Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services are looking for Nurse Navigator- GPSC (The General Practitioner Shared Care) Mental Health to join their team. Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services (MSAMHS) provide specialist inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups at several campuses across Metro South Health. The PAH Division of mental health provides community services to patients via clinics located at Inala and Woolloongabba. The service is committed to the provision of services that at patient centred and recovery focussed.

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We are Metro South Health 

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.

We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.

We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.

Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About the Role

To provide advanced specialist clinical and professional practice, facilitating a safe and efficient patient journey across the continuum of care through applying the Nurse Navigator principles of coordinating patient centred care, creating partnerships, improving patient outcomes, and facilitating systems improvement. The role improves complex patient care, increases system efficiencies, reduces costs by streamlining and coordinating care. The General Practitioner Shared Care Nurse Navigator (GPSC) will allow the continuing involvement of the mental health service and General Practice in the care of the patient and aims to coordinate patient care to provide high quality integrated care that is readily accessible and convenient to the patient and cost effective for all parties involved.  

The role requires that the Nurse Navigator participates in reflective clinical practice, mentorship/clinical supervision monthly.

• The role requires highly specialised clinical, nursing skills, knowledge and experience in order to effectively provide, manage and lead contemporary generalist and mental health nursing practice and health services.
• The role works to support consumers with mental health concerns and complex physical health co-morbidities to access appropriate mental health and general health care in the most appropriate setting. Referrals are accepted from primary care providers and via internal referral pathways for open consumer of the community mental health services.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description. 

Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.  

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. 

As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. 

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: https://www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• MS06642580 RD (PDF, 561KB)
  Role Description
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 691KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 415KB)
  Information Package for Applicants