Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist - Frankston, Australia - peninsula-health

    peninsula-health
    peninsula-health Frankston, Australia

    2 weeks ago

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    Permanent Full time, Permanent Part time
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    • Are you looking to grow professionally?
    • Do you demonstrate advanced clinical skills, professional behaviour and professional development?
    • Help us make a difference in delivering safe, reliable and responsive patient care.

    Classification:
    PSYCH CLIN NURSE SPEC (NP29)

    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 a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will take an extended leadership role in the coordination of nursing and health care within and across different care contexts to facilitate optimal health outcomes.

    This includes appropriate referral to, and consultation with, other relevant health professionals, service providers, and community and support services.

    The Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist practices independently and interdependently with an extended scope of practice, autonomy and decision making, assuming accountability and responsibility for their own actions and delegation of care to registered nurses, enrolled nurses and health care workers.


    What You Need


    We anticipate you will:

    • Be a Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration
    • Have successfully completed a specific course of training in Psychiatric
    Nursing leading to registration by the NBV, OR


    • Have completed a post graduate course specific to Psychiatric Nursing; and
    has completed a minimum of 12 months experience in Psychiatric Nursing at the RPN 2 level.