Emergency Department

3 weeks ago

Frankston, Australia peninsula-health Full time
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• Great team, respectful culture and supportive management
• Skip the traffic and work close to home in Frankston, gateway to the gorgeous Mornington Peninsula
• New and exciting opportunities coming with our Hospital Redevelopment
• Classification: RPN GRADE 5 (NP51), RN G5 CLIN CONS C Y2 (ZA8)*
Who We Are and What We Stand For

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.

What You Will Be Doing

As the Emergency Department (ED) Mental Health/AOD Coordinator you will provide clinical leadership, and holistic, patient centered care from admission through to discharge from the ED and within the Outreach Service. Responsibilities will include:

• Assessing, planning and implementing care for patients
• Conducting mental health and AOD assessments in order to determine the appropriate pathway
• Monitoring patient flow and organizing resources accordingly
• Provide clinical leadership to Emergency Department staff
• Be the initial point for clinical escalation for mental health staff and outreach staff
• Provide support and guidance to the outreach stream of the team
• Shared responsibility for recruitment, rostering, performance management, team development and day-to-day allocations and coordination of clinical service delivery.

What You Need

We anticipate you will have:
• AHPRA registrations as a Registered Nurse
• Post graduate qualifications in Mental Health and additional qualifications in AOD
• Extensive experience in the Mental Health & AOD field including acute in-patient services and/or community mental health care.
• Proven ability in the management of patients with major mental illness and AOD use and in techniques of assessment, crisis intervention, and counselling and psychosocial rehabilitation
• Experience in developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating innovative clinical services
• Ability to lead and demonstrate strong leadership skills

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