AddressPosition Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $35.32 - $49.60 per hour plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: Minimum 24
Requisition ID: REQ466283
Are you seeking a wonderful opportunity to progress and excel in your career?
About Us
Sydney Local Health District is one of the fastest growing Local Health Districts in New South Wales. Our facilities and services are world class and our staff are dedicated, innovative and caring.
Where you will be based
Sydney Local Health District’s Community Health Centres have a long and proud history of delivering care in the community including prevention, early intervention, assessment, treatment, health maintenance and continuing Care Services designed to improve and support the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
About the role
The Acute Care Service model of care provides:
1. Mental Health assessments to consumers within the community experiencing acute Mental Health problems (including a rapid response when indicated) and determining an appropriate pathway to care (e.g., community treatment; assist consumers access and admission to inpatient treatment).
2. Short term Mental Health treatment in the community often as an alternative to hospital.
3. In reach to hospital to promote effective follow up post Mental Health admission.
4. Collaborative care for consumers transferring between hospital and community.
5. The model provides short term Mental Health interventions in the community for consumers experiencing Mental Health distress. Once the symptoms have resolved and the presentation is no longer acute the team collaborate with other stakeholders for the most appropriate ongoing care and treatment.
The Mental Health Nurse will practice in keeping with the standardised Sydney LHD position description for the profession in addition to this position description.
We are looking for someone who has …
- Recognised nursing tertiary qualifications, current nursing registration with AHPRA.
- Demonstrated competencies to provide contemporary Mental Health practice.
- Current NSW Driver's Licence (P2 licence acceptable).
What we can offer you (for eligible employees)…
- Accrued Day Off (ADO) (For Full Time Employees)
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
- Great education opportunities through the Centre for Education and Workforce Development
Please view the Position Description for further details.
For enquiries, please contact Terri Patton on 0436 669 *** or via email at ************@health.nsw.gov.au
About working for SLHD
This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2023_022)
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine (except for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine which is approved by the TGA as a single dose primary course). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. A NSW Health agency may require further information about the medical contraindication (including but not limited to an Immunisation Medical Exemption form – IM011 form).
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
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Applications Close: 19 February 2024
