Creating Safety Nurse

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Broadmeadows Inpatient Unit
Full Time

Creating Safety Nurse

RPN4

Full-time

• Influence change within an adult acute mental health setting
• Discounted staff parking
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs

Life with us:

Broadmeadows Inpatient Psychiatric Unit is a 25 bed unit including a brand new 5 bed ICA area. We work within the recovery model and have a multidisciplinary approach to care of individuals diagnosed with, or at risk of developing a serious mental illness. We will welcome you as part of a caring, multi-disciplinary team to work with people with challenging and complex mental health presentations.  You will have the prospect to make a difference to our consumers and families with whom you work with.

 

A Job to be proud of:

• Provide evidence-based clinical advice, guidance and support for ICA nursing staff
• Aim to reduce the overall rate of adverse events such as occupational violence and the use of restrictive interventions
• Implement seclusion and restraint debriefing and trauma sensitive care plans
• Assist in the implementation and evaluation of biological treatment pathways
• Promote positive change of practice on the preferential use of non-biological interventions, and therapeutic interventions based on consumers’ needs
• Manage risk and actively work towards implementing risk reduction strategies

Your Contribution:

• Minimum of Five (5) years’ post-graduate experience in acute psychiatry
• Demonstrated ability to practice collaboratively as part of the interdisciplinary team
• Proven ability in the provision of high quality, evidence based, patient care
• Established assessment, clinical reasoning, problem solving and prioritisation skills
• Demonstrated capacity and initiative to work with limited direction.
• A proven ability to provide clinical leadership and professional guidance to nursing staff

Our Commitment to you:

• NWMH boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride ourselves on supporting continuing professional development.
• We are a values based organisation. A career with us is a rewarding experience, offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement
• Attractive salary and working conditions including annual and CPD leave, salary packaging
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; staff health service, peer support program and EAP
• Reward & Recognition Programs

 

Connect with us:

Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au or click ‘Apply Now’.

 

Melbourne Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of Cultural Diversity and social inclusion.

 

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All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working With Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

 

Enquiries: Shellwyn Mouat
Ph: 83455531
Applications Close: 30/07/2018

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