Registered Psychiatric Nurse - Children's Mental Health - Clayton in Monash

Monash Health exists to reimagine care, so that people can live their best lives. We provide safe and equitable care, for every stage of life, delivered with world-leading expertise and over 175 years of experience. As a leading academic health service, we're committed to providing tomorrow's care today by integrating research, teaching and training into everyday practice.

Our team of 24,000 people are full hearted, open minded and all in. Together, we provide more than 250 integrated services for every stage of life at over 50 locations and in the community across south-east Melbourne, Victoria, serving 1.2 million residents in the South Metro Local Health Service Network.

About You: You are a passionate Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) preferably with previous experience within child mental health nursing, and familiarity with milieu therapy is desirable but this is a great opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge in this area if you do not have this experience. You also have excellent communication skills and are able to work well with young people, related services and their families within the multidisciplinary team setting.

The role provides the enviable opportunity to develop your capabilities of working within a diverse Early in Life Mental Health Setting (ELMHS); and extending your knowledge and skills at liaising with external agencies. The Grade 2 Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) position is a clinical role responsible for clinical outcomes under the direction of the Associate Nurse Manager and Nurse Manager.

The RPN is committed to teamwork, respect and collaborates to provide excellent and accountable high quality, recovery orientated nursing practice and service delivery for all patients and their families/carers. You will also work collaboratively with the various components of the ELMHS service.

The RPN supports, supervises, mentors and coaches the mental health Enrolled Nurses, in delivering support and holistic nursing care to patients and families during crisis and transition periods of their mental illness, considering the persons, physical, psychological, social, spiritual and cultural needs.

What you bring:

• Relevant Postgraduate Qualifications in Mental Health
• An advocate of Monash Health's Strategic Guiding Principles
• Flexibility to work across a 24/7 rotating roster

You Are Also:

• Well respected & highly regarded by peers & colleagues
• Have exceptional communication & superior time management skills
• Have a genuine passion in mental health & nursing management

In Return: Ours is a connected team with strong shared values and an unwavering commitment to provide mental health services and support to children, young people and their families/carers experiencing emotional, behavioural or mental health problems. Ours is also a highly skilled, passionate and collaborative team working closely with our community teams and external agencies in our unwavering pursuit of excellence in mental health for young people and their families.

There is no better time to join us and here's just a few reasons why:

• Purpose built inpatient unit located within the Monash Children's Hospital
• Dyadic and family interventions used to achieve better outcomes for children and families
• Leadership team fostering high performing talent and career progression
• Lots of benefits including access to salary packaging options increasing your take-home pay, onsite subsidised staff car parking, gym on certain sites, uniform and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

About OASIS: The Oasis Child Neuropsychiatry Inpatient Unit (Oasis) is a purpose built unit located in the Monash Children's Hospital. Oasis provides specialist assessment and care planning for children aged up to 12 years, with neurodevelopmental disorders (such as Autism Spectrum Disorder or Intellectual Disability) and/or who show severe or complex psychiatric, behavioural and developmental symptoms that indicate need for a short term inpatient service.

All children admitted to the unit are accompanied by parent/carer who remain throughout the admission. Oasis is a multi-disciplinary unit that provides a range of consultation services, brief emergency admissions, and planned assessment admissions. The unit is part of the network of infant, child and youth mental health services (ICFYMHS) situated across metropolitan and regional Victoria.

Patient care is carefully planned and managed through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure an integrated and effective service, tailored to the individual needs of each child, family and carer. Oasis is a centre for excellence with an active clinical and research program that integrates and enhances knowledge from psychiatry, paediatrics, neurology, endocrinology, and other specialist medical and allied health services.

For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out to Nicky Young, Nurse Unit Manager on 0435 962 *** or Matthew Parker on 0400 144 ***.

Our Culture and Values: At Monash Health, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and future-focused, underpinned by clear values and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Our teams play a critical role in bringing our new strategy to life, challenging traditional approaches, embracing innovation, and ensuring every appointment reflects our commitment to equity, transparency and excellence. You'll be encouraged to share ideas, contribute to improvement initiatives, and grow alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about what they do.

We are Full Hearted, Open Minded and All In, enabling excellent service delivery and a positive candidate and employee experience every time. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards.