Registered Nurse - Community Mental Health
Core
Deliver acute, recovery-oriented mental health nursing care directly to consumers in their homes and community settings, preventing relapse and supporting crisis management.
Role type
Senior Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
Builds
Hospital in the Home (HITH) service model for acute mental health care
Domain
Mental Health / Community Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mental health assessment, risk assessment, crisis intervention, medication management, psychoeducation, care coordination, clinical documentation
Preferred skills
Postgraduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing, experience with UK/Ireland/NZ frameworks
Technologies
Electronic medical record systems
Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive mental state and psychosocial assessments, provide therapeutic interventions including medication management and supportive counselling, monitor physical health effects of psychotropic medications, facilitate crisis intervention and care transitions, maintain accurate clinical documentation, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC