Support recovery and independence for people living with mental illness

Join the Coorparoo Community Care Unit as an Enrolled Nurse (NG3) in this permanent full-time opportunity with Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services. Working in a residential rehabilitation setting, you will support consumers on their recovery journey by promoting independence, building life skills and delivering compassionate, person-centred mental health care within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Job details

Your new role:

In this role you will provide person-centred nursing care within a community residential mental health setting, supporting consumers to build independence and transition successfully to community living.

• Deliver direct nursing care and monitoring for residents within the CCU
• Support consumers with recovery, daily living skills and wellbeing
• Conduct observations, mental state assessments and risk monitoring
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to support recovery outcomes
• Assist with medication coordination and health care planning

About you:

You are a compassionate and motivated Enrolled Nurse who is passionate about supporting people experiencing mental illness to achieve recovery and independence.

• Current NMBA registration as an Enrolled Nurse with medication endorsement
• Interest or experience in mental health or community care environments
• Strong communication and teamwork skills within multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to work autonomously while delivering safe, person-centred care
• Commitment to recovery-focused practice and continuous improvement

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• 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.

• MS03677624 Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)