Clinical Liaison Nurse

4 hours ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Mercy Health Australia Full time
About the opportunity

The Clinical Liaison Nurse is to provide expert nursing consultation and liaison with midwives, nurses and other health care professionals in relation to patients presenting to Mercy Hospital for Women (MHW) with a mental illness or behavioral disturbance due to other causes. They work closely with MHW's already established Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Care service and work within established PMH clinical guidelines and pathways of care. The Clinical Liaison Nurse supports midwives and nurses to coordinate psychiatric nursing interventions in maternity and specialist wards, provide education for midwives and nurses in the psychiatric management of patients within the established PMH guidelines for care. They support the existing PMH services and liaise with the Emergency Department, Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health Clinic, inpatient wards and external agencies to provide highly responsive and flexible service to consumers and carers.

Responsibilities
  • Support midwives and nurses by coordinating psychiatric nursing interventions in maternity and specialist wards
  • Day shifts Mondays and Tuesdays
  • Be part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide highly responsive and flexible service to consumers and carers
What you\'ll bring

You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care. To thrive in this role, you will have:

  • Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Midwife / Nurse
  • Completion of a specialist Undergraduate Psychiatric Nursing program or a Post Graduate Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing qualification
  • Extensive experience and practice in a range of acute service settings
  • Previous experience in a Mother Baby Unit is desirable
  • Demonstrates a high level of ability to work effectively and collaboratively with patients experiencing psychiatric disorders
  • Demonstrates ability to provide a high level of crisis assessment and advice for care for women with behavioural or mental health problems
  • Demonstrate ability to provide education for Nurses and Midwives in care management of women with mental health and psychosocial issues affecting their health
  • Minimum 5 years post-graduate experience

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

  • A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare? Join us and make a meaningful difference in people\'s lives - and your career. For more information or to discuss requirements to ensure we provide a fair interview and selection process, please contact: Sandra Capron, Director of Nursing/Patient Access and Workforce, SCapron@mercy.com.au

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present. The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We\'re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.


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