- Opportunity to be part of a team with shared passion for learning and development
- Ability to lead workforce innovation and quality improvements
- Supportive organisation who values your wellbeing
- Formal professionally recognised qualifications in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing and registration as a Nurse with the NMBA
- Certificate IV in Workplace assessment (minimum requirement)
- Post graduate tertiary qualification - Degree or Masters (nursing, education or relevant equivalent)
- Leadership experience including managing change
- Demonstrated expertise (knowledge, skills and attitude domains) in contemporary psychiatric nursing and mental health practice.
- Self-rostering
- 5 weeks annual leave with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional Development
- Access to employee wellness program
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Attractive salary packaging benefits
- Living Expenses capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments
- Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure
Psychiatric Nurse Consultant - Geelong, Australia - Barwon Health
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Make your mind shiftAbout the service
Barwon MHDAS provides integrated and recovery oriented mental health, drugs and alcohol assessment, treatment and community support to people of all ages within the Barwon region experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health and drug & alcohol issues, and their families.
Our service is internationally recognised for its innovative clinical programs and integrated models of practice that are client centred, accessible and family inclusive. We are fortunate to enjoy terrific internal relationships and have developed excellent partnerships with the local community that provide for seamless integrated care for our clients.
About the role
The Psychiatric Nurse Consultants report to the Senior Psychiatric Nurse and are accountable for day to day co-ordination of the Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol Service (MHDAS) education, training and early career programs, including direct delivery of core competency training packages. This role is responsible for provision of Clinical Supervision for Clinical Nurse Educators and other nursing staff, and will also engage in their own supervision. You will professionally role-model contemporary mental health nursing and be accountable for implementing an approved plan focused on supporting our workforce to provide the best care, to every person, every day, so that everyone feels better. There are also opportunities to lead improvement initiatives and contribute to research.
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