Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 2

Employment Type: Permanent

Hours: 0.8 EFT (Multiple positions)

Salary: In line with the current Enterprise Agreement

Location: Clare Moore Building – Mental Health Inpatient Unit at Werribee Mercy Hospital

Clare Moore Building is a 54-bed mental health inpatient unit comprising of one Intensive Care Area (ICA) and three Recovery Care Areas (RCAs), which provides care to adults aged 18 to 64 years. The Registered Psychiatric Nurse grade 2 is a valued member of the multidisciplinary team and is accountable for delivering quality consumer-focused care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical interventions ensuring a holistic and therapeutic approach to the consumer, their family and carers.

About you

To be successful in this role, you require:

• A current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse with postgraduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing.
• Clinical experience and expertise in mental health nursing, with a minimum of 3 years in a mental health inpatient setting.
• A comprehensive understanding of mental health nursing models of care and the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022.
• The willingness and availability to work a rotating roster across seven days of the week, including morning, afternoon and night shifts.

What you’ll bring:

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient centred care.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.