Enrolled Nurse - Older Person's Mental Health - Wagga Wagga (Incentives Off

at  Murrumbidgee Local Health District

• This position qualifies for incentives under the NSW Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme, including up to $10,000 sign on incentive, (incentive value dependent on full-time equivalent, position and location). Find out more here
  Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 1 June 2025)
  Position Classification: Enrolled Nurse
  Remuneration: $65,024.93 – $72,815.19 per annum (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
  Hours per Week: 38
  Requisition ID: REQ536407
  Applications Close: 8 February 2025
  Vaccination Category: A
  Outstanding Experiences. Infinite Opportunities.

HERE IN THE RIVERINA, WE TREASURE YOUR NURSING SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE AND WE’RE READY TO ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET TO WELCOME YOU TO TOWN.

We’ve prepared oodles of goodies to help you move and settle in, including

• Up to $10,000 sign on incentive, (incentive value dependent on full - time equivalent, position and location). Find out more here
• Salary packaging up to $20,600 per annum tax free for living expenses! Take advantage of novated leasing a new car!
• Relocation assistance and accommodation support considerations
• Subsidised gym and leisure centre membership for you and your family
• Free confidential counselling services for you and your family

Craving a fresh start somewhere new and actually interesting? Join the incredible team in the Murrumbidgee District. Jump in at a comfort level that suits you: from state-of-the-art hospital that will remind you of the city, to small multi-disciplinary health facility where you literally get to do it all. No matter where you choose, your learning will be nurtured and you’ll be well supported to operate at the top of your scope.
And don’t worry - there are already oodles of young people here to welcome you: at work, in local clubs, at the pub, and down at the river!
There’s heaps to show your family when they come to visit, which is a breeze - you’ll be central to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. (You can always pop home for the weekend on a quick flight if you find a break in your social calendar!)
Want to know more about the community of Wagga Wagga? Visit us here.

The Enrolled Nurse will be responsible and accountable to the Nurse Unit Manager and work collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team.
The Enrolled Nurse will assist in the provision of a broad range of structured activities and programs and be expected to work with others in providing quality clinical services to mental health consumers, their families and carers.
The Enrolled Nurse will also be required to undertake quality activities conducted within the clinical setting.
The Enrolled nurse is an associate of the registered nurse and is required to demonstrate competence in the provision of patient-centred care. As specified by AHPRA the enrolled nurse works under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse and is responsible at all times for his/her actions and accountable in providing delegated nursing care.
In areas of health and functional status the nurse undertakes assessment, interventions, evaluation and monitoring and at all times maintains ongoing communication with the registered nurse about the outcome of care.
The nurse has ongoing responsibilities for providing emotional support and comfort to patients and to advocate for and facilitate the involvement of individuals / families / carers in the planning and evaluating care.
The Transitional behavioural Assessment and Intervention Service (T – BASIS) unit is an 8 bed unit which provides multidisciplinary assessment, care planning and intensive treatment for older people with severe behavioural disturbance associated with dementia and / or mental illness.
Staff within the T-BASIS units devise, monitor and adapt bio – psychological treatment strategies and are involved in the development of detailed multidisciplinary care plans for each consumer. The T- BASIS model of care includes outreach services to residential aged care facilities and community care providers to enhance the capacity of these providers in the care of older people with severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, reducing admission and facilitating discharge from the T-BASIS unit.
The Specialist Mental Health service for Older Persons (SMHSOPs) unit is a new 8 bed gazetted unit under the MHA 2007 which provides acute mental health support to persons aged over 65 with psychiatric conditions. The unknit is committed to providing contemporary and innovative approaches to care and recognises consumers as experts in their own condition. There is a strong focus on collaborative care planning and decision making that involves consumers their families and carers.
Learn more about the role and requirements here.