Registered Psychiatric Nurse (Grade 3)

Aged Intensive Community Treatment Team (ICTT)

• Part-Time ongoing position with a rotating roster
• Based at Royal Park Campus - The Royal Melbourne Hospital
• Join our dynamic team in delivering high quality, consumer focused mental health services to the community

Your new team:

• We are a dynamic, diverse multidisciplinary team who strive to make life better for the people we work with, their families and carers.
• We work primarily with adults aged 65, in an acute phase a mental illness, who need support in their recovery through an outreach model of care and with a recovery centred focus.
• We enjoy a collaborative and respectful working environment where clinicians are encouraged to share clinical judgements and participate actively in treatment planning with the medical staff.
• We offer a wide range of therapeutic interventions to people including supportive anxiety management, family work, medication administration, safety planning.

Your new role:

• Deliver evidence based treatment and interventions that support older people with complex mental health and/or ageing related needs, and their families and carers.
• Participate in clinical decision making.
• Accurately prepare documentation in a timely manner.
• Communicate effectively with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers
• You will be well supported by the team and the wider nursing program.

About you:

• You are an AHPRA registered Nurse and are willing to work on a rotating roster, within our supportive and dedicated multidisciplinary team.
• You have at least 12 months experience after completing your Post Grad.
• You have effective communication skills and a passion for continued professional development.
• You have a good understanding of the issues faced by older adults with a mental illness

Benefits of working with NorthWestern Mental Health:

• Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• Onsite car parking and close to public transport.

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Interested?

Please note: recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.

For a confidential discussion please connect Matt Donato on 8387 2842.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check, and where applicable, Working With Children Check (WWCC). All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment including evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses) prior to commencement. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health’s Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19