Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

St John of God Langmore Centre is a newly refurbished 60-bed private mental health hospital in Berwick providing a supportive, respectful and relaxed environment that promotes wellbeing and recovery. Our multidisciplinary team provide expert psychiatric care and treatment for conditions including depression, mood disorders, anxiety and psychosis through programs tailored to meet your patient's individual needs, including inpatient and day programs.

Your role at St John of God Langmore Centre
We are seeking experienced and compassionate Mental Health Registered & Enrolled Nurses to join our casual pool across our specialist mental health units, including the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Unit, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Unit, and Adult Mental Health (AMH) Unit.

The AOD Unit comprises 21 beds, the PTSD Unit has 12 beds, and the AMH Unit has 27 beds. These casual positions offer the flexibility to work across all shifts-morning, afternoon, and night duty-on both weekdays and weekends.

We are particularly interested in nurses with a minimum of three years' experience in mental health, ideally with skills in AOD detox and withdrawal management, and/or experience supporting patients with PTSD symptoms.

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering high-quality, person-centred mental health care

The Position

• Accepts accountability for professional conduct of self within scope of practice
• Ensures that all documentation is accurate, legible and completed in a professional and timely manner and recorded in relevant hospital and/or patient medical records.
• Acts as a role model and resource person for nursing students and nursing colleagues. Aligns theoretical knowledge with clinical practice.
• Conducts direct care and treatment by performing nursing assessments including mental state examinations and risks assessments.
• Develops and evaluates nursing care plans in collaboration with patients/carer and the inter-displinary team.
• Accepts accountability for professional conduct practices within scope of practice.
• Ensures that all documentation is accurate, legible and completed in a professional and timely manner in the patient's hospital medical records.
• Delivers direct care and treatment by performing accurate mental state examinations and risks assessments.
• Develops and implements nursing care plans in collaboration with patients and the inter-disciplinary team.
• Participates in the nursing process with each individual patient and documents changes in the care plan as required using a bio-psychosocial spiritual approach.

You will have current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse and Post grad in Mental health, with minimum 5 years' experience as Psychiatric Nurse, AOD & AOD experience preferred.

To succeed you will have ability to conduct relevant risk assessments including mental health risk assessment, mental state examinations and Drug and Alcohol assessments within your scope of practice

Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values

We will offer you

• Registered Nurse hourly rate: $42.94 to $60.65 (casual loading included), plus 12% superannuation
• Enrolled Nurse hourly rate: $37.89 to $45.24 per hour (casual loading included), plus 12% superannuation
• Casual positions available
• As a casual employee, you can salary package a percentage of your earnings each pay period, which can be applied to a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insuranc
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the essential requirements of the role

For enquiries contact Jessica Laurito, NUM on (03) 9773 7101

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date.