Community Mental Health Clinician (Registered Nurse) - Croydon Core Team

Job Description

Employment Type : Permanent Full Time; 38 hours per week, Permanent Part Time; Minimum 24 hours per weekPosition Classification : Registered NurseRemuneration : $36.38 - $51.08 per hour + annual leave loading + 11.5% SuperannuationLocation : Croydon Health CentreRequisition ID : REQ541953Are you a Registered Nurse ready to explore your passion for the Mental Health Service? About the Role Community Mental Health Services provide a range of services designed to help support the recovery and help consumers stay well in the community. The team provides specialist services for young people, children and families, adults, and older people. Community mental health services include a specialist Aboriginal Mental Health Team, bilingual mental health workers, and Peer Support Workers. Our main sites are at Canterbury, Croydon, Camperdown, Marrickville, and Redfern Community Health Services. The role will be based at Croydon. The Community Mental Health/Core Team model of care states:The “Community Mental Health Team” (Core Team) is the mainstay of the community mental health system. Core Teams provide a range of clinical services including intake, assessment, consultation, treatment, and care coordination. Care coordination is the main component of this model of care and includes extended care coordination, targeted packages of care, and short-term care coordination. Croydon Core Team runs a DBT program for eligible consumers of the service. Consumers under the care of Core Teams will either have: Short-term interventions and may be discharged or referred back to their GPs or other treatment providers after a period of weeks or months. A period of treatment as recommended by evidence-based practices. Ongoing care and monitoring for prolonged periods. The Mental Health Nurse will practice in keeping with the standardised Sydney LHD position description for the profession in addition to this position description. Ideal Candidate Current nursing registration with AHPRA. Demonstrated competencies to provide contemporary mental health practice. Current NSW Drivers Licence (P1 and P2 acceptable). Benefits and Perks! Accrued Day Off each month (For full-time roles), paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading. Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus . Access to free courses, qualifications, and coaching via Sydney Education. Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families. Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals. Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health, you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy PD2024_015 . SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: Stepping Up . Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards . To further connect with us, check us out on LinkedIn . For enquiries, please contact Rachel Freeman on 0429 566 836 or via email at . Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day, apply now! Applications Close: 16 February 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr