Overview
Mental Health Clinical Nurse - Continuing Care Team, Queensland Health
The Continuing Care Team at the Mackay Community Health Centre is seeking applications for a Mental Health Clinical Nurse to join their team on a permanent basis.
Join Mackay Hospital and Health Service to be part of a culture built on collaboration, trust, respect, and teamwork, with opportunities across regional, rural, or remote settings.
For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Your opportunity
- The successful post holder will function as a Mental Health Clinical Nurse as part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for coordinating and delivering case management and care coordination activities. The Clinical Nurse will manage a case load that supports individuals with reliable mental illness to provide specialist assessment, crisis management, care coordination, delivery of nursing interventions, case review, advanced care planning and risk management to the Continuing Care Team.
- This role will also contribute to the planning, development, implementation, maintenance and evaluation of a broad range of treatment and prevention activities to promote recovery from mental illness.
About the Team
The Mental Health and AOD Service is comprised of eight clinical teams across the MHHS. The Mental Health Service is responsible for the provision of comprehensive, specialised mental health assessment and treatment services across the age-spectrum for people with severe and complex mental health problems. Our services aim to be consumer focused and recovery oriented and are provided in a variety of settings including community, an acute inpatient unit, hospitals and emergency departments.
About our Hospital and Health Service
Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.
Benefits
- Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
- Flexible working arrangements
- Education opportunities, Study and Research
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
- Fitness Passport
Queensland Health is the state's largest healthcare provider. We are committed to ensuring all Queenslanders have access to a range of public healthcare services aimed at achieving good health and well-being.
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📌 Mental Health Clinical Nurse - Continuing Care Team, Queensland Health
🏢 Mackay Private
📍 Mackay