Requisition No: 4064
Executive Division: Operations
Division: Mental Health & Wellbeing Services
Program: Mental Health Services
Department: ECATT/PARC/CL - MWAMHS
Enterprise Agreement: Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise
Job Function: Mental Health

Project:

• Location: Sunshine/Footscray
• Employment Type: Full-time and Part-time roles available
• Salary: RPN Grade 5

We are seeking a experienced mental health nurse with advanced clinical expertise to support safety and acute intervention planning for consumers who present to Western Health emergency departments.
The role is responsible for supporting the existing staffing profile of the Sunshine and Footscray EDs, to assist in management for the arrival and initial care for consumers who present with Behaviors of Concern, with the underlying cause of mental and physical state deterioration. The ED Mental Health Nurse Navigator will play a key role in supporting clinicians to provide initial care that leads to de-escalation, while assessing for risk that supports decision making about the consumers’ most appropriate pathway of care. The role involves working collaboratively with emergency clinicians, Emergency Mental Health clinicians (EMH), Victoria Police Officers, Ambulance Victoria paramedics, and community mental health clinicians.
The ED Mental Health Nurse Navigator will demonstrate clinical expertise; utilise strategic and creative thinking with respect to health care alternatives, with the aim of improving patient outcomes through early intervention and disposition and reducing avoidable admissions and extended lengths of stay within the ED.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• 5 years minimum post basic experience
• Post-graduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing
• Clinical experience in Emergency Mental Health
• Demonstrated understanding of working with mental health consumers, including appropriate supports, therapeutic engagement, assessment and evidence-based interventions
• Demonstrated understanding of de-escalation principles when working with people who are distressed or experiencing mental illness
• Sound working knowledge of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
• Knowledge of recovery-oriented care and trauma informed care frameworks
• Possess well-highly developed interpersonal skills including conflict resolution strategies
• A commitment to high quality, safe and person-centred patient care
• Capability to innovate and drive sustainable change
• A commitment to Best Care
• Able to work a rotating roster
  Position Description

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