Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse L2

Austin; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Wellbeing program

Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital

Mentoring and career development

Job summary

Austin Health is currently seeking an Enrolled Nurse to join the Community Recovery Program within the Adult & Older Adult Services. The role focuses on patient-centred nursing care, assessment, and collaborative recovery planning at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital.

You will monitor health status, identify risks early, supervise medications, and work with the team to implement recovery goals in partnership with consumers and carers.

Qualifications

• 2+ years professional experience in a mental health care setting.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2014 and related legislation.
• Recovery-focused, patient-centered clinical practice.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred nursing care and assessment.
• Monitor patient health, intervene, and evaluate outcomes.
• Supervise medication administration and monitor side effects.
• Collaborate with clinicians to develop and implement recovery goals.
• Create and update service plans with consumers and carers.

Skills

Mental health care experience

Communication skills

Patient-centered care

Team collaboration

Job description

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Department: Adult & Older Adult Services

• Join our Community Recovery Program and make an impact providing patient-centred nursing care
• Permanent part-time night duty opportunity (32 hours per week)
• Located at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, close to public transport

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Community Recovery Program, Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Service, Mental Health Division

The Community Recovery Program (CRP) sits under the Adult and Older Adult Services Directorate and offers expertise from Nursing, Medical, Community Mental Health Practitioners, a Peer Worker, Family and Carer Worker, Ancillary Staff, Management and external stakeholders and resource partners working collaboratively with residents to achieve a meaningful life through a stage approach to recovery.

The CRP is a mental health initiative developed in partnership with Mind Australia, providing 24-hour 7-day residential rehabilitation to consumers with long term psychiatric disability. CRP offers 22 purpose built, self-contained units and a comprehensive program of clinical treatment, recovery focused interventions, activities, groups, and practical involvement in community outreach

About the role

As an Enrolled Nurse, you will be responsible for the provision of patient-centred nursing care, including the recognition of normal and abnormal in assessment, intervention and evaluation of individual health and functional status. You will monitor the impact of nursing care and maintains ongoing communication with the Registered Nurse regarding the health and functional status of individuals.

A regular day will see you:

• Undertake key working/case management duties with residents and the team
• Ensure a high standard of professional practice is maintained with the early identification of potential risk, deterioration in mental state related to consumers, and the use of effective interventions
• Supervise medication and monitor compliance and side effects
• Develop and implement recovery goals identified in collaboration with the consumer/carer. Monitor through participation within Clinical Review
• Service Plan in collaboration with the consumer and where appropriate, the carer

About you

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring with you:

• 2+ years professional experience in a mental health care setting
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2014 and other relevant legislation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of recovery and collaborative clinical practice
• Patient-centred approach to evidence-based service delivery
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Elly Piper, Manager of CRP PARC at [e-mail]