Position Summary
1. Full-Time Ongoing / Part time Ongoing Opportunity | Dandenong Location
2. Great opportunities for learning and professional development
3. Build your career with a supportive & passionate team
Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.
Join our team as a Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse on a full time or part time ongoing basis at our Aged Mental Health unit at Dandenong Hospital.
About Us
Unit 3 is a 20 bedded aged acute unit based at the Dandenong Hospital. The inpatient facility provides acute care and treatment and intervention for older people with mental illness and behaviours associated with dementia and cannot be managed either in their homes or in aged care. Unit 3 offers a multidisciplinary and a holistic approach to the caring, treatment interventions, and support of those patients who are most vulnerable. The team is composed of, Consultant Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Registrars, Neuro and Clinical Psychology, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Psychiatric Enrolled Nurses, Social Work, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist and Psychiatric Service Officer. The team takes pride in delivering a comprehensive model of care that integrates both physical and mental health aspects
About the Role
4. Your day will include assessment, implementation and evaluation of care within an aged mental health inpatient setting
5. Provide a holistic approach to our patients by adopting a recovery focused approach.
6. Collaborating with family and carers to support their loved ones.
7. Feel supported in a cohesive, collaborative and innovative team
About You
8. You enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team within a specialty mental health
9. You are enthusiastic and keen to grow in a supportive and rewarding environment.
10. You have a valid AHPRA registration with experience working in a bed based service for a minimum of 12 months.
What you need:
11. Qualification as a registered psychiatric nurse
12. Registration with AHPRA ( Australian Nursing and Midwifery Board)
13. One year experience within a psychiatric inpatient unit/ bed based service
In Return:
14. Job satisfaction and fulfilment
15. Expand your skills as a psychiatric nurse
16. You will have opportunities to grow in your carer
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Matthew Parker on 0400 144 884
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