Associate Nurse Unit Manger Mental Health

Job Description:

• Registered Psychiatric Nurse - ANUM
• Full-time or Part-time
• Mental Health Department- Acute Inpatient Service
• Excellent benefits including salary packaging

About St Vincents
St Vincents Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincents Health Australia and a leading teaching research and tertiary health service which employs more than 6000 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 Australias leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers.

About the Mental Health Department
St Vincents 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) includes Extended Triage 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.

Why work in Mental Health at St Vincents

• We passionately believe in a recovery approach based on peoples 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

About the Role
Exciting opportunities currently exist for dedicated and experienced mental health nurses to work as Associate Nurse Unit Managers on the Acute Inpatient Service (AIS) of St Vincents Hospital Melbourne as a part of our Mental Health Service.

As an Associate Nurse Unit Manager you will lead and direct nursing staff to ensure a high standard of patient care is delivered in accordance with the Values and Heath Care Philosophy of the SVHM and act as a clinical role model by providing the highest standard of direct patient care.

The Associate Nurse Unit Manager role provides the opportunity to further develop your leadership skills and contribute to the ongoing development of our progressive Recovery Model of Care.

Classifications for this position will range from Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 3 NP83 - NP74 ($97770 - $101056 per annum)

Benefits

• Salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Staff Car Park

How to Apply

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

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

St Vincents encourages interested applicants to contact us regarding this position; site visits are welcome prior to interviews. Please contact Hannah Stephensonfor further information.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

JR110248AIS ANUM

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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