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Clinical Nurse Coordinator | Correctional Health

Healthcare & Medical

Posted 15/03/2026
Closes 29/03/2026

Truganina, 3029, Melbourne, Victoria

Full time

Not specified

  • Excellent benefits including salary packaging
  • Truganina location
  • Full time, Fixed term until 30th of June 2027

    About the Role
    The Clinical Coordinator supports the St John's Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) and is primarily responsible for managing the nursing workforce and clinical operations of St John's. The primary focus is on ensuring a high quality, evidence based and proactive provision of health care services that promotes a patient-centred approach to care.

    1. Provide clinical leadership, mentoring, and practical support to the nursing workforce, fostering a culture of professional development and continuous learning.
    2. Lead the planning, delivery, and evaluation of education programs, ensuring staff are competent in safe clinical practice and familiar with local operational policies, procedures, and processes
    3. Oversee the implementation of a comprehensive orientation program for all new staff, tailored to the unique requirements of the correctional health environment.
    4. Participate in and/or lead multidisciplinary meetings, case conferences, ward rounds, and other forums for collaborative care planning.
    5. Contribute to continuous quality improvement initiatives within the St John's team, including incident management, risk mitigation, and clinical safety.

    Classifications for this position will be ZJ4 ($113,646.00 pro rata per annum)

    Your Contribution

    • Degree, Diploma or Certificate in general nursing with current AHPRA nursing registration.
    • Substantial skills, knowledge and experience in the acute, sub-acute, and/or primary health care settings as a Registered Nurse.
    • Ability to lead others, develop strong working relationships with the nursing workforce and act as a role model.
    • Proven ability to work under pressure, prioritise workload and manage change.
    • Previous Education experience
    • Current National criminal history check

    What we Offer
  • Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
  • A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)
  • Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
  • Free car parking
  • Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
  • Culture of continuous improvement

    St John's Sub-Acute Inpatient Unit
    St Vincent's Correctional Health Service (SVCHS) operates across 3 key areas:

  • St John's Subacute Inpatient Unit located within Port Phillip Prison. St John's is a 20 bed sub-acute inpatient unit
  • St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM), Fitzroy including St Augustine's Acute Secure Ward, Specialist clinic liaison for correctional patients
  • SVHM State-wide Hepatitis program

    Working at St Vincent's
    St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

    Application
    Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

    Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
    We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
    Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
    SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
    This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

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