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Mental Health Registered Nurses - Adelaide

Neami National

For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

Position Details

  • Casual Positions Available
  • Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2 with a salary range of $61.18 - $64.25 per hour including casual loading + Superannuation
  • Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
  • Generous above-award pay and entitlements (see details below)
  • Location: UMHCC, Adelaide SA

About your new role

The Urgent Mental Health Care Centre (UMHCC) Mental Health Registered Nurse is an exciting role responsible for providing person centred clinical nursing care services to guests accessing the Urgent Mental Health Care Centre. The UMHCC is based on our formal partner, RI International's (RII) "Crisis Now" movement and their international leading lived experience, high engagement, multi-disciplinary crisis model offering an alternative to Emergency Department presentations. element of the team approach and bring the wisdom of experience to many aspects of service delivery including intake interviews, service promotion, partnership work and case reviews.

As the Mental Health Registered Nurse, you will form part of the UMHCC multidisciplinary team responsible for providing high-quality, individualised care to guests accessing the UMHCC. Registered Nurses are integral members of the team and draw on their knowledge of recovery from mental illness and crisis intervention, to instil confidence and hope in others about the journey of recovery.

You will work as a member of a multidisciplinary team including medical officers', mental health clinicians, nurse practitioners and peer support workers. The Registered Nurse will work with the UMHCC Leadership team to promote a culture of continuous improvement by providing regular and ongoing opportunities for employees to give feedback, and through effective communication of continuous improvement processes.

About Neami National

We're Neami. We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life - and we give our all to support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them.

For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. Everyone has different life goals, and at Neami, we walk alongside people to help improve their quality of life on their terms.

We're proud to support 30,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands. These services include mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.

Values

Together with our vision and purpose, our values define who we are and guide the way we operate. They are fundamental to our identity, and we align all our actions with them.

  • Connecting
  • Collaborating
  • Learning
  • Belonging

What will Neami offer

  • Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
  • Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
  • Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance

What you will bring to the role

Essential:

  • Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent
  • Registration as a Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and a current Certificate of Registration. It is a responsibility of the incumbent to maintain all registrations requirements with the appropriate registration authority and continuing professional development
  • 2 years' experience in mental health practice and a relevant post-registration and/or tertiary qualifications in mental health nursing is highly desirable
  • Criminal record checks are mandatory for all new appointments
  • Clinical experience in an acute, sub-acute or other setting in which crisis care is a core component of service delivery
  • Experience in working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team with the ability to inspire and facilitate team commitment and cooperation
  • Experience as a Nursing team leader (desirable)
  • Demonstrated skills in advanced level of clinical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to plan and coordinate the provision of crisis care
  • Criminal record checks are mandatory for all new appointments
  • Working with Children checks are required before commencement of work (employee responsibility)
  • All staff are required to adhere to the UMHCC immunisation policy directives to minimise the risk of vaccine preventable diseases to protect workers, other employees, guests and visitors

Desirable:

  • Demonstrates clinical competence as per the national competency standards for registered nurses
  • Demonstrated experience in the provision of crisis care
  • Awareness and involvement in the quality assurance process

What the role requires

  • National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
  • Current Working with Children Check - required before commencement of work
  • Current Nursing AHPRA registration
  • Australian working rights

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please:

  • Click Apply Now where you will need to create a username and password.
  • Upload your resume and cover letter.

When applying for this position, you are asked to tell us about your previous work experience, your suitability for this role and your answers to any target questions (where asked).

Please include in your application how you would prefer to be contacted (whether via email, text or phone call).

If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact: David Mead | Clinical Lead | [email protected]

If you are excited about this role, but only meet some of the requirements, we encourage you to call or email us to talk about this opportunity. We're passionate about creating opportunities and supporting professional development.

If your application is shortlisted:

  • We may invite you to have an informal phone conversation to discuss the role and get to know more about your experience and interest and answer your questions.
  • We may invite you to an interview (which may be in person or conducted online via Microsoft Teams) with up to three panel members from Neami.

Please note we are actively recruiting to this role and as a result this position may close earlier than expected. Please apply now so you don't miss out on this opportunity!

Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

Neami is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We commit to providing accessible and safe physical and online environments for all children and young people. Click Here for full statement.

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