Registered Nurse (Identified) - Mental Health and Specialised Services

Develop your career with Sunshine Coast Health in southeast Queensland which extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.

We're excited to welcome a Registered Nurse to our Cultural Healing Program, Mental Health and Specialised Services.

This is a unique opportunity for an Identified Registered Nurse (RN) to work with the Gympie Cultural Healing Program (Aboriginal and Torres Islander Mental Health). The service provides outreach mental health services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community within the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, and specifically the Gympie region. 

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

Key Responsibilities include:

• The Registered Nurse Community works within the Cultural Healing Team.
• The Cultural Healing Team provides triage and assessment in addition to case management services for adults 18-65 years of age, who are experiencing moderate to severe impairment in functioning due to mental illness and have difficulty accessing and maintaining social supports.
• The service provides the opportunity for the consumer to complete individual recovery and relapse prevention plans, receive evidence based therapeutic interventions, education regarding mental illness and contemporary treatment options, information and referral to other specialist organisations (government and non- government) as well as education, consultation and support for families and carers.
• Education on the Mental Health Act 2016 is provided. The service is recovery oriented, person centred, family inclusive, collaborative and empowering; and operates on the premise that consumers can and do recover from mental illness and drug related disorders.

Under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), it is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community

Salary between $3165.20 - $3358.70 p.f., employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 5) (Fixed term temporary position available for seven months). Applications will remain current for the duration of the vacancy. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here:

https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/