Nurse Practitioner Candidate (AOD)

Nurse Practitioner Candidate (Alcohol and Other Drugs)

Nurse Practitioner AOD| Permanent Full-time

Join Gippsland's largest provider of mental health services, with a strong focus on innovation, recovery, and person-centred care, you'll be part of a team creating real impact every day.

Located in the beautiful Gippsland region, Latrobe Regional Health offers an exceptional lifestyle with easy access to Melbourne, beaches, mountains and lakes. We are committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care across our Mental Health Services, including inpatient care at our Traralgon hospital and Community Mental Health Services across Traralgon, Sale, Bairnsdale, Yarram, Orbost, Warragul and Wonthaggi.

About the role

Latrobe Regional Health is seeking an experienced and motivated Nurse Practitioner Candidate (Alcohol and Other Drugs) on a Full-time on-going basis to join the Psychiatric Emergency Care Team (PECT). This advanced practice nursing role provides a unique opportunity to develop the clinical expertise, leadership capability, and specialist knowledge required to achieve Nurse Practitioner endorsement. Working within a multidisciplinary mental health and emergency care environment, you will lead specialist AOD assessments, enhance care pathways, support workforce capability, and contribute to service innovation that improves outcomes for individuals experiencing alcohol and other drug-related presentations.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Nurse Practitioner Candidate (AOD) is to:

• Deliver specialist Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) assessment, screening, brief interventions, and care coordination for consumers presenting with substance use and dual-diagnosis complexities.
• Support the development and implementation of evidence-based AOD strategies, clinical pathways, and integrated referral networks across healthcare and community services.
• Provide advanced clinical leadership, consultation, and expert advice to multidisciplinary teams, promoting best-practice approaches to AOD care and patient flow.
• Design and deliver education, mentoring, and workforce development initiatives to enhance staff capability in AOD screening, assessment, treatment, and referral processes.
• Participate in the Nurse Practitioner Candidate Program, including clinical supervision, advanced study, portfolio development, research activities, and progression toward Nurse Practitioner endorsement.
• Lead and contribute to quality improvement projects, service evaluation, data reporting, governance activities, and research initiatives that strengthen AOD service delivery and patient outcomes.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration and postgraduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing and/or Alcohol and Other Drugs, with a commitment to completing a Master of Nurse Practitioner qualification.
• Extensive clinical experience in mental health, alcohol and other drugs, emergency care, or dual-diagnosis settings, with demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge and decision-making skills.
• Strong understanding of evidence-based AOD interventions, recovery-oriented practice, integrated care models, and multidisciplinary service delivery.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships across health, community, and government sectors.
• Passionate about education and workforce development, with the ability to mentor, support, and influence colleagues in advancing AOD clinical practice.
• Committed to innovation, research, continuous improvement, and improving outcomes for people experiencing alcohol and other drug-related health challenges.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Salary and Classification

Salary: RPN Grade 4 Year 3, plus superannuation and Salary packaging.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au 

How to apply

Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications Close: 16th September 2026

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Justina Elmer, Psychiatric Emergency Care Team Manager via email: Justina.Elmer@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

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Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.