Enrolled Nurse Rehabilitation & Mental Health

Your role at St John of God Langmore Centre

We are seeking a compassionate Enrolled Nurse to join our Inpatient Rehabilitation and Adult Mental Health this role you will provide patientcentred care within your EN scope of practice and support the mission and values of St John of God Health Care.

You will deliver comprehensive nursing care assist with coordinating patient needs and help support junior staff and students. Our mental health services care for voluntary patients with conditions such as depression anxiety borderline personality disorder OCD and related presentations.

The role supports a 2531 bed adult mental health unit and an 812 bed psychiatric trauma unit working closely with a multidisciplinary team.

Key Details:

• Provide holistic patientcentred nursing care

• Support and guide junior caregivers and students

• Work across specialised adult mental health inpatient settings

• Shifts: 8:00am 4:00pm

If you are passionate about highquality care and want to work in a supportive valuesdriven team we encourage you to apply.

The Position

• Accepts accountability for professional conduct of self within scope of practice

• Ensures that all documentation is accurate legible and completed in a professional and timely manner and recorded in relevant hospital and/or patient medical records.

• Acts as a role model and resource person for nursing students and nursing colleagues. Aligns theoretical knowledge with clinical practice.

• Conducts direct care and treatment by performing nursing assessments including mental state examinations and risks assessments.

• Develops and evaluates nursing care plans in collaboration with patients/carer and the inter-displinary team.

• Participates in the nursing process with each individual patient and documents changes in the care plan as required using a bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach.

• Provide support supervision and counselling to allocated daily patient load.

You will have a registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as an Enrolled Nurse and the ability to work effectively and harmoniously within the team. You will possess effective verbal and written communication skills the ability to problem solve or seek help from appropriate resources and the aptitude to implement care plans under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

To succeed you will have relevant clinical practice skills and commitment to ongoing professional education. Enrolled Nurse with Psychiatric Nursing experience & AOD skills will be preferred.

Above all people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values

We will offer you

• Enrolled Nurse hourly rate: $40.77 to $48.67 per hour (casual loading included) plus 12% superannuation

• Casual positions available

• As a casual employee you can salary package a percentage of your earnings each pay period which can be applied to a range of benefits such as mortgage rent meal entertainment holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options additional purchased leave & well-being programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

For enquiries contact Ashish Mathew- NUM on (03)

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

At St John of God Health Care we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure welcoming and accessible and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.