Position Description:
As the Mental Health Coordinator, you will design and deliver efficient and responsive community mental health nursing care and mental health case management, within the primary health care setting and model of care, in a professional and culturally safe manner, including but not limited to:
1. Working within the ways of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation to provide health care services
2. Provision of holistic clinical care
3. Service and professional development
4. Relationship Management
Key Responsibilities:
5. Strengthening and maintaining culture in all service delivery ensuring culturally safe spaces
6. Empowering patients and families with self-determination to make their own decisions and take control of their health
7. Delivery of efficient and responsive mental health services to patients
8. Ensuring care is holistic encompassing social, emotional, mental, physical and cultural wellbeing of individuals and the whole community
9. Work within an integrated model of care to ensure a flexible responsive approach to services
10. Demonstrate clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team to meet the changing needs of individuals and the community
11. Manage portfolio consistent with skill level and level of practice
12. Practice safety by demonstrating professionalism and accountability in comprehensive health promotion practices
13. Understand and address the unique needs of Elders
14. Monitor, evaluate and report outcomes of clinical services in line with PHN outcome measures e.g. MDS data extract
Key Requirements:
15. Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent is a mandatory qualification
16. Registration as a Registered Nurse under the Health Practitioner Regulation Agency {AHPRA} is essential
17. Registered Nurses working within Mental Health are to be credentialed through the College of Mental Health Nurses OR be prepared to work towards a credential in Mental Health nursing within an agreed period.
18. A Graduate Certificate or greater within a relevant specialty is highly desirable, OR in absence of this certificate, a commitment to completion of post-graduate study.
19. Working knowledge of health issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and a strong commitment to improving health outcomes
20. Experience in providing assessment, case management to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
21. Demonstrated skill in working in a primary care setting - in particular the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with a sound understanding of your role in holistic ‘wrap around’ care for clients
22. Demonstrated effective verbal and written skills with particular emphasis on interpersonal communication skills
Salary Package:
23. Salary negotiable for the right candidate
24. 10.5% super
25. salary sacrifice packaging – {Galangoor is a Not-for-Profit organisation}
26. 5 weeks annual leave
27. Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5.00pm
28. No on-call or after hours
29. Work / life balance
30. Cultural immersion
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