Senior Community Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN4)
- Homeless Outreach Mental Health and Housing Service (HOMHS)
- Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services
- Part Time 64 hours per fortnight, Fixed-Term to 30/06/2027
- Rare opportunity to join this stable and unique team
Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services (RMH MHS)
Homeless Outreach Mental Health and Housing Service (HOMHS):
- The HOMHS model is a consortium of three services including: RMH MHS, Cohealth and Launch housing, allowing for a greater sharing of knowledge and resources to support consumers more efficiently and effectively.
- Is a caring, cohesive and dynamic multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team that values the contributions of all of our team members in the recovery of our consumers with complex mental health presentations
- We are a passionate group of people who work under a trauma informed, strength based, recovery focused model holding the client at the centre of our practice.
- Monthly reflective practice sessions
- We are based in a central location near the Queen Victoria Market and provide an assertive community treatment model of care to our consumers who are based in Melbourne’s CBD and surrounds.
Your new role:
- You will manage a small caseload of consumers
- We have good processes and supports in place to help you organise your day
- You will be supported by a team leader, manager and clinical supervisor
- You will part of a committed, enthusiastic and professional team that strives for the best outcomes for its consumers
- You will be actively involved in a service in the heart of Melbourne
About you:
- Interested in working with homeless consumers directly in the community.
- You possess formal qualifications and registration as an RPN
- You must have 5 years of experience in the field of psychiatry
- You are committed to developing your practice as a professional in clinical mental health
- You can function effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and enjoy working autonomously
- You are confident in the provision of support and treatment for people experiencing drug and alcohol related issues and their families.
- Excellent organisation, verbal communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Proficiency in computer software use and information technology on the Microsoft Windows platform and ability to learn new programs and navigate databases.
Benefit of working with the Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Service:
- Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
- Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
- Salary packaging, well serviced by public transport.
- Excellent training, education and development options.
- Interesting variety of work in a very welcoming team, in a unique setting and location.
The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.
Interested?
If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.
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All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check (WWCC only for NWMH advertisements). Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment and COVID-19 Vaccination prior to commencement.