Mental Health Nurse
Visa sponsorship
Healthcare · Melbourne, VIC, Australia · Full-Time · $90,000 - $120,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Thinking of taking your psychiatric nursing to Australia? A private mental health hospital in Melbourne is hiring for permanent, full-time roles on an inpatient unit. The unit looks after people who are acutely unwell with complex needs, and every nurse is part of a team that draws on other professions.
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Key Responsibilities
- Deliver complete mental health assessments
- Plan and give nursing care tailored to each person
- Support patients with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other conditions
- Undertake risk assessment and run mental state examinations
- Monitor patients
- Administer medications
- Keep an eye on responses to treatment
- Offer crisis intervention support
- Guide recovery planning
- Use therapeutic engagement
- Team up with nursing colleagues, psychiatrists, psychologists and allied health staff
- Maintain accurate clinical records and support discharge planning
Requirements & Eligibility
- Qualified Registered Nurse with inpatient mental health or psychiatric nursing experience; AHPRA registration held, or eligibility to obtain Australian nursing registration
- Solid clinical assessment ability, risk management and communication
- Experience gained in acute mental health, adult psychiatry or specialist inpatient services
- Commitment to person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-focused care
- Employer sponsorship sought through the Subclass 482 visa
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