Psychiatric Nurse: Project Manager

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YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE

Fixed Term Part Time Role. 
 

We are seeking a Senior Mental Health Nurse to lead and coordinate a cutting-edge digital health project at Peter Mac. In this pivotal role.

Part Time 32 hours per fortnight fixed term for 1 year 

You will have demonstrated skills in:

• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team to integrate mental health expertise into the digital health project.
• Project Coordination: Manage and coordinate the project with key stakeholders, ensuring seamless implementation and alignment with project goals.
• Patient Triage: Successfully triage and enroll patients into the digital health project group, ensuring appropriate and timely participation
• Therapeutic Relationships: Build and maintain supportive, therapeutic relationships with patients, enhancing their overall well-being.

Key Requirements:

• Qualifications: Registered Nurse with a current AHPRA registration and a relevant nursing qualification.
• Experience: Previous work in the c-ordination of clinical projects is desirable, as well as skills in being able to establish and maintain relationships with clinical stakeholders.
• Skills: Strong clinical assessment skills, excellent communication abilities, and the capacity to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment: A genuine interest in enhancing mental health care and a commitment to ongoing professional development
• Reporting to the head of mental health nursing
   

Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment

For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary.

Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.

Hiring Manager: Maria Ftanou, Director Psychosocial Oncology
Contact Number: 855 97174
Email: Maria.Ftanou@petermac.org

Applications Close: 11:59PM Monday 7th of October 2024
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Position Summary

The main purpose of this position is to oversee the implementation and evaluation of a digital mental health pathway of care. The project will redesign our model of care to better assess and triage patients and offer if suitable online intereventions
1. Implementing a stepped-care care program that will includes online mental health interventions;
2. Developing referral and treatment pathways; and
3. Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of the program

Enterprise Agreement

Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024.

Classification or Salary Range

Grade GB 4 clinical consultant

Immunisation Risk Category

Immunisation Category A

Key Relationships

Internal

•    Department of Psychocosoial Oncology
•    Members of a multi-disciplinary team: Medical, nursing, allied health, psychosocial oncology, other clinical and administrative staff
•    Health Services Research, Peter Mac
•    Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre
•    Project Steering Committee Members

External

Western Central Melbourne Intergrated Cancer Service

Education

Skills

Essential Requirements

• Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in  mental health nursing
• Experience in working within a triage model of mental health care delivery for general hospital patients
• Strong clinical assessment skills and the ability to comprehensively and confidently assess risk and escalate through appropriate pathways
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively as part of the MDT and with multiple key stakeholders

Desirable Requirements

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of mental health issues within the general health and Oncology (consultation-liaison) setting.
• Understanding and awareness of delivery of theraputic resources through a digital platform

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators 1. Project Management

• Conduct literature reviews and writing of summaries of this project 
• Assist with ethics submissions and amendments as required.
• Develop the interventions (self-help resource and CBT intervention for insomnia) and resource materials,
• Develop/collate the intervention screening and evaluation tools
• Implement the intervention package (including associated referral pathways)
• Develop and deliver the  intervention education package for staff
• Ensure that up-to-date processes are established to identify and appropriately refer patients according to the project plan / protocol.
• Conduct screening and recruitment of patients into the project

2. Data Collection

• Undertake data collection
• Engage in regular auditing of data to reveal adherence to study protocols, completeness of data sets and safe storage of data
• Liaise with statistician for data analysis
• Report in a timely manner all project data as per the project plan

3.Relationship Management

•  Engage key internal and external stakeholders internally and externally
• Coordinate project steering group meetings
• Co-ordinate and implement the communication strategy plan (e.g. presentations to senior staff about the project, driving newsletter updates, promotion of project, feedback to tumor streams, journal club presentations)
• Ensure patient records are completed on the same day of appointment
• Work effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

Peter Mac requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to discuss this requirement.

WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC

• Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
• Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
• We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.