Nurse Consultant - Intensive Community Program

SA Health
Job reference: 842638
Location: 5600 - WHYALLA
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network, Community Mental Health (MH) Team, Whyalla
• Salary: $121,537 - $126,970 p.a - Ongoing Full Time - RN/M3

The Nurse Consultant RoleThe Nurse Consultant (ICP) 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.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).Community Mental Health Team: Whyalla is the first regional community in South Australia to have both a specialised inpatient mental health facility and mental health rehabilitation service. Previously, these specialised services were only available in metropolitan Adelaide. These facilities will now enable regional consumers to stay closer to home and to their support networks.Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.The RegionWhen you join our dynamic workforce you will escape the hustle and bustle of city life and be able to take advantage of the endless possibilities for adventure relaxation, recreation and sightseeing. In The Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network, you can experience cultural diversity, outback locations and regional city conveniences, whilst working in innovative roles to improve the community's health outcomes and wellbeing.Living in Whyalla offers great weather with 300 days of sunshine a year, great beaches, and a huge variety of sports and outdoor activities to suit everyone. Whyalla is perfectly located on the Eyre peninsula and offers a doorway to many other tourist locations within 2.5 hours drive to Port Lincoln and beyond, or a short 45-minute drive to the base of the Flinders Ranges - .- NursingFor information about Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found .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)
• DHS Aged Care Sector Employment Screening required for this position

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 842638EnquiriesName: Marion HallTitle: Administration OfficerPhone: 8644 5130E-mail:Application Closing DateFriday 12th April 2024 - 11.55PMAttachmentsFlexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.