Registered Mental Health Nurse Grade 2 (Thomas Embling Hospital)

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The Registered Mental Health Nurse Grade 2 will be responsible for providing high quality psychiatric nursing care at Thomas Embling Hospital

Summary about this job

Nursing - Psych, Forensic & Correctional Health

Company: Forensicare

Location: Melbourne

Work type: Full Time

Salary: n\a

Phone: +61-7-7973-5305

Fax: +61-7-8956-2002

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Detail information about job Registered Mental Health Nurse Grade 2 (Thomas Embling Hospital). Terms and conditions vacancy

  • Multiple positions available
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • 457 Sponsorship will be considered
Thomas Embling Hospital
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 2
  • 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 
  • 457 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 Registered Mental Health Nurse Grade 2 will be responsible for providing high quality psychiatric nursing care and maintain the therapeutic milieu.

The successful applicant will also undertake the role of a Primary Nurse and coordinate care for allocated patients.

Duties:

  • Deliver evidence based therapeutic practices
  • Integrate security with therapeutic practices
  • Administer and monitor the effects of medication
  • Contribute to therapeutic programs for individuals and groups of patients consistent with a recovery approach
  • Provide support and education to carers/significant others

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

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: 31/07/2018

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