What you'll be doing

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse educated and authorised to function autonomously and collaboratively in an advanced and extended clinical role. The NP role includes assessment and management of consumers with mental illness. The NP will utilize their expertise and skill to assess consumers, make referrals to other appropriate health care professionals, prescribe medications and order diagnostic investigations. The NP role is grounded in the nursing profession's values, knowledge, theories and practice and provides innovative and flexible health care delivery that complements other health care providers.

The scope of practice of the nurse practitioner is determined by the context in which the nurse practitioner is authorised to practice.

To provide direct patient care to a defined cohort of patients within the Scope of Practice of the Nurse Practitioner Mental Health.

To consult and attend patients within the established benchmarks.

To actively participate in improving service delivery for consumers and their families.

To produce measurable quality outcomes.

To achieve high standards of nursing care at the level of advanced practice.

To promote an autonomous working model for advance practice nurses.

To develop and lead collaborative partnerships between the doctors and nurses to provide better health care for patients in the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District.

An eligibility list may be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD):

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District will drive innovation and excellence in health service delivery that provides safe, equitable, high quality, accessible, timely and efficient services that are responsive to the needs of patients and the community.

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce.? In the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Mental Health Service, we value and strive for a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to enrich our working environment and deliver excellent care to all consumers, their families and carers, no matter their background or needs. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds including: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.

What we can offer you:

Being the largest employer in the region we can offer salary packaging options, educational opportunities and support from a broad network of health professionals. With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen profession.

Working with NBMLHD Health gives you access to a great range of benefits:

Sustainable Healthcare:?Together towards zero

Proximity to shopping and other services

Accrued Day Off (ADO) each month (for full time employees)

4 weeks annual leave each year (pro-rata for part time employees)

6 weeks annual leave each year (for Rotating Shift nurses)

Superannuation contributions

Salary packaging options

Fitness Passport

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.

Salary Packaging:

Salary packaging is beneficial to most Nepean Blue Mountains Health staff. You can potentially salary package a range of your personal expenses including but not limited to novated motor vehicle lease, relocation expenses and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more information by contacting? via email at? or on 1300 476 278.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases:

If you are applying for a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive? . All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy

All NSW Health workers are now required to have received 2 doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine or have an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.

To be eligible for employment with NBMLHD you must be: an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia. If you currently hold a temporary visa that allows you to live and work in Australia you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.

Selection criteria to be addressed: * Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia including endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner or working towards same as per the NMBA Guidelines on endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner, with evidence of eligibility to attain authorisation within 2 years.

Post graduate qualifications at Masters Level, in a NMBA approved program of study or relevant clinical specialty, or working towards.

Demonstrated high level knowledge and advanced clinical nursing skills including comprehensive assessment, interpretation of diagnostics, implementation of treatment modalities and relevant referral skills applied to a broad range of challenging, complex and changing situations.

Demonstrated understanding of the Mental Health delivery system and ability to lead and implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by the initiation, utilisation and review of evidence based research.

Proven high level knowledge and expertise in complex client centred consultancy, practice development activities including mentoring, education, active participation in communities of practice, policy development and quality improvement.

Demonstrated advanced clinical leadership role, negotiation, liaison, interpersonal and problem solving skills across the Mental health

Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and accountability while also working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary and multi service environment.

Ability to work a rotating roster morning and evening shifts across 7 days week

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