Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 3 (Thomas Embling Hospital)
Forensic Mental Health Nursing - Opportunity to join our team and advance your professional skills
Summary about this job
Government - State
Company: Forensicare
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-2-4169-4045
Fax: +61-3-4127-8384
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Detail information about job Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 3 (Thomas Embling Hospital). Terms and conditions vacancy
- Full time and part time positions available
- Based just 15 minutes from Melbourne's CBD at Thomas Embling Hospital
- Free car parking and access to public transport
Full Time Permanent,Part Time Permanent
We are expanding our services to improve the care of mentally ill offenders – join us now to be part of our exciting expansion!
- Registered Mental Health Nurse Grade 3
- Full time and Part time opportunities are now available
- Based just 15 minutes from Melbourne's CBD at Thomas Embling Hospital in Fairfield
- Free car parking and great employee benefits available, including access to the gym
- 482 sponsorship provided
- Public transport access
Forensicare is the state-wide specialist provider of forensic mental health services in Victoria. At Forensicare, we work to meet the needs of consumers with serious mental illness across Victoria. We deliver a range of programs for patients at different stages of recovery; from early intervention and prevention, inpatient care, rehabilitation and community transition support. These services are delivered through:
- Forensic mental health hospital services
- Prison mental health services
- Community Forensic Mental Health Service
- Court Services
In 2018 we will be significantly expanding our services at Thomas Embling Hospital and we are looking for highly motivated, dedicated mental health nurses to join our experienced existing teams.
We offer unique and generous opportunities for our staff to advance their professional skills in line with world class clinical and mental health service provision.
About the role:
Working within a multidisciplinary team our new positions will be delivering care within a secure setting, practicing within a recovery framework and using sound judgement to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and maintain a high standard of patient care. The provision of care you will be involved in delivering will allow you to work across a number of settings including the acute and rehabilitation units of the service.
The Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) is responsible for providing consumer based mental health nursing interventions as well as coordinating the resources and processes required to maintain a high standard of patient care through effective clinical leadership. The ANUM ensures adherence to organisational policies and procedures, professional standards and promotes staff education and development. The role provides management support of the unit with the Nurse Unit Manager.
Duties:
- Promotes unit culture by challenging staff and providing support to the Unit manager
- Initiates and coordinates unit projects and participate in committees that contribute to service development
- Demonstrates sound communication skills in recording and reporting information to the interdisciplinary team
- Participate in the training and supervision of nursing staff and students
Qualification, skills and experience:
- Hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent
- Possess current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA)
- Knowledge of contemporary and ethical mental health nursing practice
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and to manage resources on a shift
Benefits:
We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:
- Great salary packaging conditions
- Excellent leave entitlements
- Ongoing training and full orientation
- Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: staff gym, staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.
Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
This position is subject to a Police Check.
Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.
Enquiries: Teresa Kudinoff
Ph: (03) 9495 9100
Applications Close: 12/08/2018
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