Title: 2025 Postgraduate Mental Health
Eastern Health, VIC, AU, 3128
Mental Health Post Graduate Position (Registered Nurse) - 2025
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Registered Nurse Grade 2
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Permanent Part time (0.84EFT) (Ongoing employment within the Mental Health & Wellbeing Program upon successful completion of program)
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Generous Salary Packaging
Are you passionate about mental health nursing and going to be undertaking post graduate studies in 2025? Join our post graduate program and gain experience working in both an acute inpatient setting and a community setting.
Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.
About the role
Eastern Health is now recruiting Mental Health Nursing Post Graduate students for 2025 within a number of areas. We are currently offering clinical positions in the mental health program with opportunities to rotate through an acute inpatient unit (6months) and a speciality area (6months). Possible rotations include; Eastern Homeless Outreach Psychiatric Service, Mobile Support and Treatment Service, Community Care Units, Adolescent, Adult and Older Adult Inpatient Services, and Drug & Alcohol Services.
We have primary partnerships with various Universities, and you will be supported by clinical experts and experienced members of the Mental Health Learning and Teaching Directorate.
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
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Bachelor of Nursing or other recognised equivalent formal qualification leading to condition free registration in Australia
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Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australian (NMBA) via AHPRA
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12 months’ post registration employment experience, inclusive of six months’ experience contemporary acute mental health
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Must be enrolled and participating in a post graduate diploma in 2025 and remain so for the duration of the post graduate program
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Demonstrated clinical skills aligned with experience and scope of practice
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Motivated and self-directed learner who is receptive to feedback
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Well-developed communication skills
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Patient centred practice
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Passion for clinical excellence
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Willingness to engage in clinical supervision practice
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Ability to work a full rotating roster
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A current valid Victorian Drivers Licence
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Up to date Vaccinations COVID-19 & Influenza
Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.
What we offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals
Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.
We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.
If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.
Good to know:
- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.
- We do not accept recruitment agency application
Enquires:
Euan Donley – euan.donley@easternhealth.org.au
Kate Lumsden – kate.lumsden@easternhealth.org.au
Contact Person: Kate Lumsden or Euan Donley
Contact Email: Kate.Lumsden@easternhealth.org.au or Euan.Donley@easternhealth.org.au
Advertising to: 14/10/2024
Need help submitting your application?
Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]
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