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SalaryAlfred Health
Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.
- Full time, Ongoing
- Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4
- Based at St Kilda Road Clinic - Community Mental Health Services
Alfred Mental and Addiction Health is responsible for the operation of services which focus on people with a severe mental illness residing in the Inner South Eastern area of Melbourne. Services are provided by a number of teams located at the Alfred Hospital (Commercial Road, Prahran) and at St. Kilda Road Clinic, Melbourne, Alma Road CCU in St. Kilda and the Child & Adolescent Service located in Moorabbin. Alfred Mental and Addiction Health also works in partnership with relevant local non-government and social support agencies work.
The Role
The Senior Mental Health Nurse Clinician will undertake a direct clinical role within the Community Mental Health Team, focussing on mental health service delivery for clients and their families/carers. The incumbent will demonstrate advanced mental health nurse practice and be an advocate for recovery-oriented practice and family sensitive practice as a key responsibility. As a senior clinician, the incumbent will be expected to provide consultation, in-service training and specialist clinical advice to other staff in the team. The nurse/clinician will work as an integral part of the leadership team of the CMHT, which includes the Nurse Manager, Senior Occupational Therapists, Senior Social Worker, Senior Psychologists and Psychiatrists.
Skills
- Specialist mental health and risk assessment and treatment skills
- Advance mental health nurse Skill set including supervision
- Family and domestic violence Knowledge
- a Current Victorian Drivers licence
- Working with Children certificate essential
- Mental Health and Addiction provides an extensive range of Professional development and research opportunities
- Portable long service leave from other public health services
- Great employment benefits as part of Alfred Health - Wellbeing initiatives, access to salary packaging, onsite childcare and gym, novated leasing and discounted health insurance and banking
- Located close to public transport, shops and restaurants
Enquiries: Valerie Grueva, Nurse Manager, CMHT on 03) 9076 9849
Closing date: Wednesday, 14 December 2022 by 11pm AEDT
Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.
All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza with a TGA approved vaccine and must provide evidence of their vaccination status. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health's Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.
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