Rmh Mental Health Services Enrolled Nurse Transition Program

Royal Melbourne Hospital - Mental Health ServicesEnrolled Nurse to Mental Health Nursing Transition Program Seeking Graduate or Experienced Enrolled Nurses who are interested in moving into mental health nursing across our Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Services Full Time and Part Time positions available - 12 month transition programSupported professional development activities The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) is one of the largest health providers in the state, delivering a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical and mental health services, as well as rehabilitation, aged care, outpatient and community programs. The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services (RMH MHS) deliver quality care across the RMH including acute adult inpatient, eating disorders, neuropsychiatry, community care and community programs. The RMH MHS provides person-centred, recovery-oriented care, treatment and support through our multi-disciplinary workforce of skilled and dynamic clinicians and Lived and Living Experience (LLE) consumer and carer experts. We are dedicated to providing caring and high-quality specialist community and hospital-based mental health services for adults and older adults who are experiencing or are at risk of developing a serious mental illness. Our supportive culture is guided by the 'Melbourne Way,' putting people first, leading with kindness, and working together to excel as one RMH. The Enrolled Nurse Transition Program is an integral part of RMH MHS commitment to develop our future workforce. We are currently seeking to recruit enthusiastic Enrolled Nurses (EN), who are either recently qualified or new to working in public mental health, to take part in our Enrolled Nurse Transition to Mental Health Nursing Practice program. The EN transition program offers a professional development pathway that gives Enrolled Nurses a supported transition into Mental Health Nursing and prepares them for ongoing employment opportunities. If you are an Enrolled Nurse, interested in Mental Health Nursing, are newly qualified or want to move into Mental Health Nursing and are finding it difficult to get an opportunity to work in a Mental Health setting because of lack of experience then this program could be for you. The 12 month structured program provides an excellent opportunity to extend your nursing knowledge in the specialist area of mental health nursing.You will be supported by the Enrolled Nurse Graduate Coordinator and Enrolled Nurse educators in the clinical settings. Your new role: During the program you will be employed in one of our Adult or Older Adult Clinical Services. The program is run over 12 months and includes planned and supported professional development activities that are followed by a period of clinical skill consolidation. If you are passionate and interested in joining a program that offers high quality evidence-based pathways for emerging mental health nurses then come and hone your skills with likeminded transition enrolled nurses.Participate in a structured and tailored mental health nurse education program facilitated by RMH - MHSProvide high quality standards of consumer care; includes assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation for care in collaboration within multidisciplinary teamMaintain an understanding of individual responsibility for consumer safety, quality and risk.Promote a friendly, respectful and supportive environment within the department and organisation.Engage in structured learning programs as you work towards becoming a specialist mental health enrolled nurse.Provide high quality standards of patient care within the EN scope of practiceWork in multidisciplinary clinical team settingsPerform nursing interventions and procedures in accordance with RMH policy and procedures. About you: Experience working as a enrolled nurse in acute health, sub-acute or aged care or a recenntly qualified EN who is motivated to transition to mental health nursing and complete the transition programEnthusiastic and motivated to develop skills and knowledge as a mental health enrolled nurse including mental health practice - risk assessment, mental state assessment and care planning; recover