Mental Health Nursing

1 week ago

Melbourne, Australia Alfred Health Full time

**Alfred Health**

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

**Mental Health Nursing - Transition to Community Practice**

**Homeless Outreach Psychiatric Service (HOPS)**
- ** Full time - 80 hours per fortnight including ADO**:

- **Fixed-term - 12-month position**:

- **Classification code - NP81**:

- ** St Kilda Road Clinic - Melbourne**

**DEPARTMENT**
Alfred Mental and Addiction Health (AMAH) is responsible for the operation of area mental health services which focus on people with a severe mental illness residing in the Inner South Eastern area of Melbourne.

**POSITION**

This Transition to Community practice position has been established to enable nurses to build on skills and competencies relevant to community mental health nursing. This 12-month structured program provides orientation, supervision and support to meet competencies, engage in autonomous practice whilst working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with individuals/families/networks working towards recovery goals.

The position is based at St Kilda Road Clinic as one of the four clinical teams based on site. The Homeless Outreach Psychiatric Service provide specialist psychiatric clinical services and intensive support for adult clients aged 25 to 64 years who are experiencing mental illness and homelessness, itinerancy or are at risk of homelessness.

**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**

**Essential**:

- A current practicing registration in Registered Nursing issued by the **Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency (AHPRA)**:

- Currently studying or completed postgraduate qualifications in mental health nursing
- Experience in a range of nursing interventions
- A current driver’s license

**Experience**:

- Sound knowledge of the MHA and other relevant legislation
- A commitment to professional development, service development and evaluation
- Commencement or completion of a post-graduate mental health nursing diploma
- A history of engaging in professional development
- Commitment to community mental health for people with serious mental health issue
- A high performer, patient-focused, motivated and enthusiastic

**BENEFITS**

You will be well supported and mentored by members of the nursing management and leadership team.
Alfred Health offers many staff benefits, including generous salary packaging, great team environment and monthly accrued days off (ADO).

For more information, please view the Position Description

**Enquiries please contact Debbie Sulman or Sandy Burkitt ph. 9076 9888**

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza with a TGA approved vaccine and must provide evidence of their vaccination status. This **i**s in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health’s Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

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