- EMH Senior Clinician
- Part Time ongoing 32 hours per fortnight - Rostered position
- Three work locations with flexible work environments
- Supporting Emergency Mental Health (EMH), Prevention & Recovery Centre (PARC) & MHaP
Life with Us:
- Mid West EMH/PARC/MHaP is a small team of committed professionals operating in complex and diverse environment.
- We innovate and adapt to our ever changing roles and have achieved excellence in practice awards.
- A strong commitment to our clients, their families/carers and our service provision partners is a hallmark of our team.
A Job to Be Proud Of:
- Develop mental health treatment, management and risk assessment plans within the ED/PARC/MHaP and organise ongoing assistance before the client is discharged
- Facilitate and encourage continuity of care processes between adult psychiatric inpatient/community, youth, aged care services the emergency department, PARC and Police
- Provide ongoing assessment, psychosocial interventions for clients
- Collaboratively provide education regarding the management of medication
- Provide an enhanced Police and Area Mental Health Service capability to respond to incidents
Your Contribution:
- Practice at an advanced level of clinical mental health nursing
- Diploma in Nursing or equivalent including Board aapproved qualification
- Registration as an enrolled nurse under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act (2009) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Be capable of advanced decision making in collaboration with the ED team.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning, advanced problem solving and expert clinical judgement
- Undertake operational leadership.
Our Commitment to You:
- We are a values based organisation, a career with us is a rewarding experience offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement
- NorthWestern Mental Health boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride ourselves on supporting continuing professional development
- Free parking in two locations
- Attractive salary and working conditions including annual and CPD leave, salary sacrifice
- Opportunities for professional development, training and research
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. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.