The department of health and human services is coordinating a trial of a medically supervised injecting room at north richmond community health.
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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.
North richmond community health is seeking to employ a number of registered nurses.
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.
It can also provide a gateway for people who inject drugs to access other health and social.
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.
With the recent addition of victoria s first medically supervised injecting room nrch is dedicated to combating stigma and discrimination experienced by people who use drugs and improving their quality of life.
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.
The following positions are available.
The victorian government is trialling a medically supervised injecting room at the north richmond community health site in north richmond melbourne.
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This is a unique opportunity to become a part of the two year trial of victoria s first medically supervised injecting room msir at north richmond victoria.
A medically supervised injecting room is a place where people can inject drugs of dependence in a supervised health setting.
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Work at the medically supervised injecting room.
The facility aims to reduce the high amount of victorian drug overdose deaths.
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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.
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.
This is a unique opportunity to become a part of the two year trial of victoria s first medically supervised injecting room msir at north richmond community health.
