Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

About Us:

We are leaders in Mental Health service delivery, specialising in working with adults and young people, and in early childhood intervention.

Stride is a name that expresses our ambition – it’s a name that’s purposeful and shows awareness of the important role we play in the recovery journey.

As we embark on our next stage, join us to make a difference. We're here to Stride.

Our Service:

The Head to Health service is a brand new service for adults in Western Sydney seeking emotional wellbeing and Mental Health support. The service provides a combination of peer-led recovery and clinical support and a safe, welcoming and supportive environment for people experiencing psychological distress. Allowing low risk individuals to identify alternatives to presenting to the Emergency Department and gaining access support from trained Mental Health professional within their community, outside a clinical setting.

On offer:

• Based in Parramatta, NSW
• Part-time (0.6FTE negotiable), permanent opportunity
• Excellent Base salary plus Super of $70-$75 per hour
• Salary Packaging options (up to $15,899 tax free!!)
• Meals and entertainment allowance of up to $2,650!
• Opportunity to be provided with your own office space.
• No shifts! Office hours only with the flexibility to work different days.
• Leave loading at 17.5%
• One paid wellbeing leave day per year
• Purchase up to 5 additional leave days in a 12 month period (pro rata entitlement if part-time)
• Stride Rewards – access to discounts from 100s of retailers (fashion, food and fitness)
• Reflective practice supervision
• Excellent training and career development
• Supportive team environment

Role Overview:

• This is an exciting newly created position for a passionate and experienced Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to form part of the Head to Health’s multi-disciplinary team, responsible for providing high-quality, person-centred care to people accessing the service
• Provide specialist Mental Health services, including crisis response and short to medium term episodes of care to meet the Mental Health needs of people accessing the service.
• Prescribe medications in accordance with the consumer care plan and within scope of practice
• Provision of brief evidence based psychological interventions and therapeutic management for individuals and groups
• Provide support and advice to family members, significant others, health care professionals and support staff as appropriate
• Liaise with referring organisations, including developing referral pathways with local General Practices and other health services

Requirements:

• Registration as a Nurse Practitioner (endorsed Mental Health) with the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 with a current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
• Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)
• Current Prescriber Number & Credentialed status with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN)
• Demonstrated clinical competence as per the national competency standards for Nurse Practitioners and experience as a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
• Demonstrated knowledge of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standard
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of crisis care
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, including using reflective practice principles
• Demonstrated understanding of the issues relevant to people with mental illness (including those from a CALD or First Nations background)
• Significant clinical experience in an acute, sub-acute or other setting in which crisis care is a core component of service delivery
• Must be eligible to apply/currently hold a WWCC
• Must hold/be willing to apply for NDIS worker screening clearance

Vaccination against COVID-19 is a requirement for all positions and is in accordance with Stride policy. As part of the recruitment process Stride requests evidence of vaccination status (in accordance with privacy principles) to ensure compliance with this policy requirement.

Stride is an inclusive workplace and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds in order to enhance the depth of cultural diversity and insight within our workforce.

This includes but is not limited to people with a lived-experience of Mental Health recovery, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.

Apply now!

To apply complete the online application form, attach a copy of your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the available role.

Applications will be viewed and actioned upon receipt, with a final closing date of 1 March 2024.

For queries email recruitment@stride.com.au.