Title:  Psych Enrolled Nurse

Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse Level 3

• Permanent part-time | 56 hours per fortnight (0.7 EFT) | 12 month fixed term role
• Generous Salary Packaging and Employee Benefits
• Maroondah Community Care Units | Ringwood East | Supportive and diverse team

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

The Maroondah Community Care Unit in Ringwood East is part of Eastern Health’s Adult & Older Adult Mental Health & Wellbeing Program.  It is a 20-bed community based residential facility and features a highly structured and supportive physical environment. The clinicians within the multi-disciplinary team have high levels of contact and interaction with consumers who are recovering from a mental illness and their carers to promote self-determination and aims to empower individuals.

The unit operates under a recovery-oriented model of care, utilising the framework for recovery-oriented practice in a collaborative, team-based environment. The unit’s recovery program offers a consumer-centred treatment approach to assist consumers in achieving their personal recovery goals and maintain wellness.

The PEN2, under the delegation and supervision of a Registered Nurse, will provide high quality mental health assessment, risk assessment, discipline specific intervention, case management duties and will provide preceptorship and support to the novice workforce. 

This role is to cover a 12-month maternity leave position.

About you

• To be successful in this role you will possess:
• Current EEN registration with AHPRA
• At least two years’ experience working in Mental Health 
• A sound understanding of Recovery Orientated Practice and be able to demonstrate the ability of working within this framework
• Highly developed interpersonal skills
• A strong commitment to high quality care
• The ability to work as part of a diverse team
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• A full driver’s licence

Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to 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

Please click here for Position Description Link 

Contact Person: Kim Irvine

Contact Number: 0477 337 911

Contact Email: kim.irvine@easternhealth.org.au 

Job Posting End Date: 10.2.25

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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