Senior Mental Health Nurse
Core
Provide trauma-informed, person-directed care and crisis stabilization for guests in a mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) setting.
Role type
Senior Clinical Nurse (Mental Health & AOD)
Builds
Safe, therapeutic care plans and recovery-oriented support within a multidisciplinary team.
Domain
Mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed care, physical health screening, mental state evaluation, medication administration, care planning, group program facilitation, psychoeducation, multidisciplinary collaboration
Preferred skills
Peer practice workforce support, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Conduct physical health screenings and mental state evaluations; administer and support self-administration of medications; contribute to care planning; facilitate group programs; provide psychoeducation; monitor guest safety and escalate care as needed.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC