Nurse Practitioner

Department of Health, Tasmania; West Coast; On-site; AUD 134,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Health Tasmania seeks an experienced Nurse Practitioner to lead adult mental health services across multiple sites. You will oversee triage, assessment and short-term interventions, collaborating with emergency services, GPs and families to promote recovery.

The role requires NP endorsement, a Master of Nursing Practice in Mental Health, and extensive mental health experience. A supportive, inclusive workplace with flexible arrangements and strong benefits awaits.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Master Nurse Practitioner with specialisation in mental health.
• Postgraduate qualifications in mental health or psychiatric nursing.
• Significant experience across ages with mental health concerns.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to person centred care and recovery principles.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to team goals.

Responsibilities

• Integrate information and evidence to support decision making and analysis.
• Apply clinical knowledge to improve consumer care.
• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments.
• Initiate and interpret diagnostic pathology/radiology.
• Initiate short/medium-term therapies and medications as appropriate.
• Clinically manage consumers, including admissions/discharges.
• Develop treatment and safety plans with consumers and GPs.
• Contribute clinical expertise to learning and post registration teaching.
• Oversee operational management.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner endorsement

Master Nurse Practitioner

Postgraduate mental health

Lifespan experience

Communication skills

Person-centred care

Independent working

Education

Master of Nurse Practitioner in Mental Health

Postgraduate qualification in mental health/psychiatric nursing

Nurse Practitioner registration with endorsement

Job description

Join our Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing team at our sites in the North and North West and make a meaningful difference in the lives of adults experiencing mental health challenges. These permanent, full time role offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive care while working alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team.

As a leader and Nurse Practitioner in our Adult Mental Health Services, you will be clinically and operationally responsible for 3 small acute community based services responsible for providing triage, assessment and brief interventions for individuals experiencing acute mental health concerns. You'll work collaboratively with emergency services, emergency departments and mental health services, consumers their families, to develop and implement trauma informed treatment plans that promote recovery and wellbeing.

We offer a supportive work environment where professional development is encouraged and valued. You'll have access to ongoing training opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and comprehensive employee benefits. Our team is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are welcomed and respected.

If you're passionate about mental health nursing and ready to contribute to positive outcomes for our community, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Integrating contemporary information and evidence with experience to support the decision making, innovative thinking and objective analysis that are expected at this level.
• Applying and sharing expert clinical knowledge to improve the consumer’s care.
• Conducting comprehensive mental health assessments.
• Initiating and interpreting diagnostic pathology and/or radiology.
• Initiating short and medium-term psychotherapies and other treatments including psychotropic and other medications.
• Clinically managing consumers either directly or by delegation, including admitting and discharging from clinical settings.
• Communicating and developing treatment, safety, and management plans in collaboration with consumers, other relevant members of the health care team, and General Practitioners.
• Contributing clinical expertise to learning environments, which may include individual/team capability development and/or post registration clinical teaching.
• Operational management

What You’ll Bring

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner with AHPRA
• Master Nurse Practitioner with specialisation in mental health
• Postgraduate qualifications in mental health or psychiatric nursing
• Significant experience working with all ages across the lifespan experiencing mental health concerns
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to person centred care and recovery principles
• Ability to work independently while contributing to team goals

Why Tasmania

The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.

Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.

Details of appointment

• Multiple Permanent full time, day worker (with on call) position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from as soon as you can join us.
• notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

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

Salary

$148,470 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023.

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

Salary Packaging

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Eligibility

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and endorsed to practice as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Completed a specialist tertiary graduate or post graduate mental health/psychiatric nursing qualification; or completed, prior to the transfer of nurse education to the tertiary sector, an accredited hospital-based program that leads to registration as a psychiatric nurse by the relevant nurse regulatory authority within Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the United Kingdom.
• Current Working with Vulnerable People Registration
• Current Driver’s Licence

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

Statement of Duties:

• Generic Nurse Practitioner G8-3 AMHS N NW.docx

Application Guide:

• Applicant Guide.docx

For more information

Name: Glenn Garlick

Position: Statewide Coordinator

Phone number: 0460 434 576

Email address: [e-mail]

What it is like working at the Department of Health

Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence are the key values to work in Department of Health.

Department of Health has achieved the “Carer Accredited Employer Status” providing support to employees with caring responsibilities. (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023).

Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.