SA Health
Job no: 879575
Work type: Full time
Location: Yorke and Mid North
Categories: Mental Health, Nursing/Midwifery
- Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Port Pirie
- Mid North Community Mental Health (MH) Team
- Salary $121,537 – $126,970 p.a. – RN/M3
- Ongoing Full Time
Overview
Are you an experienced RN3 looking to make a real impact? We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Consultant to join our Community Mental Health Team. In this pivotal role, you’ll deliver high-quality clinical nursing expertise and drive improvements in mental health services across community, acute, and rehabilitation settings.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert mental health nursing care
- Offer clinical leadership and guidance to nursing staff
- Lead projects and programs to enhance consumer and service outcomes
Essential Criteria
Applicants must:
- Be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
- Hold or be eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate
- Hold a graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing (or equivalent)
- Have at least 3 years post registration experience
- Demonstrated expertise in the mental health nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards
- Demonstrated experience in supervision and leadership of multidisciplinary staff, student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses
- Experience working with Aboriginal consumers
About our Region
A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders Ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network
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Applicant Information
In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is click here. For information about the eligibility for the Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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 appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) –
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A
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 apply. Job ref: 879575.
Enquiries
Meagan Catford
Executive Assistant to Director of Mental Health
Phone: 0403 261 731
E-mail: meagan.catford@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
8 October 2024 – 11.55PM
Attachments
879575 Nurse Consultant Job Pack.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
Advertised: 24 Sep 2024 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 08 Oct 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
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