Clinical Nurse, Intake & Triage - Mental Health

Clinical Nurse, Intake & Triage - Mental Health Unit | Buderim Private Hospital

• Employment Term: Full Time Opportunity
• Location: Buderim, Sunshine Coast
• Remuneration: $52.95 - $56.74 phr + 11% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

 The Cooinda Mental Health inpatient unit is a state-of-the-art 33-bed acute unit for those aged 18 and over. With private, well-equipped rooms, patients have use of the dining room, laundry, lounge areas, visitors' lounge, outdoor areas, music room, art and craft room, therapy rooms and gymnasium. Our service provides assessment and evidence-based treatment for patients experiencing, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)/trauma, eating disorders, psychotic disorders, addictions, complex needs due to a mental illness, as well as young adult and older persons Mental Health needs.

Make a meaningful difference with Buderim Private Hospital

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our team at Buderim Private Hospital as a Clinical Nurse, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

What makes a difference for you?

With a deep connection to the Sunshine Coast that’s 40 years in the making, Buderim Private Hospital partners with our patients to deliver personalised one-on-one care from the heart.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• Free On-Site Parking 
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Professional development, through Graduate Certificates, skills development courses, bursaries, grants and partnerships with leading Universities (Hospitals).
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference 

Your part in Buderim Private Hospital

A key role within Cooinda Mental Health Service, you’ll be responsible for managing effective intake, referral and assessment processes that supports timely and appropriate access to Cooinda Mental Health Service. Additionally, you’ll support Cooinda clinicians in the coordination of complex discharges to ensure successful discharges are achieved.

Working under the direction of our Clinical Nurse Manager, you’ll liaise with credentialed Psychiatrists to effectively triage and assess referrals to Cooinda Mental Health Service including external referring health providers such as GP’s, Psychiatrists and Psychologists. You’ll also work with the Director of Psychiatry and Clinical Nurse Manager to ensure that robust, responsive and recovery-oriented admission pathways are in place and adhered to.

What makes a difference for us?

With highly-developed communication and problem-solving skills, you’ll demonstrate a thorough and empathetic approach to patient management, providing exceptional person-centred care to patients and their loved ones. You’ll be confident dealing with external practitioners, providing a high-level of customer service when coordinating referrals. With an ability to work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll demonstrate:

• Relevant and current registration with AHPRA
• A minimum 5 years recent experience in a post-registration Mental Health environment
• Evidence of the ability to undertake comprehensive, detailed Mental Health assessments
• A recovery and patient oriented approach to providing Mental Health care
• An ability to work with a range of people and organisations including GP’s, carers, consumers, NGO’s and Public Health departments.
• Sound understanding of appropriate referral networks

Buderim Private Hospital is proudly part of the UnitingCare family, we’d love you to be too.

As one of the Sunshine Coast’s largest hospitals, we provide a comprehensive range of surgical and medical services using the latest technology. This includes emergency, maternity, intensive care, cardiovascular, obstetric and gynaecology, urology, cancer care, general medicine, renal and respiratory services, orthopaedic and Mental Health care, among many others.

Joining Buderim Private Hospital, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16, 500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all it’s fullness.

Start making a difference today

Our application process takes less than 15 minutes – Click the ‘APPLY’ button to be taken to our online application process and upload your resume and cover letter. Our team are available to answer any questions you may have.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. Learn more about Diversity & Inclusion at UnitingCare: https://www.unitingcareqld.com.au/about-us/who-we-are/diversity-and-inclusion

Safe workplace  

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.