Clinical Nurse Specialist – Mental Health Liaison
Location: Busselton.
Position Profile
We are looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide Emergency psychiatric nursing assessment, care planning, and nursing management service for patients and their families presenting to the emergency department with acute mental health illness, including liaison with other agencies to support safe discharge.
Ideal Candidate
* Eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
* Has extensive and recent experience in acute mental health nursing providing risk assessment, crisis intervention and management, including application of the Mental Health Act in practice, across the age range from children to older adult.
* Can demonstrate experience in liaising with community services to support acute safe discharge care for mental health clients and their families.
* Has advanced written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills to support mental health clients, their families and teams within the service.
* Ability to provide clinical leadership and facilitate effective teamwork within a multidisciplinary team environment.
* Demonstrates knowledge and experience in quality improvement and evidence-based practice and their application to mental health services.
* Has experience in the use of clinical applications and information systems to support clinical care and service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
* Acts as a resource person for Mental Health Nursing issues within the health service, providing clinical advice and assistance in relation to patient management.
* Participates as a senior member of the nursing team and on relevant committees to plan departmental policies and objectives, provide expert advice, and recommend innovative practices and evaluation strategies.
* Participates in the multidisciplinary decision‐making process including matters pertaining to a patient's psychiatric care.
* Promotes and maintains lines of communication with relevant staff and agencies, both within and external to the health service.
* Participates in own ongoing performance appraisal, with the Nurse Manager, by setting own professional and work‐related objectives and goals.
Benefits
* 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
* Entitlement to discounts across some private health care funds.
* Generous salary packaging benefits: up to $9010 on benefits such as mortgage, rent, or other living expenses; up to $2650 on meal entertainment, holiday accommodation and venue hire; access to novated leasing to use pre‐tax dollars for a car and expenses.
* Professional Development Opportunities and Study Leave/assistance.
* Flexible working arrangements.
* Flexible leave arrangements.
* Other professional and location‐based allowance.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
WA Health supports flexible working practices within the context of a quality health service. WA Health is committed to a smoke free environment across all buildings, grounds, and vehicles.
WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant's integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au.
Please note this recruitment process requires completion of satisfactory Pre‐Employment Health Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country Health Service is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce where every employee feels valued and empowered. We believe that a diverse team brings unique perspectives and drives innovation to meet our community's needs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences to join us in shaping a more equitable future and as a measure to achieve equality, under sections 51, 66R and 66ZP of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, encourage applications from people living with a disability, Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and youth (24 years of age and under).
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