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The Senior Nurse Clinician is a specialist senior clinical role combining experience of both physical and mental health nursing. Key components of the role involve the following: providing clinical eating disorder physical health monitoring and assessment, triaging, participating in SSI’s, providing treatment planning recommendations across physical and emotional health domains, and supporting and capacity building ICYMHS case managers in their recovery work with families and young people fostering self- determination and hope. It is a leadership role with mentoring of staff to skill develop their confidence and expertise in this area. You will be working with a supportive, energetic and committed team of professionals who are passionate about providing best practice care for young people with an eating disorder and their families and carers. You will enjoy continuing education and quality improvement strategy which is developed through leadership forums and committees.
Job Responsibility:
Providing clinical eating disorder physical health monitoring and assessment, triaging, participating in SSI’s, providing treatment planning recommendations across physical and emotional health domains, and supporting and capacity building ICYMHS case managers in their recovery work with families and young people fostering self- determination and hope
Mentoring of staff to skill develop their confidence and expertise in this area
Engage with the staff in the specialist area of eating disorders
Support staff in the Community teams in the assessment, treatment and care co-ordination of young people with eating disorder in both clinical and outreach settings
Provide primary and secondary mental health consultation
Provide tertiary mental health educational activities to ICYMHS staff and others
Requirements:
Relevant professional post graduate qualification in psychiatric/mental health nursing or equivalent and current registration with AHPRA
A current Victorian Driver’s License (without restrictions), and ability to drive a work vehicle
A current Working with Children’s Check (without restrictions)
Demonstrated expert level of knowledge/experience of child- and family-centered care, recovery- centered care and collaborative clinical practice (particularly in relation to young people with eating disorders)
Knowledge of, and experience in delivering, a range of crisis intervention and management strategies (at a senior clinician level)
What we offer:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation
A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options