NDIS Nursing & Clinical Services
Clinical care designed around the person.
The right nursing support starts with understanding the person, not just their diagnosis. Chosen Family provides person-centred nursing and clinical services for people living with disability, complex health needs and changing support requirements.
Our Nursing & Clinical Services
Community nursing brings professional nursing support into the places where everyday life happens. Depending on your individual needs, our Registered Nurses can provide assessment, monitoring, care planning, education, clinical support and ongoing review in the home and community.
Assessments & Care Planning
- Comprehensive NDIS nursing assessments
- Disability-related health support assessments
- NDIS nursing reports
- Participant-specific nursing care plans
- Clinical risk assessments
- Continence assessments and recommendations
- High Intensity support assessment and care planning
Clinical Nursing
- Wound and pressure injury assessment and care
- PEG and enteral feeding support
- Diabetes support and monitoring guidance
- Epilepsy and seizure support
- Catheter care and support
- Complex medication support and management
- Post-hospital clinical support where appropriate
Monitoring & Review
- Ongoing health and clinical monitoring
- Clinical reviews and reassessments
- Review of care plans and changing support needs
- Monitoring of clinical risks and escalation requirements
- Case conferencing with the participant’s wider support team
Training & Consultancy
- Participant-specific support worker clinical training
- High Intensity support education
- Clinical competency assessments
- Training in risks, procedures and escalation pathways
- Clinical consultancy for disability providers
The type of nursing support provided will depend on the person's assessed needs, clinical circumstances, funding arrangements and whether the support is appropriately provided within the NDIS or another part of the healthcare system.
What are disability-related health supports?
Disability-related health supports are supports that help a person manage a health need where that support relates to their disability and meets the requirements for an NDIS support.
Depending on individual circumstances, the NDIS may fund supports delivered by a nurse or other appropriately qualified professional, as well as expert training for the people providing everyday support.
Disability-related health supports can include areas such as continence, diabetes management, dysphagia, nutrition, wound and pressure care, respiratory support, seizure management and appropriately delivered training.
Not every healthcare service is an NDIS support. Diagnosis, treatment of general health conditions, hospital services and other healthcare remain the responsibility of the health system where applicable. Our team can help clarify the clinical support required and document the person's assessed needs.
Who can benefit from our nursing services?
Our Nursing & Clinical Services may be suitable for people who:
- live with disability and complex health support needs
- require disability-related health supports
- require a nursing or clinical assessment
- have recently experienced a change in health or support needs
- require a new or updated clinical care plan
- require High Intensity supports
- live in Supported Independent Living
- are transitioning between support environments
- require continence, wound, catheter, diabetes, epilepsy or enteral feeding support
- require clinical monitoring
- need their support workers to receive participant-specific clinical training.
We also work with disability providers requiring nursing expertise, clinical governance support, care plan development, training or competency assessment.
Nursing Support for Supported Independent Living
People living in Supported Independent Living may have health needs requiring clinical oversight in addition to everyday disability support.
Our nurses can work collaboratively with participants and SIL teams to establish clear clinical arrangements.
This may include nursing assessments, clinical risk assessments, care plans, medication support planning, continence plans, High Intensity support plans, worker training, competency assessments, health monitoring frameworks and clinical reviews.
The aim is simple: everyone should understand what support is required, how it should be provided, what needs to be monitored and when clinical assistance should be sought.
Why Chosen Family?
Our nursing services are person-centred, clinically informed and designed to provide practical support that works in everyday life.
Understanding the person, not just the diagnosis
Clinically informed nursing recommendations
Person-centred care, choice and autonomy
Practical plans that work in everyday settings
Collaborative support across your care team
Inclusive care where you feel respected and heard
Our Clinical Process
Our clinical process is designed to provide clear, participant-specific nursing support from initial referral through to ongoing review.
01
Referral
Tell us what is happening and what support you are looking for. You do not need to have every answer before contacting us.
02
Consent
Before clinical information is collected or shared, we confirm appropriate participant consent or authorised consent arrangements.
03
Clinical Assessment
Where required, a Registered Nurse completes an assessment to understand the person’s health needs, disability-related support needs, preferences, existing supports and clinical risks.
04
Recommendations & Documentation
We explain our findings and discuss clinically appropriate recommendations. Depending on the referral, this may include a nursing report, care plan, risk assessment, clinical procedure or other participant-specific documentation.
05
5. Training & Ongoing Review
Where workers will implement relevant aspects of the clinical plan, participant-specific education and competency assessment can be arranged where appropriate. Our nursing team can also review plans and support arrangements as health, circumstances, equipment, medication, accommodation or support needs change.
NDIS Nursing FAQs
Does the NDIS fund nursing?
The NDIS may fund nursing or other disability-related health supports where the support meets NDIS funding requirements and relates to the participant's disability. Some healthcare remains the responsibility of the Australian health system. Funding decisions are made by the NDIA.
Can an NDIS nurse visit me at home?
Where appropriate and available, community nursing can be delivered in the person's home or another suitable community environment. Whether this is appropriate will depend on the service required and the person's clinical circumstances.
Can Chosen Family provide an NDIS nursing assessment?
Yes. Our Registered Nurses can complete comprehensive clinical assessments and prepare relevant clinical documentation according to the purpose of the referral and the participant's assessed needs.
Do you provide nursing for SIL participants?
Yes. Our nurses can work alongside participants and SIL teams where nursing assessment, care planning, High Intensity support planning, clinical training, competency assessment or ongoing clinical oversight is required.
Can you train our support workers?
Yes. We can provide participant-specific clinical training where appropriate. Training can be supported by competency assessment when workers need to demonstrate that they can safely implement a participant's individual clinical procedure.
Do I need to know exactly which nursing service I need before referring?
No.
Tell us what is happening, what concerns you have and what outcome you are trying to achieve. Our clinical team can help determine an appropriate next step.
When should I make a nursing referral?
You do not have to wait for a crisis before requesting clinical support.
A referral may be appropriate when:
- a person's health or disability-related support needs have changed
- there has been a hospital admission or significant clinical event
- a new clinical procedure or support has been introduced
- a participant is moving into a new support environment
- an existing care plan is outdated
- workers need participant-specific clinical training
- a competency assessment is required
- new clinical risks have been identified
- a participant requires a nursing assessment or report
- there are concerns about consistency of clinical support
- the participant's support team needs clearer clinical guidance.
If you are unsure whether nursing is the right service, talk with us. We can help identify the most appropriate next step.
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405 014 6042
ACN
660 703 122
ABN
40 660 703 122
Contact Details
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(02) 4713 1801
Text Us
0482 077 797
Email Us
info@chosen.family
