Employment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $36.38 - $51.08 per hour
Hours Per Week: TBA
Requisition ID: REQ599297

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WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

The Community Mental Health Nurse plays a key role in providing person-centred care to individuals experiencing mental illness in the community. The role includes relief cover and casual shifts within Case Management Team and the Acute Care Service. The role involves administering long-acting depot injections in the Depot Clinic and may include relief cover in the Clopine (Clozapine) Clinic. It may also include undertaking mental health triages, assessments, completing co-produced treatment plans and working towards recovery goals.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating closely with psychiatrists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to deliver integrated and recovery-oriented care. Work in partnership with service users, carers, and families to ensure holistic, least re-strictive, culturally safe care is provided.
Practicing and promoting safe, efficient and effective nursing care for people experiencing mental health problems that reflect current National practice standards for mental health, current standards of nursing practices and current Mid North Coast Local Health District policies and procedures.
All nursing positions are expected to be able to work across all components of the mental health service including inpatient and community-based services.

A TALENT POOL MAY BE CREATED FOR FUTURE ROLES AND WILL REMAIN VALID FOR 18 MONTHS.

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