Pictured (from left to right): Harriet assisting her client on the NRCH footprint, Molly in MSIR Aftercare Zone, proudly sharing our client artworks, Imogen providing an NRCH staff member a flu vaccine.
Tomorrow is International Nurses Day!
North Richmond Community Health has an incredible team of nurses working across our Medical Services team, our AOD Outreach and Community Engagement Program, our Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) and our Inner Melbourne Post Acute Care (IMPAC) team.
Our nurses work tirelessly to improve the health outcomes within our community. They deliver person-centred, trusted care that address the inequity and systemic disadvantage that many of our clients and community experience.
Let’s take this opportunity to hear from some of NRCH’s nurses about what they enjoy about their work and the unique and vital role they contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of our clients.
Imogen, a community health nurse who works with our Medical team, has been a nurse for about 8 years in the UK and Australia. “I knew I had found my place in healthcare when I started working in community health,” Imogen shared, “I love getting to know people over years and making small differences to a person’s life every day – I believe that is what makes the big impact.” Imogen will be starting a Post Graduate Certificate in Primary Care at the University of Melbourne this year. This will allow her to specialise her knowledge and expand her nursing practice in the future.
Harriet, a Complex Care Coordinator in our AOD Outreach and Community Engagement Program, shared, “I am always grateful to be a nurse, through nursing I have met incredible people and made wonderful friends. Working with disadvantaged communities is my passion, making sure the people who often are overlooked are heard and I’m proud of all the nurses doing the same. Nursing is full of empowered voices that are fearless in advocating for themselves and the people we care for. We will never stop fighting for equality in healthcare and breaking down stigma to ensure everyone feels empowered in their own healthcare. Healthcare is forever changing and nurses are the frontline spearheading these changes – using their knowledge and experience to guide.”
Molly, a Registered Nurse (Nurse in Charge) working at the MSIR, shared, “I enjoy establishing rapport and building trusting relationships with our clients. Caring for individuals experiencing extreme marginalisation is something that I feel nurses bring a unique perspective on given their ability to assist in re-establishing trust with services. Many of our MSIR clients fall through the gaps in healthcare settings so I consider my role in modelling approaches to bridge these gaps – both as a nurse and also in my leadership role in the team.”
Thank you Imogen, Harriet and Molly. We are so grateful for all the hard work, care and commitment all of NRCH’s nurses bring to their work every day.
