Community Mental Health Nurse - Port Lincoln
An exciting opportunity exists in South Australia to work as a Registered Nurse and as part of an Acute Care Mental Health Team.
The team provides acute care and crisis services to mental health clients. The role is a challenging one and ideal for someone who is looking at developing their skills and experience and making a positive difference in peoples’ lives.
The role involves a range of specialist mental health interventions within a multidisciplinary team including triage, comprehensive assessments, risk assessments, clinical formulation, management of risks and safety planning, brief psycho-education and close liaison with all relevant stakeholders as part of cooperative care and discharge planning.
Working over a 7 day roster and working with a supportive team. This role offers many opportunities for growth.
For more information we encourage you to contact Kelly Foxwell on southaustraliahealth@randstad.com.au
Selection Criteria
- Tertiary qualifications in Nursing, post graduate diploma in Mental Health (or willing to enroll) and current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
- Demonstrated core competency skills in Mental Health interventions in the Community.
- Experience in providing comprehensive mental health assessments, risk assessment, safety planning and the provision of cooperative care and discharge planning.
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to proactively engage with patients/clients to enhance service delivery
- Demonstrated experience working with people with an acute mental illness or disorder including experience in detainment, medication and monitoring
- Demonstrated experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to exercise independent professional judgment on routine matters, commensurate with years of experience
- Demonstrated experience with esculations to in-patient admissions and arranging hospital transportation
- Demonstrated computer skills and the capacity to use health information systems
- Understanding and knowledge of mental health principles of consumer focused and strengths-based practices in acute community mental health setting
- Great communication skills with voicing plans, intentions and expected outcomes to family, friends, service providers and other authorities
Personal Attributes
- A relationship builder with the ability to be flexible across your work
- Naturally curious and able to ask questions to learn more
- Confidence to make on the spot decisions
- Natural ability to engage with hard to engage with people
- Enjoys a challenge and working in an environment that is forever changing
- Ability to stay calm during a crisis
Compliance Requirements
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