Job Title: Registered Psychiatric Nurse (Grade 3) or Psychologist, OT or Social Worker (Grade 2)
About the Role
The role of the Grade 2 Registered Nurse is to provide healthcare services to young people who are detained at Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct. This includes:
* Primary health assessment, care planning and ongoing reviews.
* Medication administration.
* Treatment of injuries and illnesses and monitoring the health and wellbeing of the young people.
* Emergency response for young people, visitors and youth justice staff.
* Early intervention, prevention and health promotion activities.
* Effective record keeping and handover to custodial and community-based services.
* Discharge planning inclusive of mental health primary assessment and at-risk assessment of a young person.
* Referral to allied and mental health services both in custodial streams and community-based on discharge.
As the Primary Care Mental Health AOD Clinician you will:
* Provide primary health-level assessment, treatment and recovery-based interventions to Young People in custody at Cherry Creek who are experiencing mental health difficulties.
* Provide a range of harm reduction services and education, including delivery of manualised AOD programs, to groups and individual Young People in custody at Cherry Creek.
* Facilitate holistic care by providing appropriate support, linkages and referrals for Young People both across Cherry Creek and for them to access upon their release.
* Engage Cherry Creek staff in community development and capacity building activities, with a focus on trauma-informed care, recovery-oriented care and other contemporary mental health and AOD trends.
You will work with a friendly and supportive team who maintain extensive knowledge and experience. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values of respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation.
- Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction.
- A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
- Wide-range of professional development opportunities to enhance your career.
- Attractive salary packaging benefits.