Registered Psychiatric Nurse Rpn3 Commun

Community Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN3) – Community Team 1

• Key Clinician – Registered Psychiatric Nurse RPN3
• Full time Permanent Position (Part Time negotiable)
• Inner West Area Mental Health Service located in Royal Melbourne Hospital Precinct

Your new team

The IWAMHS and Community Team 1 (CT1) is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team who hold the homeless person’s portfolio for IWAMHS and provide care to residents of the Inner Melbourne catchment. The team are located in close proximity to the RMH city campus.

• We aim to empower consumers to make their own choices about their treatment and recovery with an emphasis on strengthening their internal resources to move forward
• CT1 works hard to create external links in the community for ongoing support
• Community Team 1 holds the Homeless portfolio which extends to and includes the Homeless Response Portfolio (MHaP-HR) which relies on strong partnerships with relevant stakeholders
• We are a passionate group of people who love to work hard offering evidenced based services
• We provide an assertive community treatment model of care to our consumers of the Inner Melbourne catchment

Your success in this role, will be in your ability to:

• Apply your clinical knowledge and expertise to the assessment and delivery of evidence based interventions to consumers with complex mental health related needs
• Work collaboratively with consumers, carers and families
• Develop and maintain effective referral relationships with supporting organisations for clients that assist in reaching recovery goals
• Demonstrate strong ongoing commitment to one's professional development and the ability to support and develop knowledge and skills in other team members

About you:

• Possess formal qualifications and registration as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of mental illness, recovery, the assessment of disorders and an understanding of relevant legislation pertinent to the role
• Demonstrate effective communication skills
• You enjoy working and supporting others
• You have a demonstrated ability to engage individuals or families through telephone, face to face or online meetings in an empathic manner

• Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• We are a values based organisation, a career with us is a rewarding experience offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement

Benefit of working with NorthWestern Mental Health:

• Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• We are a values based organisation, a career with us is a rewarding experience offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

IWAMHS is part of NorthWestern Mental Health which boasts a sophisticated learning structure and we pride ourselves on supporting continuing professional development.

Interested?

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

Trevor Carlisle, Manager Community Team 1 and HOMHS

(m) 0417 387 619

Michaela Walker, Team Leader Community Team 1

(m) 0417 398 061,

Stephanie Mertins, Team Leader Community Team 1

(m) 0427 314 337

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. 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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