Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN Gr3)
Aged Psychiatric Assessment and Treatment Team (APATT)
- Multiple positions - Full-Time and Part Time working Monday-Friday
- Based at Royal Park Campus in Parkville
- Join APATT, a collaborative and supportive team, and make a real difference in the lives of Older People!
This is an excellent opportunity for RPNs to further develop their skills and progress their career in a meaningful, dynamic and collaborative workplace
Our team:
- We are a multidisciplinary team who strive to provide the highest quality mental health care to the people we work with, their families and significant others
- We work primarily with adults over the age of 65 years, providing them with support along their recovery journey
- As an RPN you will play an integral role in our team, receiving support, respect and encouragement throughout.
Your new role:
- Engage in new assessments and regular reviews with consumers
- Manage a caseload of consumers with complex and severe mental health related needs
- Provide excellent care guided by recovery and biopsychosocial models
- Participate in duty roster - managing in-coming community referrals and inpatient bed requests
- Prioritize and attend to crisis as required
- Communicate with consumers, families and significant others to help link them with external organisations
About You:
- Demonstrated understanding of mental health needs for older adults (primarily 65years +)
- Ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively at all levels
- Excellent interpersonal skills withe capacity to work both autonomously and in larger team environment
- Previous experience working as a mental health clinician in either a community or inpatient setting
- Proven ability to undertake a range of biopsychosocial interventions with consumers
- Passionate about consumer care
Benefits of working with us:
- On-site parking and close to public transport
- Salary packaging and monthly accrued days off (when working full-time)
- Great work life balance - no weekends!
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, please make contact on 83872804 should you have any questions or queries.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check, and where applicable, Working With Children Check (WWCC).
All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment including evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses) and Influenza with a TGA approved vaccine (mandatory for all clinical and or patient facing roles) prior to commencement.
This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health’s Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.