Registered Nurse

Youth Mental Health Hospital in the Home

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of young people and their families?  Would you like to work in a dynamic multidisciplinary team, providing intensive mental health care within a young person’s home? Then come join our new Youth Mental Health Hospital in the Home (Y-HiTH) service!

The CAMHS Y-HiTH is a new service for the North West region, based in Devonport.

Our aim is to support young people (16–24-year-old) who maybe experiencing an acute episode of mental illness to receive treatment in their home and within the community, rather than being admitted to an inpatient mental health unit, or as part of a discharge plan from hospital. 

The Y-HiTH team will work with the young person and their family/significant others to develop an individual treatment plan that supports their recovery.  With multiple home visits occurring everyday and additional support via telephone and telehealth, young people will receive comparable treatment from Y-HiTH as they would from an inpatient admission. 

The Role:

• With a focus on engagement, work in collaboration with the young person, their family/significant others, to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care that is evidence based, person centred, and trauma informed.
• Function as an active member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide care to all consumers of the service, which includes biopsychosocial assessments, therapeutic engagement, monitoring and review of mental state and response to treatments, and updates to the care plan in consultation with the young person, their families/significant others and the MDT.
• As a member of the service, evaluate the effectiveness of nursing strategies in meeting anticipated treatment outcomes and participate in the development and revision of organisational documentation, policies, protocols, and procedures relating to nursing based best practice and the model of care for the Youth Mental Health Hospital in the Home.
• Complete all required clinical documentation, including assessments, risk assessment, transfer of care, relevant clinical correspondence, and clinical data collection, within specified timeframes, predominantly via electronic consumer records systems.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Position Features:

• Hospital in the Home (HiTH) services are highly mobile outreach teams providing treatment in the consumer’s home.

Details of Appointment:

Multiple permanent full and part time shift-worker positions working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Location:

Devonport, Tasmania

Salary: $75,902 - $102,908 pro rata, per annum + 11% superannuation 

•  Access to the Grade 4 salary range $96,558 - $102,908 is subject to successful application for progression to Grade 4
• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 7.5% based on qualification type
• Professional Development Allowance of up to $500 per annum

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse
• Current Working with Children Registration
• Current Driver’s License

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Possess or be working towards a specialist tertiary graduate or post graduate mental health/psychiatric nursing qualification, or completed prior to the transfer of nurse education to the tertiary sector, a hospital-based training program that resulted in previous registration as a psychiatric nurse by the relevant nurse registration authority within Australia.

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

1. Crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty
5. serious traffic offences

1. Identification check
2. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents:

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties:

• 528089 Registered Nurse - Y-HiTH Grade 3-4 (July 2023) CSU.pdf
• 528089 Registered Nurse - Y-HiTH Grade 3-4 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Applicant Guide:

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

How to Apply:

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please Note:

• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

For More Information: 

Kristy Jackson

Position: A/Team Leader
Phone:  0412 364 ***
E-mail: **************@ths.tas.gov.au

 Important Information:

The email account you provide when submitting job applications will be used in correspondence to you.  It is important that this is kept up to date and monitored regularly.

To update your email address (or contact number), log in to www.jobs.tas.gov.au and look for “Existing applicant login” where you can update your details

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