unrestricted driver’s licence (essential for medical van outreach)
• Comfortable working across sites (primarily Blacktown, with flexibility for Ashfield support when required)
• Plenty of compassion and empathy and a desire to improve the health and services to available to individuals who are living on the fringes of society
• Experience working with people with complex needs such as mental illness and/or drug and alcohol issues and homelessness
• Ideally you will have some experience working with people from refugee and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and experience with using interpreters to facilitate communication
• Current BLS certificate and Completed COVID-19 vaccine modules
• Be up to date with CPD requirements

WHY JOIN US?

At The Rev. Bill Crews Foundation, we care about our team as much as the community we serve. We offer:

READY TO APPLY?

If you’re passionate about community health and supporting people impacted by substance use, we’d love to hear from you! Click “Apply Now” to submit your application. When applying, please specify your availability in a cover letter.

Bill Crews Charitable Trust and the Exodus Foundation are separate but closely cooperating entities. Together, they deliver services and programs under the Rev. Bill Crews Foundation brand name, working to support those in need.

All Bill Crews Foundation employees are required to have completed at least three (3) COVID-19 vaccinations, including booster doses approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Proof of COVID-19 vaccination status will be required prior to commencing employment.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. The successful candidate will also need to complete a Working With Children Check and a Police Check as part of the employment process.

Please Note: This position is managed directly by the BCF People and Culture team. While we value the interest of recruitment agencies and external businesses, we are not seeking third-party support for this role at this time.