• Full Time, 80 hours per fortnight - rotational shifts including night duty
• Free on-site parking
• Attractive salary and working conditions, including salary packaging

Life With Us:

Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 2 will be required to provide quality standards of care including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

A Job to Be Proud Of:

• Contribute your expertise in clinical meetings, ensuring clinical standards of care are met
• Provide mental health assessments and treatment to consumers and their carers
• Contribute clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team of CCU
• Provide overall co-ordination of care and deliver care as required on a shift-to–shift basis
• Provide clinical supervision of placement students and junior staff within their discipline specific team
• Manage clinical risk and actively work toward implementing risk reduction strategies
• Promote a friendly, respectful and supportive environment within the organisation
• Participate in annual performance appraisal, peer review and other relevant forums

Your Contribution: 

• Experience in Mental Health Nursing and at least 2 years’ experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of severe mental illness and psychiatric disability
• Excellent interpersonal skills plus the ability to communicate effectively with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers
• Commitment to ongoing professional self-development
• Well-developed skills in writing and an ability to promptly prepare case assessments, individual service plans, discharge summaries and other forms of documentation

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
• Attractive salary and working conditions including annual and CPD leave, salary sacrifice
• Reward & Recognition Programs
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; staff health service, peer support program and Employee Assistance Programs 

Connect With Us:

Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au or click ‘Apply Now’.

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