• Part-Time, 0.4 FTE, Ongoing
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?
cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role
The Continence Nurse Advisor provides a Nurse Continence Specialist/ Advisory service for men and women over the age of 65 who are referred with continence issues via My Aged Care. It also involves undertaking health promotion, health education, secondary consultation around the health needs of marginalised people.

The role will be performed across Footscray, Kensington and Collingwood.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Provides culturally appropriate continence care that demonstrates respect and understanding of people's culture, beliefs and preferences
• Facilitates an environment conducive to the development of therapeutic professional relationships to enable a holistic approach
• Assesses and promotes health literacy to enhance a person's understanding of their continence health so that they can exercise choice and control
• Demonstrates proficiency in a range of advanced health assessment skills within the scope of practice

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Current Registration as Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Post graduate qualification in Continence Nursing
• Excellent cross cultural communication skills
• Well-developed knowledge of community health and human rights principles

Application Process

To download the PD, and to apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6835910.

Applications close 08 December 2025 at 10pm

You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Jess Eastwood on Jess.Eastwood@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.