Job Category: Mental Health & CounsellingMental Health Nurse – After HoursBox Hill location – Parking on site1 x 5 hour shift per weekFixed Term Contract until July 2026Who are we?healthAbility, as the name suggests, plays a unique and valuable role in the health system. We work to address the root causes of vulnerability, prevent disease and promote lifelong health outcomes, empowering people in our community to live their best life.Our role is also supporting people to self-manage long-term health conditions, such as diabetes and mental health challenges, with multidisciplinary teams delivering community-based programs in a comfortable setting. We also support people, including older people and people with disability, to stay living at home longer and to live well in their community.Our broad range of primary health services, care management and in home and community support services can be tailored to an individual’s needs and with major hubs in Box Hill and Eltham, these services can be delivered locally, in the Eastern and North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.Why work with us?Although our clients are at the heart of what we do and we strive to positively impact our communities and those who need it most, the wellbeing of our employees is just as important.When joining healthAbility’s supportive, kind, caring and ethical culture, you are welcomed by multi-disciplinary teams passionate about the health and wellbeing of clients and communities, from prevention through to specialist care, and passionate about continually learning and building on their areas of expertise. We embrace this passion and are values driven, offering careers with meaning and environments that are flexible, evolving, creative and connected.healthability is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. This means we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ and from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job, with age being no barrier.Job DescriptionThe opportunity:We are looking for a Mental Health Nurse to join our supportive and professional multidisciplinary teams one night per week working a 5 hour shift.Responsibilities include but are not limited to;Provide clinical nursing services via face to face, telephone and telehealth modalitiesDeliver evidence-based interventionsUndertake comprehensive assessment of mental state and psychosocial, functional and physical health needs of clients and care planningWork with other professionals in a collaborative care approachUndertake risk assessments of clients and develop risk management plans to provide a safe environment for the client and othersEstablish a therapeutic relationship with the clientProvide medication reviewWork collaboratively with GPs, psychiatrists, allied health workers such as psychologists and others involved in the client’s careWork collaboratively with the client’s family, carers and other supportsMake referrals to other services when it is in the interest of clients to do so and with the client’s informed consentDesired Skills and ExperienceApproved qualification in Mental Health Nursing; Minimum: Graduate Diploma in Mental Health NursingCurrent and ongoing registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)Credentialed Mental Health Nurse with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN)Extensive experience in mental health nursing, in a range of clinical settingsExperience in providing recovery orientated, strengths based, person centred family sensitive, trauma informed practicePlease apply here by submitting a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria with your CV. Thank you for your time and interest and please note, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly.Any enquiries can be made to Sharon Alexander at sharon.alexander@healthability.org.auSee the video to hear from our employees why this opportunity is much more than a job and how healthAbility offers careers with meaning.
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