Mental Health Clinician - Link Team - Nurse Level 1 - Registered

Job Description - Mental Health Clinician - Link Team - Nurse Level 1 - Registered (02GZ1)

Job Description

Job Number: Mental Health Clinician - Link Team - Nurse Level 1 - Registered ( Job Number: 02GZ1 )

Description

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 1 (P25446, Several)

Salary: $ 72,698.00 - $ 97,112.00 (Plus 11.5% Super)

Location: The Canberra Hospital

Section: Department 

Closing Date: 23 April 2024

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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. 

Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

Flexible working conditions. 

11.5% Superannuation.

VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.

Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role: The position is situated within Adult Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS), which is a specialist mental health service that provides services for people aged over 18 years. The Service has teams operating from Gungahlin, City, Tuggeranong, Phillip and Belconnen Community Health Centres. This position will be based at Belconnen Community Health Centre.

Within the service there is strong focus on the provision of timely and effective mental health interventions that are collaborative and inclusive of families and carers. People are supported to achieve their personal recovery goals as identified in their Care Plan.

The program recently implemented a new model of care (MoC) which aims to improve the responsivity and diversity of services offered to people. The new MoC is underpinned by principles of recovery and aims to:

- Increase standardisation of procedures, processes, and practices to promote more internal consistency in service delivery and best practice interventions

- Clarify and delineate of the role and service functions to reduce duplication and inefficiencies, reduce administrative burden on staff and promote more direct clinical contact 

- Provide optimal treatment for people in their homes and community as effective hospital diversion

The successful applicant/s will enjoy working as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing assessment and care planning for people experiencing mental illness. They will be highly motivated to engage in consultative and educative practices with families, carers and other agencies. The successful applicant/s will also undertake professional development and clinical supervision, participate in quality initiatives, and contribute to multidisciplinary team processes.

The Mental Health (MH) Link Team is an amalgamation of several specialist teams who provide care designed to support clients with a moderate to severe mental illness in the community. The MH Link team is comprised of the Homeless Outreach Team, Step-up Step-down Houses, Brief Intervention Clinic and Clozapine Coordinator; and also provides support and consultation for the Wayback Program, Transition to Recovery Program, Justice Housing, and MHJHADS Supported Accommodation Houses. The successful applicant may be asked to work with any of the above sub-teams / programs as directed by the MH Link Team Leader.

The position reports to the MH Link Team Leader and is supported by a cohesive multidisciplinary team (including Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, and Medical Officers). This is an exciting opportunity for someone who may be interested in working in a program that comprises access, hospital diversion, assertive outreach, and community recovery and therapy services.

This position may be appointed using written application alone, without interview.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

 

To Apply:  Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website . 

Our Vision : creating exceptional health care together 

Our Role : to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values : Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

Canberra Hospital Expansion Project - CHS is constructing a new critical services building called 'Building 5' which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory's history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution. North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.  If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Chloe Looker at 0403089614. 

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