Registered Nurse - Community Mental Health - OPMHS (526419)

The Department of Health is seeking suitably qualified applicants for multiple permanent full time and fixed term Registered Nurse - Community Mental Health (526419) vacancies.

Please note these positions are also being advertised as Allied Health Professional (526419d) and positions will be filled on merit.

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Are you a Registered Nurse searching to be a part of impactful change?

We are seeking permanent Registered Nurses to join us at Older Persons Mental Health Service (OPMHS) Community Team.

Older Persons Mental Health is a unique combination of mental health and/or dementia care. We work collaboratively with the person, their family as well as informal and formal supports within their lives to ensure the person is living the best life they can. 

Broaden your professional experience, with our CARE values driven approach (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence), and work in a multidisciplinary team with like-minded people where you can improve the lives of older people.

OPMHS is currently under reform, and while we know change can be challenging, this is an opportunity to make a valuable contribution and feel the reward of working in a centre that continues to grow and nurture mental health supports for vulnerable members of our community. What is more important than that?

The role:

The Registered Nurse - Community Mental Health:

• Consistent with ongoing experience, strengthens health outcomes through the provision of safe quality, clinically appropriate nursing care in partnership with patients/clients, their families and other health professionals and community sector organisations within the defined community practice area. 
• As part of a multidisciplinary team, delivering high quality mental health services, provides a specialist mental health service within the community setting for a designated client group utilising evidence based practices and recovery principles.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Older Persons Mental Health Service offers:

• A safe and respectful work environment that recognises individual employee need
• A collaborative multi-disciplinary team approach to care
• Clinical skill development in mental health/dementia care
• Salary packaging
• Relocation expense assistance
• Fitness Passport

Details of Appointment

Permanent full time day worker position working 76 hours per fortnight commencing as soon as possible
Permanent part time day worker position working 30.4 hours per fortnight commencing as soon as possible

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or fixed term full time, part time and casual vacancies.

Salary: $75,902  - $102,908 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible. 

• Access to the Grade 4 salary range $96,558 - $102,908 is subject to successful application for progression to Grade 4

Payment of $15,000 staged over three years is available for Nurses and Midwives who move to Tasmania from interstate and remain employed full time for three years or more, on top of relocation allowance already available.

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10% based on qualification type 

• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse