Overview

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Mental Health Services
• Salary $74,831.00 – $102,103.00 (Pro Rata) RN/M1| Multiple ongoing positions available

Ward 18V is looking for experienced mental health nurses to join our team!

Ward 18V is an acute inpatient unit with 30 beds including both a General Unit and High Dependency Unit. As the Registered Nurse you will consolidate knowledge and skills and develop in capability through continuous professional development and experience. Mental Health qualifications are highly desirable.

About the role:

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, as the Registered Nurse duties for the role will include:

• Provide health promotion and education, to patients/clients or groups and carers to improve the health outcomes of individual
• Provide direct person centred nursing/midwifery care and/or individual case management to patients/clients on a shift by shift basis in a defined clinical area with increasing autonomy over time
• Participate in quality improvement activities that contribute to patient/client safety, risk minimisation and safe work activities within the practice setting
• Assess individual patient/client needs, plan, implement and/or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options including other disciplines or agencies

About you:

• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Effective communication skills including, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills
• Registered as a Nurse by the Nursing/Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and who holds a current practicing certificate
• Must be enrolled in an approved mental health course or hold a qualification in mental health practice
• Proven experience in delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Care Service Standards
• Demonstrated competence in mental health nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Luke Connor, Nurse Unit Manager, 84042888, Luke.Connor@sa.gov.au

Attachments: 

• RN01 M62838 Registered Nurse Mental Health Division – Role Description
• RN01 M62842 Registered Nurse Mental Health Division – Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to Job ref: 893809

For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: <893809>