Registered Nurse - Acute Care Team - Mental Health Services (525830)

Job Description:

Mental Health Services - South, Acute Care Team

The Acute Care Team is a new and dynamic service that provides triage, comprehensive assessment, brief interventions and short-term care-coordination to consumers, their family and friends. The Acute Care Team is embedded in the Acute Care Stream that comprises Acute Care Team, Homeless Outreach Support Team, Mental Health Hospital in the Home, Access Mental Health and PACER. It is based in Hobart CBD and services the Southern region of Tasmania.

Benefits of working with Department of Health/Mental Heath

• Work across a multi-disciplinary work environment
  
  
• Focus on ongoing professional and career development
  
  
• Hobart offers world heritage wilderness and pristine beaches on your doorstep

Learn more about our beautiful state here: https://tasmanian.com.au/

As part of a multidisciplinary team delivering person centred, recovery orientated and trauma informed care, in accordance with National Standards for Mental Health Services, Agency policies and procedures, legal requirements and relevant professional competencies, the Registered Nurse - Acute Care Team will:

• Undertake the delivery of quality care to consumers, families, and carer of the Acute Care Team (ACT) service, based on best practice principles including Recovery Oriented Practice, the Triangle of Care Framework and Trauma Informed Care, within a collaborative and multidisciplinary framework.
  
  
• Provide assertive community based mental health care to consumers, their families, and carers.
  
  
• Work in collaboration with other staff within Community Mental Health Services, Inpatient Mental Health Services, Alcohol and Drug Services and a range of community service providers, to deliver improved outcomes and experiences for people who are experiencing acute mental health concerns.
  
  
• Actively participate in service development, quality improvement and professional development initiatives.

The Role:

• Provide assertive community-based mental health care to consumers, which includes triage, comprehensive mental health assessments, assertive short-term care coordination, safety planning, and ongoing psychotherapeutic work using a range of modalities and techniques, transfer of care and discharge planning, in collaboration with consumers, families and carers, within a multidisciplinary team.
  
  
• Provide brief targeted interventions, support and psychoeducation, as appropriate, to consumers and their families and carers, and other service providers in the identification of their strengths and needs, formulation of goals and the development and implementation of care plans.
  
  
• Facilitate access to a range of appropriate community and inpatient services, as required, to ensure people receive the right support in the right place and at the right time, including providing comprehensive handovers and quality and safe transfer/discharge processes.
  
  
• Undertake the role of a Mental Health Officer in accordance with relevant provisions of the Mental Health Act 2013.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of Appointment:

Permanent, full time, shift work (set rotational) position working 76 hours per fortnight commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of six months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Location:

Mental Health Services - South

Base Salary: $67,982 to $93,964 per annum + 10.5% superannuation

• Access to the Grade 4 salary range $87,970 - $93,964 is subject to successful application for progression to Grade 4
• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service Agreement) 2019

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 7.5% based on qualification type
  
  
• Professional Development Allowance of up to $750 per annum

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse
• Current Driver’s Licence

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Possess, or be working towards, a specialist tertiary graduate or postgraduate mental health/psychiatric nursing qualification

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:
1. crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty
5. serious traffic offences
   
   
2. Identification check
   
   
3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide and Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

• 525830 Registered Nurse - Acute Care Team G3-4.docx
• 525830 Registered Nurse - Acute Care Team G3-4.pdf

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

How to Apply

Apply Online. Please click the blue "Apply now" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please Note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

For More Information (Contact Officer)

Deb Solomon

Position: Nursing Director - Acute Care Stream Community Mental Health Services CPRH
Phone: (03) 6166 6311
E-mail: [email protected]

Important Information

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To update your email address (or contact number), log in to www.jobs.tas.gov.au and look for “Existing applicant login” where you can update your details

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