AddressJob no: 842638
Work type: Full time
Location: Far North
Categories: Mental Health, Nursing/Midwifery
- 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 Role
The 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.
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.
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.
The Region
When 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.
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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 - .
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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 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: 842638
Enquiries
Name: Marion Hall
Title: Administration Officer
Phone: 8644 5130
E-mail:
Application Closing Date
Friday 12th April 2024 - 11.55PM
Attachments
842638 Nurse Consultant - ICP Job Pack.pdf
JCS+RegisteredNurse+Mental+Health+final.pdf
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Advertised: 15 Mar 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 12 Apr 2024 Cen. Australia Standard Time
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