Mental Health Consultation Liaison Clinician - Registered Nurse Level 3 Grade 1

at  ACT Health

DESCRIPTION

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3 Grade 1 (P10105)
Salary: $115,743 - $120,506 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services
Section: Mental Health Consultation Liaison
Closing Date: 21 July 2024

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION PLEASE SUBMIT A CV, AND A MAXIMUM 2-PAGE APPLICATION ADDRESSING SELECTION CRITERIA, LISTED IN THE POSITION DESCRIPTION.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Jennifer Hoy at (02) 5124 0551 or jennifer.hoy@act.gov.au.
Job: Registered Nurses & Midwives
Salary Range: 115,743.00 - 120,506.00
Closing Date: 21/Jul/2024, 8:59:00 AM

Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides support to youth and adults via inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, justice health facilities and other community settings, including people’s homes. MHJHADS aims to be socially inclusive and operate within a recovery-focussed and/or harm minimisation approach.
Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services (AIMHS) includes Mental Health Consultation Liaison team (MHCL), Adult Mental Health Unit (AMHU) 12B Sub-Acute Mental Health Unit (12B), Mental Health Short Stay Unit (MHSSU), Neurostimulation Therapy Suite (NTS), Extended Care Unit (Gawanggal), Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (AMHRU).
The Mental Health Consultation Liaison Service provides an integrated, acute mental health service within the Emergency Department and General and Medical wards of the Canberra Hospital. The Mental Health Consultation Liaison Service provides specialist mental health assessment and treatment services through a multi-disciplinary team and interventions are based on best available clinical evidence with an emphasis on positive outcomes that are tailored to an individual ’s needs.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.