Emergency Department - Frankston, Australia - peninsula-health

    peninsula-health
    peninsula-health Frankston, Australia

    2 weeks ago

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    Permanent Full time, Permanent Part time
    Description
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    • Great team, respectful culture and supportive management
    • Skip the traffic and work close to home in Frankston, gateway to the gorgeous Mornington Peninsula
    • New and exciting opportunities coming with our Hospital Redevelopment

    Classification:
    RPN GRADE 5 (NP51), RN G5 CLIN CONS C Y2 (ZA8)
    Who We Are and What We Stand For

    Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care.

    To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.

    In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.


    What You Will Be Doing

    As the Emergency Department (ED) Mental Health/AOD Coordinator you will provide clinical leadership, and holistic, patient centered care from admission through to discharge from the ED and within the Outreach Service


    Responsibilities will include:

    • Assessing, planning and implementing care for patients
    • Conducting mental health and AOD assessments in order to determine the appropriate pathway
    • Monitoring patient flow and organizing resources accordingly
    • Provide clinical leadership to Emergency Department staff
    • Be the initial point for clinical escalation for mental health staff and outreach staff
    • Provide support and guidance to the outreach stream of the team
    • Shared responsibility for recruitment, rostering, performance management, team development and day-to-day allocations and coordination of clinical service delivery.
    What You Need


    We anticipate you will have:

    • AHPRA registrations as a Registered Nurse
    • Post graduate qualifications in Mental Health and additional qualifications in AOD
    • Extensive experience in the Mental Health & AOD field including acute in-patient services and/or community mental health care.
    • Proven ability in the management of patients with major mental illness and AOD use and in techniques of assessment, crisis intervention, and counselling and psychosocial rehabilitation
    • Experience in developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating innovative clinical services
    • Ability to lead and demonstrate strong leadership skills