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Form of work• Are you looking to grow professionally?
• Do you demonstrate advanced clinical skills, professional behaviour and professional development?
• Help us make a difference in delivering safe, reliable and responsive patient care.
• Classification: PSYCH CLIN NURSE SPEC (NP29)
Who We Are and What We Stand For
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.
What You Will Be Doing
As a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will take an extended leadership role in the coordination of nursing and health care within and across different care contexts to facilitate optimal health outcomes. This includes appropriate referral to, and consultation with, other relevant health professionals, service providers, and community and support services. The Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist practices independently and interdependently with an extended scope of practice, autonomy and decision making, assuming accountability and responsibility for their own actions and delegation of care to registered nurses, enrolled nurses and health care workers.
What You Need
We anticipate you will:
• Be a Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration
• Have successfully completed a specific course of training in Psychiatric
Nursing leading to registration by the NBV, OR
• Have completed a post graduate course specific to Psychiatric Nursing; and
has completed a minimum of 12 months experience in Psychiatric Nursing at the RPN 2 level.
What Next
• Please discuss your application with your manager first before applying.
• Download & print out the Position Description and complete the Application form attached to it. (Please ensure the Position Description is signed as well)
• When submitting your application, please include a current resume, cover letter addressed to your manager and the filled-out Position Description/Application Form.
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People Experience Team on (03) 9784 2***.
Additional Requirements
Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity and promotes a workplace that welcomes and includes the unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, are culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+ or who have a disability to apply. We are also strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process.
To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:
https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/
*Please refer to salary circular for Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise Agreement 2021 - 2024 for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.
This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.
Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.
