Registered Nurse & Enrolled Nurse - Mental Health
Permanent Full Time, Part Time, and casual roles available - please specify which position you are applying for in your cover letter.
- Are you a mental health experienced RN or EEN looking for your next challenge?
- Do you want to be at the forefront of mental health care?
- Are you motivated to join a values-based workplace of choice?
- Join a great team where people feel respected, valued and appreciated
These exciting roles offer you the opportunity to utilise your experience in an acute mental health service.
Our acute inpatient Mental Health Units provide specialist, compassionate, multidisciplinary recovery oriented mental health care that is delivered in a supportive educational environment. We are seeking registered nurses and enrolled nurses with a minimum of 12 months experience in mental health to join our team to contribute to the provision of excellent, compassionate specialist mental health services. We offer training and support to develop your skills and experience in the specialist nursing field, including: mental health units, TMS and ECT.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Provision of compassionate, recovery oriented mental health care to patients, including support for families and carers
- Patient assessment and management of all clinical issues relating to the patient’s condition and treatment plan
- Liaison with all referring specialists and clinicians involved in the patient’s care
You will be a strong, committed mental health nurse, who is passionate about facilitating the very best outcomes for your patients and their families from admission to discharge in a dynamic multidisciplinary team environment.
For you to be successful in this role you will bring the following:
- Current AHPRA registration
- Contemporary knowledge of best practice in acute or mental health nursing
- Strong communication, you have a supportive and engaging style that enables you to easily build rapport with patients and their families.
- Relevant recent experience in the provision of acute Mental Health care
- A thorough understanding of the principles of recovery-oriented care, mental state assessment, care planning and specialist care delivery.
Registered Nurse Position Description Enrolled Nurse Position Description
Inherent Requirement (Ward)
About Rehabilitation & Mental Health
Epworth Rehabilitation and Mental Health services are some of the most progressive of their kind in Australia. Our clinical approach involves individualised treatment and collaborative team decision-making to achieve positive outcomes for patients. Our strong team ethos extends across our rehabilitation and mental health services at our Epworth hospitals in Richmond, Camberwell, Hawthorn and Geelong.
Qualifications
- Possess current nursing registration with AHPRA
- Holding a relevant post graduate qualification is desirable
Additional Information
At Epworth, it’s a community.
It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:
- Epworth’s enhanced Not for Profit status (and not available in the public sector) provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
- The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
- Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
- Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
- Relocation assistance is available for approved interstate candidates
Enquire/ Apply
Sound interesting? To apply, click the I'm Interested button to attach your CV and cover letter.For more information, refer to the attached position description or contact talent@epworth.org.au or phone (03) 9426 0606.
It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.
As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).
At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.