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• Full Time 6-12 month fixed-term maternity leave contract to start in early 2021 at $48.04phr base + Super .
• Expand your mental health knowledge within the unique ADF environment as a civlian
• Enjoy the benefits of predictable shifts and have your afternoons and weekends back

Work for the Australian Defence Force

Working for the Defence Force is a rewarding and prestigious healthcare career. The Australian Defence Force is one of the world's leading military organisations and is currently looking to allocate permanent nurses across different sites within Victoria.

Nursing Jobs Australia is one of Australia’s largest medical recruitment agencies. We are honoured to be recruiting, on behalf of our client, for outstanding mental health registered nurses who want to take their career to the next level.

About You

As a Registered Mental Health Nurse with 2 years minimum experience since graduating from your nursing bachelor, you are seeking an opportunity to utilise your experience and make a difference every day in the lives of others where you can see measurable outcomes. You are passionate about providing mental health services with a high quality of care and pride in alignment with Serco values and are dedicated to seeing positive improvements with your patients.

Mental Health Role

This is a role full of exciting opportunity to expand your mental health knowledge in the unique ADF setting by working within a multi-disciplinary team to provide ADF members attending the Health Centre tailored mental health services and support. There is flexibility for this to be a part time or full time position working across a Mon – Fri,07:30 – 15:30 roster where you will experience a positive work-life balance. Enjoy the benefits of predictable shifts during the week and have your afternoons and weekends back

As a Mental Health Registered Nurse you will be responsible for providing quality clinical care to Australian Defence Force staff:

• You will develop and maintain patient care plans
• Liaise with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide coordinated patient management
• Provide assessment of patients
• Coordinate outpatient and inpatient treatments
• Intake assessments
• Risk assessments
• Crisis intervention
• Case formulation
• Medication management
• Group psycho-education, as well as additional support services as required.

Criteria

• Australian Citizen only eligible to apply
• Credentialed with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN); OR minimum qualification of Graduate Diploma Mental Health Nursing (with at least 75% of program on Mental health theory or practice).
• Extensive full-time Post Graduate experience in mental health in a primary health; OR specialist mental health setting undertaking comprehensive mental health assessment and delivering a range of evidence based 'Focused Psychological Strategies'.

• Nurses must hold unconditional and unrestricted registration AHPRA
• A minimum of two (2) consecutive years in acute care (full-time experience within the last 5 years)
• CPD log records for the last registration period with AHPRA Mandatory
• Current Police Check

Medical/ Immunisation

Record You will be required to provide proof for each vaccination below.

• Hepatitis B
• Measles Mumps Rubella
• Annual Influenza
• Varicella
• Tetanus

Before you Apply

Please ensure your CV includes the following:

• Must include - start and finish dates for each role (eg: MM/YY)
• Title of role (eg: RN)
• Full name of Health facility (no acronyms)
• Department worked (eg: Cardiac ward)
• Type of employment (eg: Full-time, Part-Time or Casual)
• Hours worked per week (eg: 38hrs)
• List of the duties performed

About Nursing Jobs Australia

Nursing Jobs Australia is a division owned and operated by Skilled Medical Pty Ltd, a leader in international health and medical recruitment placement for short-term and permanent roles.

Skilled Medical is a doctor-led company with 15 years of industry experience, and is an international medical recruitment agency that helps qualified medical professionals with their career in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

With local offices located in Melbourne and London, we provide a personalised service to assist nurses like yourself with finding their next role within the healthcare industry.

To Apply

If you are inspired to make a positive difference and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application by clicking the 'Apply Now' button. Or You can send your most up to date CV to Tahlia Sinclair at [email protected].

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