Registered Nurse

at  The Salvation Army

Number of Positions Available:
1
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ABOUT US

The Salvation Army is a Christian movement and one of Australia’s largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your professional skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.
Why this role matters
The Salvation Army is one of Australia’s largest providers of alcohol and other drug services. We offer a range of services including Harm Reduction and Primary Health Services as well as a range of treatment types (including residential treatment centres, community-based support programs, counselling, and withdrawal management services).
About the role
We are seeking a values-driven Registered Nurse who will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support a participant-centred service for individuals who experience addiction from Alcohol and/or Other Drugs and Mental Health issues. This requires a commitment to work alongside participants and their families, facilitating therapeutic activities, including input and guidance for participant assessment, treatment planning, and brief interventions within a safe and culturally appropriate manner which meets the immediate mental and emotional needs in line with TSA values and mission and in line with the relevant legislation and guidelines.

You will successfully

• Provide mental health assessments and brief interventions for participants in our withdrawal management unit and our residential rehabilitation program. This will include individual or group work.
• Provide guidance, treatment recommendations and training to our staff in regards to participants with mental health concerns and strategies to support those participants.
• Facilitate referrals to external services for participants in the withdrawal unit and residential rehabilitation program, as required.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with other services, ensuring access and referral pathways are available.
• Support and liaise with visiting medical officers and other medical officers (MO) as needed.
• Demonstrate commitment to an environment that values continuous improvement and innovation in the delivery of high quality services.

You will have

• Current driver’s license
• Tertiary qualification in Nursing and current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience and demonstrated competence in nursing in the mental health nursing environment, preferably also in the alcohol and other drugs nursing environment but not required.
• Demonstrated skills in triage, medical assessment, decision making and providing appropriate nursing interventions and to provide crisis support.
• Clinical nursing and assessment skills and understanding of professional nursing requirements.
• High level conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

This is a full-time, permanent position located in Red Hill, QLD. Salary and conditions are in accordance with the QLD Nurses Enterprise Agreement
What we offer

As a registered NFP we offer our eligible employees real and meaningful benefits such as;

• NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefit ($2,650)
• Flexible working conditions
• Health, fitness and financial discounts / benefits
• Paid parental leave - 12 weeks
• Up to 8 weeks leave per year through our purchase leave scheme
• Up to 5 days paid leave per year to ‘volunteer’ in a TSA program or activity
• Purpose driven career which has positive social and sustainable outcomes
• Employee Assistance Program - Independent confidential counselling service;
• Opportunity for career development;
• An inclusive culture of dedicated, passionate and professional team members
• Positively supporting and impacting the lives of others through your career contribution

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people. We value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities and/or expressions. We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people.
The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory National Police Check.
We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboratio

Please refer the Job description for details