Job posted: 10/05/2024

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time, Part time

Salary: Salary not specified

Occupation: Nursing

Reference: 36582

• Access to training and professional development with dedicated Mental Health Educators
• Peninsula Health are seeking experienced nurses to join our teams
• Excellent salary packaging benefits, discounted onsite parking and employee benefits program
• Classification Range: RPN Grade 2, Year 6 (NP25)*

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
The Psychiatric Assessment and Planning Unit (PAPU) is a 6 bed, 24 hour, 7 day a week mental health short stay assessment and planning unit for the provision of accelerated access to specialist psychiatric assessment and short term treatment. Ideally, the care provided should be of less than 72 hours to allow for the determination of appropriate clinical pathways. The role of PAPU is to ensure that clients receive timely access to short term assessment and planning care and treatment where required and to minimise the need for an acute inpatient stay by ensuring that clients can be adequately and appropriately supported in the community.
As a RPN on our Psychiatric Assessment and Planning Unit, you will provide recovery orientated care to inpatient consumers and their families/carers. Please refer to the Position Description for further details.
Our hard working team are supported by passionate and supportive management, a dedicated Mental Health education team and fantastic team initiatives including the Mental Health Staff Choir.
What You Need
We anticipate you will have:
• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Post Graduate Qualification in Mental Health Nursing or willingness to complete
• Experience working in an inpatient mental health setting
• Completion of a graduate year program or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the principles of Recovery Orientated practice in Mental Health Care.
What Next
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People Experience Team on (03) 9784 2700.
Additional Requirements
Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity and promotes a workplace that welcomes and includes the unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, are culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+ or who have a disability to apply. We are also strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process.
To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:
*Please refer to salary circular for VICTORIAN PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2021-2024 for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.
This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.
Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.