Mental Health Nurse Grade 2
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Take your career to the next level with Victoria’s leading Forensic Mental Health Provider. We are looking for passionate nurses across Australia who are ready to make a meaningful impact.
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(Relocation package available for qualified nurses)
Grade: Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 2
Location: Thomas Embling Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Full time opportunities
$89,283 - $107,520 + super + salary packaging
(salary subject to adjustment upon finalisation of our new agreement).
About the role:
The Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 2 will provide high quality of psychiatric nursing care. Nursing at Forensicare has a strong focus on recovery-oriented health care that meets the needs of individuals with a mental health diagnosis who have a history of criminal offending or who may be at risk of offending behaviours.
Inpatient Services at Thomas Embling Hospital (T.E.H.) is provided within a high-security forensic hospital. Primarily designed to facilitate the provision of assessments, acute or continuing care and treatment for patients from the criminal justice system, the T.E.H. is a unique one of its kind service provided nowhere else in Victoria.
T.E.H comprises various units that accommodate patients requiring acute and sub-acute levels of care; and providing similar services for rehabilitation & independent living.
Benefits:
Hourly rate
Salary packaging
Paid overtime
Qualification allowance
Interstate and International relocation support provided to eligible applicants
International Visa Sponsorship provided - including Permanent Residency
Opportunities to work in hospital, prison, community-based, and corporate settings
Opportunities to engage in research through our partnership with the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science
Extensive professional development and tailored training programs
Financial support for relevant postgraduate study (upon application)
Leadership development programs
Dedicated training, including intensive Prevention & Management of Aggression Training and MORE!
Key responsibilities:
Apply the recognised nursing competencies and psychiatric nursing standards of practice.
Develop a therapeutic relationship that is respectful of the patient’s choices, experiences and circumstances. This involves building on strengths, holding hope and enhancing resilience to promote recovery.
Contribute to risk assessment and development of risk management plans in consultation with the interdisciplinary team.
Regularly update skills, knowledge and competencies to provide the best care and services possible by participating in appropriate professional development activities and other quality, safety and risk training.
About the company:
Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria.
Forensic mental health is a specialist area within the mental health service system. The services provided by Forensicare address the needs of offenders experiencing mental health issues, the mental health sector, the justice sector and the general community.
These services are delivered through three streams, inpatient services at Thomas Embling Hospital, community services through the Community Forensic Mental Health Service and prison-based services at several locations. Forensicare provides a comprehensive research program and specialist training and professional education for our staff and mental health and associated fields.
Criteria:
Holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent and possess current registration with AHPRA.
A minimum of 2 years of psychiatric nursing experience post qualification is required for this position.
Demonstrated ability to undertake comprehensive nursing assessments of mentally ill patients, and to plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions.
Knowledge of relevant legislation.
Knowledge of contemporary and ethical mental health nursing practice
Eligibility
Influenza and Immunisation Evidence
This position is subject to a Police Check
Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Forensicare promotes our guiding principles of RESPONSIVENESS, INTEGRITY, IMPARTIALITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.
Please note, applications will be reviewed and accessed as received. Advertising may close earlier than indicated.
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Company profile
Our vision
Clinical excellence and translational research enable our consumers to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives in a safer community.
Our mission
We will provide high quality, specialist clinical services that:
focus on the recovery of our consumers,
support our workforce,
build our translational research capacity; and
work collaboratively with our stakeholders to achieve better and safer outcomes for our consumers and the community.
Our values
Forensicare is guided by the values established by the Victorian Public Sector Commission for the public sector, and promotes behaviours consistent with these values at all times and in all circumstances:
Our story
Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the state-wide specialist provider of forensic mental health services in Victoria. Forensicare is the only agency in Victoria that provides clinical forensic mental health services which span all components of the mental health and criminal justice sectors – giving Forensicare a unique perspective on mental health and public safety issues. It is able to provide specialist forensic mental health services tailored to meet the specific needs of both sectors.
We provide forensic mental health services for people:
with a serious mental illness in the criminal justice system
at risk of offending who pose a risk to themselves or others
referred from the general mental health system for specialist advice, support and/or treatment.
Forensicare’s primary focus is the provision of clinical services within a recovery framework. These services include the effective assessment, treatment and management of forensic patients, prisoners and clients.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
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