Registered Nurse, Mental Health Drug and Alcohol

Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) is seeking suitably qualified Nurses to join our team. At NSLHD we value your strengths, appreciate your contribution and support you to learn and grow.

Our benefits:

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing and Fitness Passport

Employment Type: Permanent and Temporary Full Time and Part Time roles available
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $35.33 - $49.60 per hour
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ521360

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working

We have a number of specialised Mental Health positions across the following sites at Macquarie Hospital and Royal North Shore Hospital.

Northern Sydney’s vision is to be "leaders in healthcare, partners in community wellbeing". Our purpose is “embracing discovery and learning, building partnerships and engaging our community to deliver excellent health and wellbeing.”

What you'll be doing

The Registered Nurse (RN) within Mental Health Drug and Alcohol (MHDA) Services leads and supports quality patient health outcomes with a focus of recovery across a range of health care settings. The RN assumes a leadership role within the nursing team supporting, coaching and leading nursing staff including Enrolled Nurses (EN) and Assistants in Nursing (AIN). The RN plans, implements and evaluates specific mental health nursing care activities that support the multidisciplinary health care team and ensures safe practice within adopted models of care.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

1. Current Registered Nurse – Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
2. Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
3. Current mental health, drug and alcohol clinical knowledge and proven problem solving ability with a clinical setting.

Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Mark Joyce on mark.joyce@health.nsw.gov.au

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

Applications Close: 19 December 2024

Candidates will be contacted upon completion of application.

Location: The Rocks, AU

Posted Date: 10/31/2024