Enrolled Nurse in Melbourne

Austin Health – Melbourne Northern Suburbs VIC

• Up to 38 hours per week

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About Mary Guthrie House

A unique, state-wide multi-component neuropsychiatry unit providing individualised, slow-stream recovery support to adults with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) or neurodegenerative condition and associated mental illness, including responsive behaviours. The unit has a neuropsychiatric rehabilitation focus, working collaboratively with consumers to improve and maintain functional independence and to live their best life, as they define it.

About the role

As a Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse (PSEN) atMary Guthrie House – Neuropsychiatry Inpatient Program, you will work alongside a highly qualified, motivated, and cohesive multidisciplinary team. Our team supports consumers, carers and families using recovery-oriented principles and the Austin Health values to improve service delivery and clinical outcomes. The program thrives on innovation, and you are invited to bring your best and work with the team to develop the program for the future.

A regular day will see you:

• Interpret information from a range of sources to contribute to planning appropriate care
• Collaborate with the Registered Nurse, the person receiving care and the healthcare team when developing plans of care
• Provide skilled and timely care to people receiving care and others whilst promoting their independence and involvement in care decision-making
• Communicate and use documentation to inform and report care

About you

You have a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You'll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skill set.

You'll also have:

• A commitment to recovery-oriented practice
• Experience and confidence in clinical de‐escalation
• A keen interest in working in a neuropsychiatry program and working with consumers with Acquired Brain Injury and Mental health challenges.

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Reshmy Radhamony, Nurse Unit Manager, ***************@austin.org.au