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Form of workThe Orygen Youth Prevention & Recovery Care (YPARC) is a 24-hours, 7-days a week sub-acute residential program supporting young people aged 16-25 stepping up/down to intervene early and prevent further deterioration.
Your new role:
- Support team on shift-by-shift basis, leading clinical interventions, mental health risk assessment formulation and treatment planning
- Provide specialist mental health nursing including nutritional state, medication management, interventions for managing side effects and monitoring physical health status
- Escalation of care – liaise with other services within Orygen and community services
- Provide supervision and consultation to RPN2’s, graduate nurses and multidisciplinary team
- Work with lived experience workforce and families/carers to support young people with their recovery goals
- Relevant registration and qualifications (see position description for details)
- Advanced mental health nursing skills, including the assessment and management of high-risk clinical situations
- Knowledge of mental health system of care, the common mental health and substance use issues faced by young people, and evidence-based treatments for major adolescent health issues
- Shift leadership experience
What you’ll get in return
- Employed by the Royal Melbourne Hospital under the Mental Health EBA + 11% super + salary packaging
- Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals + internal and external training programs
- Reimbursements for the cost of obtaining required pre-employment checks (Police Check and Serology test)
- Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.
Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always. Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.
Join the revolution
If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, apply now.
See link to view the position description: https://www.orygen.org.au/getmedia/2cbf7500-f778-40a9-9f92-3f07be3629b2/YPARC-RPN3-PD-(MH)-v2.pdf.aspx
Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.
Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services.
All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check, successful police check and having at least three COVID-19 vaccinations.
