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Form of work- Great leadership opportunity for an experienced RPN looking their next role
- Ongoing full-time role (including monthly ADOs)
- Based at Footscray, Western Hospital
Orygen Specialist Program (OSP) provides specialist Mental Health services, focusing on early intervention, for young people aged 15 to 25 with severe and complex mental illness.
Our Inpatient Unit (IPU) is located in Footscray on the Western Hospital site. The IPU includes a 16-bed low dependency area and a further three beds (ICA-EAST) for targeted specialised service delivery for youth with complex Mental Health and psychosocial needs.
Your new role
A dynamic opportunity for a senior nurse to develop and manage the MHICAR model across the IPU. In this role, you will also:
- Provide leadership, training and support to IPU team
- Work closely with CNC to evaluate and innovate: Safewards, reducing restrictive interventions, implementing MHIC and reducing need to call code grey
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and model safe, timely, person-centred and trauma-informed care for young people experiencing distress and vulnerability during an admission
- Proactively engage with young people in acute phases of their illness by providing sensory-based calming approaches, trauma-informed de-escalation strategies, understanding of potential triggers, and preferred calming techniques
- Provide inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA backgrounds
- Comprehensive clinical expertise to initiate and lead evidence-based nursing practice in the care delivery to young people with complex Mental Health needs
- Experience in the areas of Solution Focussed Therapy, Sensory Modulation, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or subject areas relevant to inpatient setting is desirable
- Leadership experience including provision of consultation, supervision, and education to nurses and overall team
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are highly encouraged to apply
- You will enjoy excellent work-life balance. We want you to stay long term!
- Have access to a wide range of professional support and development to suit your professional development goals
- Join us and be part of a highly valued team at a time of growth and change
- Support development of the team across Orygen, with varied referrals from inpatients to outpatients
If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us via the details below.
Please note: recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.
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.
Partner Employment Opportunities
- We have no current partner employment opportunities.
Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal Mental Health as they grow into adulthood. Everything we do at Orygen is about helping to create that future, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.
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The outcomes of the Royal Commission into the Victorian Mental Health System will enable a revolutionary new era of reform in Mental Health that will finally see youth Mental Health progress in the direction that Orygen has pioneered over the past 30 years.
To leverage these changes, Orygen is building a Mental Health workforce for the future.
Young people and their families are at the heart of everything we do: our world-leading research that creates positive change, our unrivalled training and clinical care, and our pioneering reforms that create real-world solutions.
We are fearless. We are collaborative. We are committed. We are determined. And we make no apology for that.
At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.
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Why choose Orygen?Flexible work options, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and a range of other staff wellbeing initiatives.
Not-for-profit salary packaging and parental leave scheme.
Young people and their families are at the heart of everything we do.
We believe in building and sustaining a healthy workplace culture where staff feel engaged, supported and motivated. Check out some of the key highlights from our 2021 staff engagement survey:
Our valuesWe acknowledge and value the experience, diversity and expertise of our colleagues and the young people and families who seek our support, and commit to acting in a manner that facilitates and encourages equal participation.
We take responsibility for delivering on our commitments as individuals and as teams and commit to being honest and transparent in all our dealings.
We prioritise inclusivity, supportiveness, flexibility, communication and mutual respect that builds on one another's strengths and diversity in the pursuit of shared goals.
We work to continuously improve our practices, remaining open to feedback and new ideas, to ensure we do our best for young people and their families.
We encourage and support novel, creative and evidence-based solutions to complex problems and look for opportunities to collaborate and partner to optimise our ideas.
We encourage and support novel, creative and evidence-based solutions to complex problems and look for opportunities to collaborate and partner to optimise our ideas.
These values are underpinned by our strategic commitment to partner with:
- young people and their families;
- First Nations people of Australia;
- LGBTIQA+ people; and
- culturally and linguistically diverse people.
We are always on the lookout for committed, passionate and inspirational talent to join our team. Please complete an Expression of Interest form so that we can consider you for upcoming opportunities.
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