Job Description

• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Pro-active & supportive leadership
• Permanent, part time, 32 hours per week

About the Role

You will work across St Vincent’s Footbridge Community Care Unit, providing a high standard of care, working within the Strengths model of recovery orientated practice. You will work closely as part of the multidisciplinary team, to achieve a positive outcome for all residents and their families.

• Provide direct clinical services that meet the needs and preferences of our consumers, their families and carers
• Perform case management duties to a small case load of consumers and other duties as required
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• Participate in community development activities of the service
• Work a rotating roster including night duty 

Classifications for this position will range from NP22 - NP70 ($72,404 - $96,808 per annum pro rata)

Your Contribution

• Diploma or Degree (minimum) in nursing which meets the registration requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Current Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) registration. 
• A current Victorian driver’s license. 
• Evidence of knowledge, skill and professional development in the area of adult mental health recovery orientated practice. 
• Post qualification experience within Mental Health Services.
• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About Footbridge CCU

Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU), through a multidisciplinary team approach, provides ongoing specialist treatment and support to meet the identified needs of residents who suffer with a serious mental illness, and significant levels of psycho-social complexities in the City of Yarra and Boroondara.

Footbridge CCU is a 20 bed service which operates under a framework for recovery orientated practice, utilizing the strengths model. It is a 24 hour residential mental health service.

We support individuals with their recovery and rehab needs, help to maximize support services such as NDIS packages, and support complex discharge planning for consumers.

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service, which employs more than 6,500 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne.

Part of Australia's largest not-for-profit Catholic health and aged care network, St Vincent's Health Australia, SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, medical diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care, correctional health and community residential care.

SVHM's mission is to provide high quality and efficient health services to the people of Victoria in accordance with the philosophy of St Vincent’s Health Australia.  This mission is based on the values of compassion, justice, integrity and excellence. 

Job Title:

RPN2

Reports to:           

Nurse Unit Manager

Program:

          Footbridge CCU

Department:

Mental Health

Industrial Agreement:

Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise

Agreement 2021-2024 or Victorian Public Health Sector

Classification:

RPN Grade 2 Year 3-8 NP22-NP70

St. Vincent’s Mental Health (SVMH) includes an adult area mental health service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara. The adult mental health service components are: Primary Intervention and Care, the Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU), the North Fitzroy Prevention and Recovery Care service (PARC), the 44 bed Acute Inpatient Service (AIS) located on the St. Vincent’s Hospital site, and two community mental health services (CMHS) at Hawthorn and East Melbourne (Clarendon CMHS). Community mental health services comprise the Triage and Crisis assessment and Treatment (CAT) service, Extended Triage and MH-HARP, Continuing Care (CCT), Mobile Support and Treatment (MST) and Homeless Outreach (CHOPS) services. A Consultation & Liaison Service is provided to the health service. NEXUS Dual Diagnosis Service, the Body Image and Eating Disorders Assessment and Treatment Service (BETRS) and NEVIL Training Cluster are regional services. Statewide services are the Victorian Dual Disability Service, the Victorian Transcultural Mental Health and Dual Diagnosis Education and Training Unit. The Acute Inpatient Service includes 5 beds designated as the Koori State-wide Inpatient Service and linked to the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service.

All St Vincent’s Mental Health clinical staff are expected to be familiar with, and practice in a manner consistent with the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce.

Footbridge CCU is a 20 bed community residential service for consumers with a mental illness and complex psycho-social issues. The service consists of a mixture of single units and shared units. We operate on the principles of recovery orientated practice, utilising the strengths model.

There are two streams provided by Footbridge CCU, the Recovery Review Program (RRP) and the Intensive Recovery Review Program (IRP). The RRP is a 6 week comprehensive multi-discplinary assessment, out of which recommendations are made about the most suitable care and support options. Where a stay at Footbridge is recommended, the consumer is invited into the IRP.

The IRP is an intensive program focussing on the individual’s recovery goals, discharge planning and future supports required. This is done through case management, utilising the skills of allied health and nursing staff.

Under the guidance of the ANUMs/NUM at Footbridge CCU you will undertake RRP assessments, ensuring that best practice standards are met and maintained. You will also require to undertake case management and associate case management of consumers.

Multi-disciplinanry liaison and working with families and carers is a key component of the role, as well as inter-agency liaison.

• Provide clinical services to consumers and carers including the provision of high quality mental health assessments, case management and clinical interventions.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement activities within the service.
• Maintenance of all documentation in line with SVMH policies.
• Attend and contribute to all clinical and non-clinical meetings at Footbridge CCU.
• Undertake consumer assessments under the RRP.
• Hold a designated port folio, with support.
• Administer prescribed medications.

General

• Perform duties of the position to best of their ability and to a standard acceptable to SVHM
• Comply with all SVHM policies, procedures, by laws and directions
• Treat others with respect and always behave professionally and in accordance with the SVHM Code of Conduct
• Only access confidential information held by SVHM when this is necessary for business purposes, maintaining the confidentiality of that information once accessed
• Participate in the annual  SVHM performance review process
• Display adaptability and flexibility to meet the changing operational needs of the business
• Comply with applicable Enterprise Bargaining Agreement provisions
• Display a willingness to develop self and seek to improve performance

Clinical Quality and Safety

• Attend clinical orientation upon commencement
• Maintain clinical registration and any required indemnity cover
• Always work within approved scope of practice under supervision by more senior clinical staff as appropriate.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and safety of work undertaken
• Take all necessary care and precautions when undertaking clinical procedures
• Complete  annual clinical competencies
• Maintain skills and knowledge necessary to safely and skilfully undertake clinical work
• Consult with peers and other experts and refer to other healthcare workers when appropriate and in a timely manner
• Collaborate and clearly communicate with patients/clients and the healthcare team
• Participate in clinical risk management and continuous quality improvement activities as part of day-to-day work

Person Centred Care

• Ensure consumers receive information in an appropriate and accessible format
• Actively support consumers to  make informed decisions about their treatment and ongoing care
• Ensure consumers are aware of their rights responsibilities and how to provide feedback

Health and Safety

• Protect the health and safety of self and others, complying with all health and safety related policies, procedures and directions

• Complete required Fire and Emergency Training annually

• Complete required Workplace Culture and Equity Training annually
• Attend general hospital orientation within 3 months of commencement
• As required, comply with fit-testing and PPE requirements

• Demonstrated ability and knowledge of a recovery oriented, community based psychosocial approach promoting social connectedness and inclusion.

• Well-developed ability to develop care plans that are creative and flexible, place the consumer as the expert and leader of their care, and which draw in services from across a range of sectors.

• Demonstrated ability to engage with, and work collaboratively with people with severe mental illness and complex psychosocial needs.

• High level communication skills, written and verbal.

• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications

• Demonstrated planning and organisation skills and an ability to work independently

• Diploma or Degree (minimum) in nursing which meets the registration requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA)

• Current Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) registration.

• A current Victorian driver’s licence.

• Clinical assessment and care planning skills.

• Experience in the provision of assessment, discipline specific intervention and case management services to consumers with a serious mental illness and complex needs and their carers within a recovery framework.
• Demonstrated ability in working as part of the multi-disciplinary clinical team in promoting a standard of excellence in clinical practice.  This includes contributing to team clinical processes such as Clinical Review and communicating effectively with other disciplines.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
• Commitment to working collaboratively and effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team with multiple key stakeholders both internal and external of the St Vincent’s Health organization (including consumers, carers, family members and community agencies).
• Demonstrated ability to working collaboratively with consumers and carers to promote self determination and enable progress towards reaching personal goals.
•  Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including problem solving ability and conflict resolution skills, as well as sound oral and writing skills.

Prior to any person being appointed to this position it will be required that they disclose full details of any pre-existing injuries or disease that might be affected by employment in this position.

National Police Check:

I understand that it is a condition of my employment to provide SVHM with a current National Police Certificate PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORK and this is at my own cost.

I understand that regardless of the frequency, if I am working and or visiting in a designated ‘high risk area’ of SVHM (as defined in the SVHA Pre-employment/Appointment Safety Checks Policy) I will be subject to periodic Police Checks every three years at my own cost.

NDIS Clearance (if applicable):

If you are working in a designated ‘Risk Assessed Role’ (as defined by the National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS) regardless of frequency, you will be subject to periodic NDIS Worker Screening Checks every five years at your own cost. ‘Risk Assessed Roles’ are defined as (a) key personnel as defined in the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013; (b) any role that directly delivers a set of specified supports or services in the NDIS (Practice Standards – Worker Screening) Rules 2018; (c) any role where normal duties are likely to require ‘more than incidental contact’ with people with disability. The designation of ‘Risk Assessed Roles’ are subject to change, please refer to NDIS Practice Standards for further information.

I have read, understood and agree to comply with the responsibilities and accountabilities of this position description.  I agree to comply with all SVHM requirements, policies, procedures, by laws and directions.

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Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

Code of Conduct:

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