About Chosen Family
Chosen Family is a values-driven disability and community services provider committed to delivering inclusive, trauma-informed and person-centred supports.
We work with participants, families, and communities to provide high-quality services across disability and community sectors, including NDIS supports and in-home services. Our focus is on building strong relationships, supporting individual goals, and creating safe and inclusive environments for the people we support.
About the Role
Chosen Family is seeking inclusive, affirming, and compassionate Enrolled Nurses (ENs) passionate about supporting LGBTQIA+ participants within disability and community settings.
The successful candidate will deliver safe, trauma-informed, and identity-affirming supports while fostering emotionally safe and respectful environments for participants from diverse lived experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Inclusive Nursing & Participant Supports
- Deliver respectful and affirming nursing supports to LGBTQIA+ participants
- Maintain appropriate use of chosen names, pronouns, and identities
- Support participants experiencing:
- Psychosocial disability
- Trauma
- Social isolation
- Mental health challenges
- Complex support needs
- Assist participants with medication administration, personal care, and daily living supports
- Promote participant wellbeing, dignity, and emotional safety
- Foster inclusive and non-judgemental support environments
Clinical Nursing Supports
- Assist with delegated clinical supports including:
- Wound care
- PEG feeding assistance
- Continence management
- Bowel care
- Medication monitoring
- Diabetes monitoring
- Pressure care
- Monitor participant wellbeing and clinical presentations
- Escalate concerns and incidents appropriately
- Support infection control and workplace safety procedures
Participant-Centred & Community Supports
- Support participants to engage in community access and social participation
- Encourage participant independence and confidence-building
- Support participant self-expression and autonomy
- Promote strengths-based and trauma-informed support approaches
- Assist participants to access inclusive healthcare and community services
Stakeholder Engagement
- Work collaboratively with families, support networks, and multidisciplinary teams
- Maintain respectful and compassionate communication with all stakeholders
- Participate in inclusive practice and cultural safety training
- Support positive participant and family experiences
Compliance & Documentation
- Maintain accurate progress notes and participant records
- Complete incident reporting and clinical documentation
- Ensure all supports align with NDIS standards and organisational values
- Participate in audits, reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Maintain participant confidentiality and culturally safe practices
Essential Criteria
- Diploma of Nursing
- Current AHPRA Registration as an Enrolled Nurse
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Current First Aid & CPR
- Strong understanding of inclusive and trauma-informed care
Highly Regarded
- Experience supporting LGBTQIA+ communities
- Mental health or psychosocial disability experience
- Experience supporting neurodivergent participants
- Understanding of minority stress and intersectionality
