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 experienced and compassionate Registered Nurses (RNs) to provide clinical nursing supports and disability services to participants across home, community, respite, and SIL settings.
The RN will play a key role in delivering and overseeing complex supports while ensuring participants receive safe, high-quality, and person-centred care tailored to their individual goals and needs.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Nursing Supports
- Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments and participant reviews
- Deliver complex clinical supports including:
- PEG feeding
- Tracheostomy care
- Catheter management
- Bowel care
- Wound management
- Seizure management
- Diabetes management
- Enteral feeding
- Pressure injury management
- Medication administration and management
- Continence assessments and care
- Monitor participant health status and clinical outcomes
- Identify changes in participant condition and escalate appropriately
- Respond to medical incidents and emergency situations as required
- Ensure infection prevention and control standards are maintained
Care Planning & Clinical Oversight
- Develop, implement, and review participant care plans
- Conduct clinical risk assessments and health reviews
- Provide clinical oversight to support workers and Enrolled Nurses
- Ensure safe delivery of high-intensity supports
- Participate in incident management and safeguarding processes
- Support staff training and competency assessments where required
- Promote evidence-based and best-practice nursing care
- Support positive behaviour support implementation where required
Participant-Centred Support
- Promote participant dignity, independence, and choice
- Support participants to achieve individual goals and improve quality of life
- Encourage community participation and social inclusion
- Deliver trauma-informed and culturally responsive care
- Build therapeutic and professional participant relationships
- Support participant emotional wellbeing and health literacy
Stakeholder Engagement
- Liaise with families, guardians, Support Coordinators, and allied health professionals
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care
- Maintain professional and compassionate communication
- Participate in case conferences and clinical reviews
- Support positive relationships with participant support networks
Compliance & Documentation
- Maintain accurate nursing and clinical documentation
- Complete medication charts, incident reports, and progress notes
- Ensure compliance with NDIS Practice Standards and clinical governance frameworks
- Participate in audits, reviews, and quality improvement initiatives
- Maintain participant privacy and confidentiality
- Ensure compliance with organisational policies and legislative requirements
Essential Criteria
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Current AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Current First Aid & CPR
- Strong clinical assessment and documentation skills
- Valid Driver’s Licence
Desirable Criteria
- Disability nursing experience
- Mental health or behavioural support experience
- Experience within SIL or complex care environments
- High-intensity support competency
- Experience within community or home care settings
