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.
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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 community health.
It can also provide a gateway for people who inject drugs to access other health and social.
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A medically supervised injecting room is a place where people can inject drugs of dependence in a supervised health setting.
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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This position is responsible for supervising clients before during and after episodes of injecting.
The victorian government is trialling a medically supervised injecting room at the north richmond community health site in north richmond melbourne.
It provides a safe and hygienic place where people can inject.
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.
North richmond community health is seeking to employ a number of registered nurses.
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.
The medically supervised injecting room at north richmond community health opened in july 2019.
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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 facility aims to reduce the high amount of victorian drug overdose deaths.
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.
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 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.
