Clinical Nurse Specialist
job description
Apply now Job no:
566115
Work type:
Full time
Location:
Joondalup Health Campus
Categories:
Nursing - Registered
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Mental Health Unit
- Take the next step in your career! Join our hospital now an make a daily difference to the lives of our patients permanent full-time!
- Rewarding job opportunity. Fantastic hospital with great employee benefits.
About the role
This facility includes specialised services for adult, older adult, Psychiatric intensive care, young adult and youth service.
The role will be joining the established CNS team, utilising your specific adult psych knowledge and experience you will be assisting the Mental Health Service Manager continue to provide the highest standard of care for adult patients aged 18-64 who are experiencing mental health issues
Additionally, your role involves working as a CNS team providing support and direction across the entire mental health service encompassing 15 Older Adult beds, 51 Adult beds, 16 PICU beds, 20 youth beds, 10 MHOA beds once the service is fully operational early 2024.
- Lead and supervise nursing teams for evidence-based care and optimal patient outcomes.
- Assist in growing a new specialised Mental Health Service at JHC
- Accountable for maintaining and improving care standards, developing solutions, and achieving outcomes aligned with JHC Mental Health Service and Ramsay organisational goals.
- Key leader in the interdisciplinary team, ensuring patient-centred service delivery across quality, budgets, human resources and professional development.
- Provide consultation and liaison services within their expertise to internal JHC wards and departments.
- Report to the Mental Health Service Manager, assisting in growing the service and overseeing various mental health service areas from time to time.
The role will be taking charge of the service afterhours.
About You
To excel in this role, we are actively on the lookout for a positive and dynamic team player with outstanding clinical and interpersonal skills. Your ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting, coupled with effective time management, will be key to meeting your responsibilities.
- Relevant registration with AHPRA
- Minimum of 7 years' experience or 5 years with relevant post-graduate qualification including at least 2 years of recent, relevant experience at a senior level in the provision of Mental Health Services in an acute adult mental health setting.
- Knowledge of legislative requirements in relation to nursing practice
- Knowledge of Quality/Continuous Improvement processes.
- Possession of or substantial progress towards a relevant tertiary qualification and/or relevant equivalent
- Experience as a resource and mentor to others in the relation to clinical practice.
Remuneration
$101,393.65- $107,728.19+ superannuation based on experience level and qualifications, exclusive of penalties or allowances. (WA Clinical Nurse/Midwife Level 2 gr1-gr4)
About the Hospital
We are expanding our mental health services! Joondalup Health Campus is the largest health care facility in Perth's northern suburbs, providing 24-hour acute care from an integrated public and private campus.
What's in it for you?
Professional Advancement:
Recognition, Rewards, Professional Development, and Employee referral programs. Free access to LinkedIn Learning, education scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.
Discounts:
Hospital, Allied Health &
Pharmacy discounts -you'll pay less for hospital cover and receive higher extras limits for things like General and Major Dental.
Health and Wellbeing:
Flexible work opportunities with the ability to have a say in your roster, Flexible Leave Program, and a free Employee Assistance Program offering access to confidential counselling, coaching and support.
Leisure/Social/Financial:
Discounts for leisure travel with selected Hotels, salary sacrifice opportunitiese.G., airport lounge membership, self-education expenses, novated leasing and more.
Please note casual employees may not be eligible for all benefits.
Requirements
- Must provide aNational Policecheck conducted within the previous 12 months
- According to the role, Ramsay may require aWorking-With-Childrencheck andproof of immunisationagainst infectious diseases, which may include Covid-19.
To Apply
All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.
Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety. Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at
If you have any enquiries regarding this opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact Douglas Muzondo, CNS via email at
Advertised:
23 Apr 2024 W. Australia Standard Time
Applications close:
07 May 2024 W. Australia Standard Time