Make a difference where advanced mental health nursing matters

Permanent full-time and part-time Clinical Nurse opportunities (40–76 hours per fortnight) within the Logan Mental Health Inpatient Units at Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook, Metro South Health, with potential to fill future temporary vacancies.

Job details

Your new role:

As a Clinical Nurse within the Logan Mental Health Inpatient Units, you will provide advanced clinical leadership and specialist nursing care to consumers with complex mental health needs, while supporting quality, safety and recovery-focused practice across the unit by:

• Delivering and coordinating high-quality, person-centred mental health nursing care in complex clinical situations
• Practising autonomously and providing expert clinical decision-making and problem-solving
• Leading and supporting nursing staff through supervision, delegation, mentoring and role modelling
• Contributing to unit operations including shift coordination, portfolio responsibilities and quality improvement activities
• Supporting education, research and evidence-based practice within the multidisciplinary team

About you:

You are an experienced and motivated mental health nurse who brings strong clinical judgement, leadership capability and a commitment to recovery-oriented care, with:

• Registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
• Advanced clinical knowledge and experience in mental health nursing and inpatient care
• Demonstrated leadership, communication and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to professional development, education and continuous quality improvement
• Desirable: Credentialing as a Mental Health Nurse and/or progress toward Authorised Mental Health Practitioner status

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What we can offer you:

• Flexible full-time and part-time working arrangements to support work–life balance
• Opportunities to lead, mentor and develop others in a supportive team environment
• Access to education, research and professional excellence programs such as Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence®
• A values-driven, inclusive workplace committed to diversity, wellbeing and career progression
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us: 

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

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 better together.

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.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS02675617_Role Description (PDF)