Nurse Practitioner Candidate - Emergency Mental Health Parallel Care Clinician (EMHPCC)

Queensland Health; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly environment

Professional development allowances

Leave entitlements and salary packing

Employee wellness programs

Job summary

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services in Brisbane is seeking a Nurse Practitioner Candidate to develop advanced clinical skills under mentorship in the Redland Hospital Emergency Department.

You will deliver specialised mental health care, perform assessments, support clinical decisions, treatment planning, admission, discharge and follow-up, and guide ED and mental health teams to improve patient outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced in mental health or addiction nursing practice.
• Strong assessment and decision-making in complex clinical situations.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across teams.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced mental health assessments and patient-centred care in the Emergency Department.
• Support timely clinical decisions, treatment planning, admission, discharge and follow-up.
• Provide clinical guidance and education to ED and mental health teams.
• Lead service improvements and contribute to innovative models of care.

Skills

Advanced mental health nursing

Clinical assessment

Decision-making

Clinical leadership

Critical thinking

Evidence-based practice

Education

Mental health nursing qualification

Nurse Practitioner endorsement

Job description

Your new role:As a Nurse Practitioner Candidate, you'll develop your advanced clinical skills while working under the guidance of an experienced clinical mentor. You'll provide specialised mental health care in the Redland Hospital Emergency Department, working alongside emergency and mental health teams to improve patient outcomes.In this role, you will:Deliver advanced mental health assessments, interventions and patient-centred care in the Emergency Department.Support timely clinical decisions, treatment planning, admission, discharge and follow-up care.Provide clinical guidance, education and support to ED and mental health teams.Lead service improvements and help develop innovative models of care for people experiencing mental health and behavioural health concerns.About you:You're an experienced mental health or addiction nurse with strong clinical judgement, a passion for improving patient outcomes and a commitment to advancing your professional practice. You enjoy working collaboratively, supporting others and delivering compassionate, evidence-based care in a fast-paced emergency environment.To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:Advanced clinical knowledge and experience in mental health and/or addiction nursing practice.Strong assessment, critical thinking and decision-making skills in complex clinical situations.Effective communication, collaboration and clinical leadership skills.A commitment to evidence-based practice, ongoing professional development and service improvement.Check out our quick tips and application essentials!What we can offer you:We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your roleYou'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.About Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.We are better together.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.