• Residential rehabilitation dedicated to Women
• Work with an innovative and growing not-for-profit organisation
• Receive additional Wellbeing days per year & Salary Packaging

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Mental Health Nurse to provide leadership to colleagues in the provision of holistic care and treatment to clients of the Elouera Residential Unit.

About the opportunity

You will provide Mental Health Nurse Practitioner support to a team of passionate and professional clinical and support staff by:

• Providing expert clinical advice to clients, carers and staff across the program
• Participate in all aspects of the unit and assist in the promotion and ongoing running of the program
• Develop and facilitate implementation and evaluation of management care plans for clients with complex needs
• Act as the liaison between different programs to promote continuity of care and exchange of information
• Provide group and individual counselling

This is a part time (15.2 hours per week) ongoing position. We are happy to negotiable on how these hours can be worked across the week, however we require a minimum of two days.

The salary range for the role is $43 to $45 per hour. We are fortunate that our employees can also access up to $18,540 salary packaging which increases their take home pay.

Access the position description via our careers page and learn more about the role.

What you will bring to the role

• Tertiary qualification in Nursing, and AHPRA Registration
• Minimum five years’ experience working in a related service delivery setting and working as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Significant experience in carrying out mental health assessments, developing appropriate care plans and overseeing resulting treatment for clients
• Proven experience in working in partnership with other health care professionals in the coordination of care for clients
• Demonstrated understanding of the issues that affect mental health consumers in treatment and the community
• Contemporary knowledge and application of evidence-based individual and group interventions and clinical practice in drug and alcohol treatment and recovery
• Significant experience working with clients with complex needs, AOD dependencies and/or mental health

What is on offer

We at Lives Lived Well are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff by fostering a flexible, family-friendly work culture. We provide wellbeing days off each year, in addition to your annual leave.

As an employee of a registered charity, you can increase your take home pay by salary sacrificing everyday expenses, meals and entertainment.

We're passionate about the possibilities! If you are too apply today!

Click ‘apply now’ and go to our LLW Careers page and submit your application. Please note we only accept applications through our Careers page.

For questions or information about the role, email [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Nurse, Residential - Orange enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Lives Lived Well is an equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage applications from a diverse range of social, cultural and gender backgrounds that reflect our community including First Peoples.

Confirmation of employment will be subject to candidate's possession of a Current Australian Drivers Licence, Working with Children Check (NSW) and completed Australian Criminal History Check