• Full time and part time positions available
• Psychiatric Nurses (RPN2), Mental Health Department
• Excellent benefits, including salary packaging

About the Company

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincent's Health Australia and a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service which employs more than 6,000 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, medical diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care, correctional health and community residential care. SVHM is one of Australia's leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers.

About the Mental Health Department

St Vincent's is proud of its International reputation for delivery of Mental Health Services and the use of the 'Strengths Model' and its principles. The Mental Health Service includes a 44 bed adult acute inpatient unit for the cities of Yarra and Boroondara; the Koori state-wide Inpatient Mental Health Service; Continuing Care Teams; a Crisis Assessment Team; ED Mental Health and Psychiatric Triage; Prevention and Recovery Care Service (PARC); Footbridge Community Care Unit; The Primary Intervention Care Team (PICT) and HOPE (suicide prevention); Mobile Support Teams; Clarendon Homeless Outreach Psychiatric Service (CHOPS); Victorian Dual Diagnosis Service (VDDS); Body Image Eating Disorders Treatment and Recovery Service (BETRS) and NEXUS (Concurrent Mental Illness and Substance Use Advisory Service); Consultation & Liaison Service and Victorian Transcultural Mental Health (VTMH) and NEVIL Training Cluster. We work collaboratively with peer workers, consumer and carer-consultants and the Aboriginal Liaison Officer. Everyone receives training in Strengths and support to participate in Productive Ward and Safewards.

Why work in Mental Health at St Vincent's

• We passionately believe in a recovery approach, based on people's personal strengths
• We believe that people have the capacity to recover, reclaim and transform their lives
• We nurture and develop our staff with great opportunities for training and career progression
• Our work in this field is internationally recognised
• We believe that the preferred setting for our work is in the community and that the community is an oasis of resources
• You will join a cohesive, supportive team, committed to the wellbeing of colleagues and consumers
• Great location, with easy access to public transport and to the city of Melbourne with trams, buses and trains on the doorstop of the hospital and a vibrant, active social scene close by

About the Role

Opportunities currently exist for Psychiatric Nurses (RPN2) to work in Mental Health at St Vincent's. You will provide a high standard of care in accordance with the Strengths model under a recovery oriented framework working closely with the medical and multidisciplinary teams to achieve a positive outcome for all consumers and their families. You will be offered a range of learning opportunities to develop specialist skills and the opportunity to operate as part of an integrated Adult Area Mental Health Service.

Classifications for this role will range between NP22 - NP70 ($68,754 - $87,282 per annum pro rata)

Duties

• Work within the Strengths Model of Recovery Oriented Practice
• Uphold a culture of hope by using optimistic language supporting consumers and celebrating their recovery efforts
• Work with consumers to support and sustain existing resources, assets, networks and relationships and to access opportunities, resources and services to achieve their recovery goals
• Provide education about medication, self-help, coping strategies and symptom management
• Practice within a recovery framework promoting consumer directed care

Benefits

• Salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Staff Health Centre

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by The Victoria Police.

At SVHM we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.