Emergency Mental Health Nurse Navigator

• Multiple roles available (FT or PT)
• AM/PM shifts across 7 days
• Supportive team
• Salary packaging, close to public transport, focus on professional development

Significant investment in Western Health has seen the expansion of the Adult Emergency Department (ED) and the opening of a new Paediatric ED, an Adult and Paediatric Fast-Track, Short Stay Unit, Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Hub and Rapid Assessment Discharge Unit in Sunshine Hospital. You may also be aware of the $1.5 billion new construction of the Footscray Hospital.

We have expanded our emergency team across a number of our key services within our new and improved clinical spaces to be able to better support our community. This has allowed us to maintain our fun, friendly and highly supportive culture, offering a wide range of initiatives to make it the best place to work! This growth has created new vacancies for Emergency Department (ED) Registered Nurses (RNs) to join our multidisciplinary team.

How would you like to not only be a part of, but also help us to grow and shape the new departments and our services culture?

This position is available across Sunshine & Footscray Hospital Emergency Departments.

As a valued Western Health team member, you will enjoy benefits such as:

• For international candidates, you will experience personal on-boarding and relocation support
• Taking a position at Western Health also makes you eligible for the current Victorian Relocation Program, which can help fund your move Down Under with $10,000 allowance
• Salary packaging (potentially reducing your tax and maximise your net salary)
• A great work-life balance with caring personal support
• Quality professional development
• Earning potential of to $102,278.00 plus super, penalties and allowances

As a Mental Health Nurse Navigator you will aim to promote a collaborative and holistic approach to caring for Mental Health consumers during their time at Sunshine Emergency Department. You will also assist our Mental Health consumers to navigate the complexities of the healthcare system.

You will make an impact through:

• Practicing clinical Emergency Mental Health nursing at an advanced level
• Co-ordination of exceptional patient centred care
• Influencing and facilitating system improvements
• Improving patient outcomes

You will strengthen partnerships between:

• The consumer and Sunshine Emergency Department (SHED)
• Emergency Mental Health (EMH) and SHED
• Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD) and SHED
• ACE Team and SHED

To be Successful for this Role, you will have:

• Bachelor of Nursing
• Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
• Minimum of 5 years postgraduate experience in a related field
• Ability to work a rotating roster AM & PM shifts over 7 days
• A passion for providing Best Care to all of our patients across the continuum

About Us

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.