Registered Psychiatric Nurse – Mental Health and Wellbeing Services

Found in: Talent US 2 C2 - 7 days ago


Melbourne, United States Western Health Full time

Registered Psychiatric Nurse – Mental Health and Wellbeing Services

Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Services at Western Health are currently seeking motivated and enthusiastic mental health nurses to join our team.

Our rapidly expanding mental health services provide a comprehensive range of specialist mental health services to people who reside in the local government areas of Brimbank, Melton and parts of Hume (Sunbury/Bulla). We deliver specialist clinical programs through Adult and Older Persons Mental Health and Wellbeing Community Services, including: hospital bed-based services (including the Western Women’s IPU), Community Mental Health Programs, Emergency Mental Health, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Prevention and Recovery Centres (including Yana Yana Women’s PARC), St Albans Community Care Unit, Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit and Dual Diagnosis services.

Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Services are expanding to include our new Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre (SMH&WC), and adult acute mental health precinct consisting of 52 new mental health beds to increase the therapeutic support for Mental Health consumers on their path to recovery.

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Services team are committed to supporting staff wellbeing in a dynamic, busy environment and support professional development through partnerships with external training providers.

Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Services operate predominately from our Sunshine site, with services also operating from our Footscray site and programs based across the wider community.

The below selection criteria applies to all vacancies listed:

Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA Minimum 12 months mental health clinical experience in an Australian mental health clinical setting Demonstrate the ability to practice collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team A commitment to high quality and ongoing to maintain a culture of patient centred care. Excellent and effective interpersonal and communication skills Ability to work a rotating roster · Possess excellent clinical skills

IMPORTANT: In your cover letter and application, ensure you write the specific position and site you are applying for:

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Registered Psychiatric Nurse - Grade 2

Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre – IPUs

Multiple positions available - Full Time and Part time, ongoing roles - Based at Sunshine Hospital Be part of a well established multidisciplinary team Be involved in the opening of the new mental health units at Sunshine Hospital mid-late 2023

Please note: recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.

Life With Us:

The Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) will initially be based at the Sunshine Adult Acute Psychiatric Unit (SAAPU) at Sunshine Hospital or Western Inpatient Psychiatric Unit (WIPU) at Footscray Hospital and will be a core staff member of the multidisciplinary team. This position will eventually transition to the new mental health units at Sunshine Hospital which are currently under construction and due to become operational in the second half of 2023.

The new mental health inpatient units have been designed to provide consumers, families, carers and staff with a contemporary and safe environment to deliver high quality, evidence based acute mental health care, treatment and support. The RPN will have the opportunity to be involved in the transition and operationalisation of these new mental health units.

SAAPU is located at Sunshine Hospital and is a 29 bed adult acute mental health inpatient unit that offers support, holistic care and evidence-based treatment to consumers and their families and carers in the west. WIPU is located at Footscray Hospital and is a 16 bed women's only adult acute impatient unit.

There are currently 52 new adult acute mental health beds under construction at Sunshine Hospital. These will comprise of 2 x 26 bed units and will deliver a contemporary and innovative model of care to consumers and their families and carers once open. Successful applicants will transition to the new units when they are operational later in 2023.

The RPN will be an integral member of this multidisciplinary team and will help support leadership in the effective running of the inpatient unit.

This is an excellent opportunity to be involved in the transition to the new facility and setting the standards for the new, innovative service, due to commence mid-late 2023.

Your new role:

Engage with and support consumers, their families and their carers with their mental health needs Support the delivery of a recovery oriented and trauma informed service Deliver evidence-based mental health and nursing interventions to consumers and their families and carers. Share your clinical expertise and be a part of a multidisciplinary team to support consumer recovery

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Registered Psychiatric Nurse – Bank

Casual positions available

Bank Mental Health nurses at Western Health are managed by the Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Unit (NMWU) and are able to work across a variety of settings at Western Health. Bank mental health nurses are required to be available a minimum of one shift a fortnight and are able to pick up shift vacancies as they arise. Shift vacancies are offered and sent out by our allocations team with work opportunities dependent on the organisations vacancies each day. Working on Bank provides you with flexibility and a great opportunity to develop and expand clinical skills and experience a variety of different work places.

  To be successful in this role you must:

Be passionate about meeting the mental health and well being recovery needs of consumers and their families and carers Have previous clinical experience in delivering mental health and nursing interventions Be able to engage and collaborate with consumers, families and carers in their mental health recovery planning Have excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate clearly and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

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About Us

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh, Mental Health and Wellbeing Services and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

Professional development support Career advancement opportunities Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.


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