Registered Psychiatric Nurse

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Mental Health Clinician RPN to join our Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (SOACS-MH) Specialist Older Adult Community Service.

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals Centres and Kilmore District Hospital.

In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About the Role

This role requires an enthusiastic Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 3 having experience working in community Mental health - including a passion caring for the older person.

• You will have an awareness of the complexities of mental health in older persons.
• Have sound assessment and risk assessment skills.
• You will be working as a Key Clinician.
• You will be mobile, flexible and comfortable visiting a diverse range of Older adults in their home or aged care facilities.
• You will be confident and comfortable working as part of team and seeking support and consult of team members as required.

This role is for an Ongoing, Part Time position, 40 hours per fortnight.

To be successful in this role you will have

• Have current driver's license and confidant navigating the Northern and in particular the North west areas of Melbourne.
• Experience of least 5 years working in mental health.
• Demonstrated Mental Health assessment / risk assessment skills, as well as excellent documentation skills.
• Flexible and adaptable, and able to safely prioritise community care- having sound time management skills and able to work as a collaborative team member.
• Able to Escalate concerns re safety, quality and risk to appropriate staff if unable to rectify yourself.
• Well-developed engagement skills, being able to work with older people from diverse / disenfranchised backgrounds. As well as Ability to undertake a range of interventions with consumers.
• Have completed a post graduate diploma in Mental health nursing and are a registered Nurse with APHRA.

Next Steps

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Lynette Stephens Manager SOACS M: 0418 596 ***

We offer

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive' program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs'
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.

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