Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN2) - Inpatient Unit

• Multiple ongoing part-time and full-time roles| Rotating roster
• Based at Footscray Hospital | Flexibility and work-life balance
• Training and career progression opportunities tailored to your professional goals

About your new team:Orygen Specialist Program (OSP) provides specialist mental health services, focusing on early intervention, for young people aged 15 to 25 with severe and complex mental illness.Our Inpatient Unit (IPU) is located in Footscray on the Western Hospital site. The IPU includes a 16-bed low dependency area and a further three beds (ICA-EAST) for targeted specialised service delivery for youth with complex mental health and psychosocial needs.Your new role:

• Provide specialist mental health nursing including physical and mental health, nutritional state, medication management, risk assessment, interventions for managing side effects and monitoring physical health status
• Work with lived-experience workforce and families/carers to support young people in their recovery
• Provide inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA backgrounds

About You:

• Mental health nurse qualifications and AHPRA registration (see position description for details)
• Advanced clinical skills, including the assessment and management of high-risk clinical situations
• Knowledge of mental health system of care, the common mental health and substanceuse issues faced by young people, and evidence-based treatments for major adolescent health issues
• Knowledge of and work within the framework of early intervention, de-stigmatisation, diversity, inclusion, and non-discrimination

Benefit of working with Orygen Specialist Program:

• Join us during this inspiring time of growth and transformation - career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals
• Receive supervision and support with professional development
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• Salary packaging, onsite car parking and close to public transport

Interested?If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us via the details below.Please note: recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.For a confidential conversation, please contact Ame Logan on 0383457550.All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check, and where applicable, Working With Children Check (WWCC). All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment including evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses) and Influenza with a TGA approved vaccine (mandatory for all clinical and or patient facing roles) prior to commencement. 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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