Clinical Nurse - Wellness Clinic

South Metropolitan Health Service; Johannesburg; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Australia is looking for a Clinical Nurse to join their Mental Health team at Rockingham Kwinana. The role focuses on enhancing physical health outcomes for clients with mental health disorders and involves collaboration with healthcare professionals. Applicants must have relevant nursing qualifications and a passion for improving patient care. This full-time position offers attractive employee benefits and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Flexible leave arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in managing clients on long-acting injectable medications.
• Demonstrated knowledge in mental health consumer care standards.
• Ability to assist in delivering education and training.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Wellness Clinic.
• Monitor and manage side effects of psychotropic medications.
• Coordinate care with Community Treatment Team and primary care providers.

Skills

Passion for improving physical health of people with mental illness

Knowledge of psychotropic medication management

Ability to collaborate with other healthcare professionals

Education

Relevant nursing qualifications

Job description

This is a Permanent/Fixed Term Full Time appointment at 80 hours per fortnight, with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

This position is based at Rockingham Kwinana Mental Health Service.

This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to progress your career in community Mental Health Nursing? Then South Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to start!

Rockingham Peel Group is part of the South Metropolitan Health Service, one of the fastest growing health services in Western Australia and comprises two hospital campuses, Rockingham General Hospital and Murray District Hospital, in addition to community and mental health services across Peel, Rockingham and Kwinana. As the flagship hospital, Rockingham General is focused on providing high quality general medical, surgical and mental health services as well as outpatient care. Murray District Hospital offers inpatient medical services, palliative care and allied health services.

SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health services within a catchment area stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southern half of Perth.

Our vision is Excellent health care, every time. You can read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan here.

Position Description: PaRK Mental Health Service is offering an exciting new opportunity for a highly skilled and motivated Clinical Nurse, Mental Health to collaborate alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Wellness Clinic. The Wellness Clinic will focus on improving the physical health outcomes of clients living with enduring mental health disorders. Clinicians from the Clinical Treatment Team (CTT) case manage suitably identified clients with the principal goals of providing monitoring and the management of side effects and adverse effects of psychotropic medications, Metabolic monitoring, wellness promotion, and where appropriate the supported transition to shared care and primary care arrangements. The model of care will be both a co-managed and transitional model. The co-management refers to client care being coordinated by both the Community Treatment Team (CTT) medical case manager or nursing and allied health case manager and the Wellness Clinic nurses. The transitional aspect will have a focus on engagement with primary care/GP to work towards a period of shared care with the GP. The successful applicant will:

• Be passionate about improving the physical health of people with serious mental illness and have knowledge of standards of care in relation to the physical care of mental health consumers.
• Have demonstrated knowledge in the care and management of clients treated with long-acting injectable medication and other psychotropic medications.
• Have a strong focus on working collaboratively with the Wellness CNS and GP Liaison CNS positions and other key stakeholders to transition suitable clients to shared care or primary care arrangements.
• Assist the clinic in the provision of care attending the clinic for the purpose of LAI administration.
• Will act as a resource for the wider Mental health team and assist in delivering education and training as required.
  
  

Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.

Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Natalie Kovacevic, Team Leader, Rockingham Kwinana Mental Health Service at 08 9528 0600.

If you are ready to partner with us see the application instructions below:

Your Application Should Include

• A copy of your current CV
• A statement addressing the selection criteria relevant to this specialty of physical health and wellness for consumers with serious and eduring mental illness, in no more than 2-3 pages
• The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role
  
  

These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Employee Benefits

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flexible leave arrangements
• Other professional and location-based allowances
• For further information click here.
  
  

Eligibility

Are you eligible? To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).

WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.