Registered Nurse - Community Mental Health (504939)

The Team/Role:

This position is based within the Adult and Older Persons Community Mental Health Services North, a key area within the Department of Health dedicated to promoting the health and wellbeing of individuals across all life stages. Our services focus on improving the mental health and overall wellbeing of patients, clients, and their families within the Tasmanian community, ensuring access to sustainable, high-quality care that is both compassionate and effective.

We are committed to fostering a health system that is responsive to the diverse needs of the community, particularly vulnerable individuals, and enhancing their safety and wellbeing through tailored mental health services. As part of this, our team works to create an environment where innovative, evidence-based practices are integrated into everyday care, ensuring the highest standards of mental health support.

You will need:

1. Ensure the delivery of a comprehensive clinical service through relevant assessment, recovery focused case management and other recovery or trauma informed services, including specialised therapies for clients and their families or carers.
2. Coordinate the delivery of client care with multiple other support services including Residential Aged Care Facilities, Dementia Services Australia, General Practitioners, Community Older Persons Mental Health Team and Access Mental Health service in accordance with clinical standards, best practice principles and within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework.
3. Actively participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team including the provisions of support and consultation to other team members as required. Actively listen to the perspectives and expertise of others, fostering mutual respect and understanding.

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

Details of appointment:

Permanent, full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*Notwithstanding hours to 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 similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

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

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

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

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• Excellent leave benefits: 20 days annual leave (pro rata), 20 days personal leave (pro rata), and study assistance leave if eligible.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse
• Current Driver’s Licence
• Current Working with Children Registration (where applicable and as determined by individual position requirements)

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of Essential requirements, Desirable requirements and pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties: 

• Registered Nurse - Community Mental Health (North) G3-4.docx<