• Full time - Dual Roles - 0.7 Area Senior Nurse Consultant, 0.3 MOCA Coordinator
• Fixed Term (to July 2022)
• Inner West Area Mental Health Service, Moonee Ponds
• Rich opportunities for development

Your new team

Inner West Area Mental Health Service – Royal Melbourne Hospital (IWAMHS-RMH) is committed to working with consumers during their recovery by offering holistic and evidence-based (EB) treatment, which is inclusive of family/carers and provided by clinicians with well-developed skills.

Our service strives to create the best possible learning opportunities available to complement and support both emerging and existing expertise. Staff are required to actively participate in their own practice development by engaging in available learning opportunities within the service, as well as being committed to sharing their knowledge with their colleagues.

You will work closely with clinicians, other practice leaders, and the service leadership team to support our vision “Make a Difference, Every Time, Every Opportunity…”

The role

• To provide discipline specific nursing leadership for the IWAMHS
• Advise the Area Manager/Director of Clinical Services on clinical nursing and workforce planning issues
• Ensure the effective delivery of quality clinical services
• Work with Clinical Nurse Educators to oversee nurse education programs
• Contribute to and undertake identified workforce development activities relating to Undergraduate, Graduate and Post Graduate programs
• Advise on the education and clinical training needs for nursing staff of IWAMHS-RMH
• Take on a range of responsibilities, portfolios and projects appropriate to a senior level position and contribute to overall service planning and development
• Work collaboratively with program managers and nurses across the IWAMHS to plan and develop nursing services
• Highly developed knowledge and understanding of nursing research, service and practice development methodology

Skills and Experience

• Provide extensive senior mental health nursing experience (at least five years) in a range of settings.
• Support and build a positive culture in the nursing workforce and to develop the senior nurse workforce as a leadership group.
• Undertake quality development initiatives and education programs.
• Develop relationships and communicate effectively with the nursing workforce and other stakeholders.
• Possess highly developed skills in writing and an ability to promptly prepare documentation and reports.
• Represent mental health nursing education, training and professional development issues on Area-wide and NWMH committees

Why work with North Western Mental Health Service?

• Values based organisation - leading the Melbourne Way
• IWAMHS boasts career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
• We have a commitment to training, education and CPD activities are fully supported.
• You will enjoy excellent work-life balance. We want you to stay long term!
• Flexible hours available - Mon-Fri day shifts.
• Work alongside highly trained staff whilst providing compassionate and supportive care for all members of the community.
• Salary packaging options and comprehensive staff wellbeing initiatives

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Interested?

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below:

Gail Bradley (Area Manager): 9377 3400

Elaine Withers (RMH/NWMH Senior Mental Health Nurse – Workforce): 9377 3400