Address- Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Kadina
- Salary: $117,997 - $123,272 p.a - Ongoing Full Time - RN/M3
Overview
The Mental Health Nurse Consunltant provides clinical nursing expertise to contribute to the improvement of high quality, safe Mental Health services and provides clinical and consultancy services that support the recovery of Mental Health consumers across community, acute and rehabilitation service settings.
Joining the Community Mental Heath Team based on Yorke Peninsula, you will provide health education, counselling and therapeutic/rehabilitation programs to improve the health outcomes of individual consumers and groups.
Employees classified at this level are experts within their area and stream of practice and have a significant degree of autonomy and decision making.
Various practice models may be used to enact this role, including but not limited to:
- Primarily providing expert Mental Health nursing care;
- Providing clinical leadership to nurses; and
- Coordination and leadership of projects and/or programs that contribute clinical expertise to improve consumer/service outcomes.
Employees in this role accept accountability for their Mental Health nursing practice, the outcomes of nursing practices for the specific consumer group, the professional advice given, delegations of care made and for addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy.
Must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
Must hold a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing (or equivalent).
A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network
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In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
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Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 833791
Enquiries
Name: Meagan Catford
Title: Acting Executive Assistant to Director of Mental Health
Phone: 0403 261 ***
E-mail: **************@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
Wednesday 12th July 2023 - 11.55PM
Attachments
833791 Mental Health Nurse Consultant Job Pack.pdf
JCS+RN+Mental+Health+final.pdf
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