Registered Nurse – Mental Health Drug and Alcohol

Job Position: Registered Nurse – Mental Health Drug and Alcohol

Company: NSW Health

Expected salary: $35.33 – 49.6 per hour

Location: North Ryde, NSW – Sydney, NSW

Registered Nurse – Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Job Details:

Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) is seeking suitably qualified Nurses to join our team. At NSLHD we value your strengths, appreciate your contribution and support you to learn and grow.

Our benefits:

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing and Fitness Passport

Employment Type: Permanent and Temporary Full Time and Part Time roles
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $35.33 – $49.60 per hour
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ450333

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

Where you’ll be working

We have a number of specialised Mental Health positions across the following sites at Macquarie Hospital and Royal North Shore Hospital.

Northern Sydney’s vision is to be “leaders in healthcare, partners in community wellbeing”. Our purpose is “embracing discovery and learning, building partnerships and engaging our community to deliver excellent health and wellbeing.”

What you’ll be doing

The Registered Nurse (RN) within Mental Health Drug and Alcohol (MHDA) Services leads and supports quality patient health outcomes with a focus of recovery across a range of health care settings. The RN assumes a leadership role within the nursing team supporting, coaching and leading nursing staff including Enrolled Nurses (EN) and Assistants in Nursing (AIN). The RN plans, implements and evaluates specific mental health nursing care activities that support the multidisciplinary health care team and ensures safe practice within adopted models of care.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Current Registered Nurse- Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (APHRA).
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Current mental Health clinical knowledge and proven problem-solving ability within a clinical setting.

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For role related queries or questions contact Mark Joyce on [email protected].

All NSW Health workers are required to have two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, as defined by NSW Health. Employees working in a clinical area or are required to attend clinical areas are considered category A. Category A positions are required to provide evidence of having received three doses of COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (TGA) and meet the requirements of the .

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate.

Applications Close: 4 March 2024

Candidates will be contacted upon completion of application.

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