Mental Health Clinical Nurse - Acute Care Team

Mackay Hospital and Health Service; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Mackay is seeking a qualified Mental Health Clinical Nurse to join the Acute Care Team. This role involves providing intake, triage, and crisis management for mental health conditions. The position offers competitive wages, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional development. Ideal candidates will have a passion for patient care and evidence-based practice.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Registered Nurse.
• Experience in mental health nursing preferred.
• Ability to work in a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide intake, triage, assessment and crisis management functions.
• Deliver recovery-focused clinical care to mental health patients.
• Participate in quality improvement projects.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Crisis management

Patient care planning

Teamwork

Evidence-based practice

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Tools

Mental health assessment tools

Job description

Mackay Hospital and Health Service is dedicated to delivering quality health care across the Mackay, Isaac, and Whitsunday regions.

Join our growing Health Service and be part of a culture built on collaboration, trust, respect, and teamwork.

Whether you’re working in regional, rural, or remote settings, we offer unique opportunities and experiences you won’t find in a metropolitan hospital.

Role details

The Acute Care Team at the Mackay Community Health Centre is seeking applications for a Mental Health Clinical Nurse to join their team on a permanent basis.

For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

• The position will be based in Mackay as part of the Acute Care Team. The position will provide Intake/triage, assessment and crisis management functions as part of the Mackay Division of Mental Health Acute Care Team. The position will work a varied roster 7 days a week with RDO accrual. The position works all shifts (morning, afternoon and night).
• The position provides a competent standard of clinical care through the provision of specialist triage/intake, assessment and short-term crisis care services to persons who suffer from a mental disorder within the Mackay Integrated Mental Health Network.
• The Clinical Nurse provides clinical skills to ensure patient, recovery-focused and evidence-based care, plans and coordinates the clinical management of patient/client care within a multidisciplinary team within the Division of Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (AODS).
• To provide an evidence-based standard of care by providing individual and holistic care, giving due consideration to the needs of the client, relatives and carers for the assessment, treatment, maintenance and support of people with mental health conditions.
• Effectively liaise, network and facilitate an integrated approach that is recovery focused, evidence based across the continuum of care.
• Initiate and actively participate in quality improvement projects that facilitate the review and evaluation of the target service and associated processes.
• This role will contribute to the planning, development, implementation, maintenance and evaluation of a broad range of treatment and prevention activities to promote recovery from mental illness.

About The Team

The Acute Care Team is the first point of contact to public mental health services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Team will undertake triage and may facilitate the referral of the consumer to a more appropriate internal and/or external service such as a community mental health team, an alcohol and drug service or primary health care.

About Our Hospital And Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some Of Our Great Benefits On Offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Occupational group: Health - Nursing