Registered Nurse Adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit

Description:

We are a 35 bed Mental Health service that touches lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our team have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone.
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $35.33 - $49.60 per hour
Hours Per Week: 18
Requisition ID: REQ478435
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
Where you'll be working
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit
What you'll be doing
The NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Workforce will be compassionate, competent, confident, contemporary, capable and committed to leading person-centred health care.
MHDA Declaration
Each person’s unique journey of recovery will be supported by mental health drug and alcohol services in a way that fosters hope, purpose and resilience.
MHDA Statement of Intention
The intention of the NSLHD MHDA is to provide recovery-oriented, trauma informed services that are guided by evidence based practices and collaboration.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care in collaboration with individual/s and the mental health multidisciplinary health care team to achieve quality patient care outcomes. Provide evidence based nursing care commensurate with own skills and competence within a multidisciplinary supportive team environment. Support other and less experienced staff to ensure safe practice within adopted models of care. Work within the Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses and the Australian Nursing Council Inc (ANCI) Code of Ethics Australia. Be accountable for the clinical practice, continual reflective professional development and performance review.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
Registered Nurse – Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Current mental health, drug and alcohol clinical knowledge and clinical problem solving ability.
Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
An understanding of the professional, ethical and legal requirements of the Registered Nurse.
Need more information? 1) Click here for the Position Description 2) Find out more about applying for this positionFor role related queries or questions contact Su Su Tint on Susu.Tint@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9485 6168
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases including COVID-19. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 9 April 2024