Safe Injecting Room Richmond Jobs

Luke henriques gomes the guardian a u s t r a l i a n a s s o c i a.

Safe injecting room richmond jobs. This is a unique opportunity to become a part of victoria s first medically supervised injecting room msir at north richmond victoria. In late 2017 labor announced it would trial a medically supervised injecting room at the north richmond community health centre after decades of policy flip flops on the deeply divisive issue. The victorian government is trialling a medically supervised injecting room at the north richmond community health site in north richmond melbourne. With the high numbers of victorians losing their lives to drug related overdoses the medically supervised injecting room msir is a safety first medical approach focused on harm reduction.

Work at the medically supervised injecting room. North richmond community health is now seeking expressions of interest for registered nurses with a keen interest in harm reduction for both short and long term secondments at the medically supervised injecting room msir. The department of health and human services is coordinating a trial of a medically supervised injecting room at north richmond community health. The medically supervised safe injecting room s two year trial came to an end this week but an independent review finalised in june found the north richmond trial remains a work in progress.

This position is responsible for supervising clients before during and after episodes of injecting. It provides a safe and hygienic place where people can inject. This position is responsible for supervising clients before during and after episodes of injecting. North richmond has been the hub of victoria s heroin trade for two decades and a safe injecting room was recommended by the coroner after a spate of drug related deaths in the area.

The following positions are available. North richmond safe injecting centre opens after mass overdose deaths in a small inner city suburb of melbourne drug use is rampant and flagrant. North richmond community health is seeking to employ a number of registered nurses. The service was established for an initial two year trial period which will be extended for a further three years based on the evidence gathered in the initial period.