Senior Mental Health Nurse Specialist

1 month ago

Townsville, Queensland, Australia Serco Full time

About Our Organisation

At Serco, we are dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel across Australia. Our integrated healthcare services are designed to meet the unique needs of our clients, and we are committed to delivering exceptional care in a supportive and inclusive environment.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Mental Health Nurse Specialist to join our team at Townsville Health Centre. As a key member of our multi-disciplinary health care team, you will play a critical role in providing high-quality evidence-based mental health services to patients. Your responsibilities will include undertaking intake assessments, risk assessments, crisis intervention, case formulation, and medication management, as well as providing extra support services as required. You will also be responsible for managing crisis presentations, risk assessment, and risk management planning within a multi-disciplinary team and with the support of the Senior Mental Health team for your region.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have:

  • The highest levels of personal integrity and ethical behaviour.
  • Current unconditional and unrestricted registration as a Registered Nurse in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
  • Credentialed with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN); or minimum qualification of Graduate Diploma Mental Health Nursing; or undergraduate trained Mental Health Nurse (UK); or trained and registered as a Psychiatric Nurse / Mental Health Nurse.
  • Minimum of 2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) Post Graduate experience in mental health in a primary health or specialist mental health setting undertaking comprehensive mental health assessment and delivering a range of evidence-based 'Focussed Psychological Strategies' as defined under the Medicare Schedule.
  • Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (HLTAID009) certification.
  • Knowledge of relevant State/Territory policies and procedures and national standards governing mental health practice (desirable).
  • Knowledge of the ADF Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2018-2023 (desirable).
  • Recent participation in Continuous Professional Development (CPD) activities in accordance with AHPRA with a minimum of 10 hours directly related to mental health.

About Townsville Health Centre

Townsville Health Centre is located at RAAF Base Townsville, approximately 6.5km outside Townsville. This facility supports more than 1000 regular personnel, as well as visiting Air Force exercise and international members. It is home to the Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters. The health centre provides primary medical, aviation medical, dental, nursing, mental health, physiotherapy, and pharmaceutical services. The standard operating hours of the centre are generally 0700-1630 Monday – Thursday (depending on role requirements), and a half day (5.5 hours) Friday.

About You

You are a dedicated nurse who is committed to providing the highest quality healthcare and is particularly passionate about mental health. With an ability to put patients at ease, your warmth and care is one of your greatest attributes and you understand the importance of this in making a difference to those in need of mental health services. You are a respectful and professional person who demonstrates exceptional moral values in everything you do. You are passionate about providing health services and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support delivery of the highest standard of care to patients.

Salary and Benefits

This is a competitive salary position offering $90,000 - $120,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus additional benefits including $10,000 sign-on bonus, $5,000 relocation assistance, paid annual and personal leave, paid CPD leave for permanent employees, paid volunteer leave and leave for reservists, provision of uniform, variety of lifestyle discounts through the Serco Benefits program, and ongoing 24/7 immediate mental health and counselling support via our Employee Assistant Program (EAP).

Join Our Team

If you are inspired to make a positive difference and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application. Please note that your resume must include start and finish dates for each role, along with employment type (e.g. casual, part-time, full-time) and hours worked per week. You must also be an Australian Citizen in order to obtain the required Baseline Security Clearance for this role. For a confidential chat, please contact Shari Ienco. If you would like to learn more about these and other opportunities available, please visit https://www.sercocareers.com/ADF-Health-Services.

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