NSW Health
Registered Nurse - Redfern Core Team - Community Mental Health Services (CMHS)
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Job Description
- Req#: 207788
- Short term interventions and may be discharged or referred back to their GPs or other treatment providers after a period of weeks or months.
- A period of treatment as recommended by evidence based practices.
- Ongoing care and monitoring for prolonged periods.
- A current nursing registration with AHPRA.
- Demonstrated competencies to provide contemporary mental health practice.
- Current NSW Driver’s Licence (P2 Licence acceptable.)
- Ability to work on a 5 day non-shift roster
- Accrued Day Off (ADO)
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
- Great education opportunities through the Centre for Education and Workforce Development
Employment Type: Permanent Full/Part Time and Temporary Full/Part Time up to February 2024
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $33.97 - $47.69 per hour plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: minimum 24 hours per week
Requisition ID: REQ395451Do you want to work in one of the largest Local Health Districts in New South Wales?
About Us
Sydney Local Health District is one of the fastest growing Local Health Districts in New South Wales. Our facilities and services are world class and our staff are dedicated, innovative and caring.
Where you will be based
Community Mental Health Service is committed to the provision of quality health services to the mental health community. We aim to deliver mental health services which, through research and innovative commitments, sets standards that are emulated by other national and international organisations. We aim to lead through achievement and innovation in clinical practice, research, teaching, training and management. We are committed to developing the highest skills in our community mental health staff through the LHD’s pioneering Diploma of Mental Health program, structured workplace competency development program, and supervision programs.
About the role
The Community Mental Health/Core Team model of care states:
The “Community Mental Health Team” (Core Team) is the mainstay of the community mental health system. Core Teams and provide a range of clinical services including intake, assessment, consultation, treatment ,and care coordination. Care coordination is the main component of this model of care and includes extended care coordination, targeted packages of care, and short term care coordination.
Consumers under the care of Core Teams will either have:
The Mental Health Nurse will practice in keeping with the standardised Sydney LHD position description for the profession in addition to this position description.
We are looking for someone who has …
What we can offer you (for eligible employees) …
For further details please view the Position Description
For enquiries, please contact Angela Cox on (02) 9395 0444 or email at Angela.Cox@health.nsw.gov.auAbout working for SLHD
This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2022_030)
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
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Applications Close: 25 June 2023About the company
The New South Wales Ministry of Health, branded NSW Health, is a ministerial department of the New South Wales Government.