Take the Next Step in Your Mental Health Nursing Career.

Join the Logan Central Continuing Care Team as a Clinical Nurse in this temporary full-time, temporary part-time or permanent part-time opportunity based in Logan Central, where you'll provide expert mental health nursing care while leading, mentoring and supporting high-quality, person-centred outcomes.

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Your new role:

As a Clinical Nurse within the Logan Central Continuing Care Team, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering specialist community mental health care while providing clinical leadership and supporting a culture of continuous improvement by:

• Providing advanced clinical assessment, care planning and coordination for consumers with complex mental health needs.
• Leading and supporting nursing staff through mentoring, education and clinical guidance.
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver person-centred care.
• Contributing to quality improvement, research and evidence-based practice initiatives.
• Supporting service development, clinical governance and safe, high-quality care.
• Assisting with team coordination, change management and professional practice activities.

About you:

We're looking for an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse who is passionate about mental health and committed to delivering exceptional care with:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).
• Demonstrated experience in contemporary mental health nursing practice.
• Strong clinical judgement, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong therapeutic relationships.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to lead, mentor and support colleagues.
• A commitment to evidence-based practice, continuous improvement and professional development.
• A current Class C driver's licence (or ability to obtain prior to commencement).

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What we can offer you:

• Flexible employment options across temporary and permanent opportunities.
• Access to ongoing education, training and career progression pathways.
• Be part of an organisation recognised for innovation, research and person-centred care.
• Make a genuine difference to the health and wellbeing of the Logan community.
• 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.

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)
  
  MS07687745_Role Description (PDF)