Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator - Melbourne, Australia - Correct Care Australasia

Correct Care Australasia

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Starting salary of $107K - $120K

Role based in Parkville VIC 305
Multiple positions available

About us
Correct Care Australasia is a Victoria based healthcare provider working across one private prison, and two youth justice centres.

Our vision, to provide 'Healthcare Without Judgement', is the foundation for the outstanding service we provide across a range of health needs for a unique and hard to reach patient group.

The role

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator role will undertake, support, and ensure the delivery of evidence based mental health nursing care that meets professional, organisational, legal, and ethical standards in order to ensure timely prisoner access to primary mental healthcare and optimise outcomes for young people.

The role is a great leadership opportunity, and the Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator may assume the responsibilities and authority of the Health Services Manager when required.

Essential experience and attributes include the following selection criteria:

Registered General Nurse bachelor level qualification with a post graduate Mental Health qualification or equivalent.
Demonstrated ability to clinically lead a team to work effectively within a multidisciplinary environment.
Comprehensive previous experience in clinical practice within the mental health field, including young people experiencing mental health disorders.
Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
A minimum of at least two years postgraduate psychiatric nursing experience
Recent nursing experience in a mental healthcare setting
Superior communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
Proven experience dealing with complaints and incident management.
Demonstrated leadership ability, with a clear understanding of the managerial responsibilities of the role.
Intermediate to advanced PC skills

Why Correct Care?
Our recent staff survey highlighted some of the reasons we come to work every day:

To be non-judgemental, delivering equal care to all
Working with a great team
Having adequate resources to do the job well
Delivering a nurse led model of care which is patient centred
Autonomy and ability to influence positive health outcomes for patients
To be able to provide care to a vulnerable population
Working in a custodial environment which is interesting and challenging

If you are a Registered Nurse with a post graduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing with extensive post graduate experience working in mental health, we would love to hear from you

For further information about this role contact

Denise McInnes, Operations Manager - Youth Justice on

Applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID19 (including booster dose) and successfully undergo a police check and obtain a working with children check. Correct Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer_

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