Title:  Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse

Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse Grade 3

• Permanent Part Time – 0.8 EFT
• Maroondah Mobile Support and Treatment Service, located in Rngwood, Victoria.
• Join a friendly, wellbeing focused team who support our consumers and each other.

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 Maroondah Mobile Support Team has three highly valued PSEN roles within the team.

• The role works to provide treatment of the highest quality, that equitably meets the needs of consumers, families and/or carers.

• The Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse will provide a high standard of nursing interventions within the multidisciplinary team including, Social Workers, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Psychologist) and Registered Psychiatric Nurses.
• To provide Recovery orientated interventions within a recovery framework to consumers experiencing mental ill health.
• Will work alongside the Lived Experience Workforce to delivery consumer focused recovery.  
• Provide high quality assessment, secondary case management services and assertive outreach support to people experiencing a mental illness that promotes and facilitates recovery.
• Work within the SECU Diversion Program which provides intensive support to consumers within the team who are identified as benefiting from increased care.
• Possess knowledge of and the ability to provide effective interventions for consumers with co-occurring mental health and substance use problems (dual diagnosis) as a core component of the clinical role.
• Promote the principles and practice of service coordination to ensure that consumers are at the centre of service delivery and receive a timely, coordinated response to their health and social needs.
• Work a rotating roster across a 7-day week, including public holidays.

About you 
To be successful in this role you should possess the following:

• A current annual Registration as a Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse with medication endorsement issued by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APRHA)
• Demonstrated further professional development in the area of mental health.
• Sets high standards of performance for self and others.
• Recent experience working with consumers that have a mental illness.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people with dual diagnosis.
• Demonstrated commitment to and ability to practice utilising the recovery approach in mental health treatment and support, with a focus on working collaboratively with consumers and carers to promote self determination and enable progress towards reaching personal recovery goals.   
• Experience in working in partnership with NDIS services, that promotes a spirit of cooperation and collaboration, and respect for each other’s philosophy, priorities, knowledge, skills and experience.
• Ability to liaise and consult with a broad range of health professionals, community agencies and organisations.
• Well-developed interpersonal communication skills (written and verbal) as well as ability too effectively problem solve and negotiate.
• Ability to contribute to a positive team environment.
• Ability to gain an understanding of contemporary Recovery principles.
• Ability to work under the broad direction of professional staff, supervision of Registered Nurses Division 1, and the ability to work flexibly and effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

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.

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 applications.

Please Click here for Position Description

Contact Person: Sarah Purcell

Contact Number: 9871-3931

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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