Community Mental Health Key Clinician, Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Acute Response Team

The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services (RMH MHS)

• Permanent Full Time or Part Time opportunity
• Team with acute mental health function based in Moonee Ponds
• Mix of assertive outreach community and clinic-based work

About RMH MHS and the Community Team

Mental Health Acute Response Team (MH-ART) supports consumers living across Melbourne's CBD and Inner West and provides community based acute assessment and intervention for The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services. The team delivers intensive, community-based care, including outreach, crisis assessment, brief intervention, medication support, psychosocial interventions and facilitation of referrals across RMH MHS or other services.

Your new role

• Provide support and leadership in the delivery of evidence-based treatment and interventions, ensuring the provision of high-quality assertive outreach and brief interventions for adults experiencing acute mental health issues.
• Work with a team of enthusiastic multidiscipline professionals providing assertive outreach and high-quality care to people in challenging period of their life.
• Facilitate high standard acute mental health services, and contribute to training for clinicians developing their acute mental health skills.
• Enjoy the benefits of working closely with colleagues in a combination of clinic based and assertive outreach work across Inner West catchment.

About you

To be successful, you will be

• Interested in providing assessment and intervention for people experiencing acute mental illness or distress in the community.
• Possess formal qualifications and registration as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse
• Knowledge of effective evidence-based interventions appropriate to low prevalence disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, personality disorder, relapse prevention and substance abuse.
• Leadership skills including initiative, advanced communication skills and the capacity and willingness to further develop these
• Demonstrate extensive experience in the provision of specialist services in public mental health settings with a strong focus on local communities and inter-agency specific knowledge.

Why work at RMH MHS?

• Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals
• Interesting variety of work in a very welcoming team, in a unique setting and location
• Earn up to $12,000 with salary packaging
• Generous leave entitlements including 5 weeks annual, 17.5% leave loading and monthly ADOs for full time employees
• Enjoy discounted health and fitness facility access with Fitness Passport

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Interested?

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

Joe Judge - ************@mh.org.au

Please Note: We will be shortlisting and arranging interviews promptly and as a result, this job advert may close early.

Name and Contact: Joe Judge 0499 572 ***

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work and are committed to a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.

• Salary packaging options - increase your take-home pay by up to $12,000
• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADOs (full time employees)
• Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities
• A strong values-based culture: People First | Lead with Kindness | Excellence Together
• A workplace committed to our Speaking Up for Safety culture