Mental Health EN, RNS, Macquarie, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai and Northern Beaches Hospitals

Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) and the Northern Beaches Hospital (NBH) are seeking mental health Enrolled Nurses to join our Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol (MHDA) Service. At NSLHD we value your strengths, appreciate your contribution, and support you to learn and grow.

Our benefits:

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing and Fitness Passport
• Clinical Supervision and ongoing specialist mental health education and leadership pathways to support your profession development.

Employment Type: Permanent & Temporary / Full Time & Part Time roles available 
Position Classification: Enrolled Nurse
Remuneration: $37.83 - $41.11 per hour
Hours Per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ686679

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives. 

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working

 
We have a number of specialised mental health nursing positions across the following sites of Macquarie Hospital, Royal North Shore Hospital, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital and Northern Beaches Hospital, including specialist older persons and young person’s units.

Currently there are wonderful opportunity to join the mental health inpatient nursing team at the recently transitioned Northern Beaches Hospital and mental health inpatient units located at Royal North Shore, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai and Macquarie hospital and receive all entitlements offered by NSW Health.

Northern Sydney’s vision is to be "leaders in healthcare, partners in community wellbeing". Our purpose is “embracing discovery and learning, building partnerships, and engaging our community to deliver excellent health and wellbeing

What you'll be doing
The mental health Enrolled Nurse (EN) within MHDA Services leads and supports person centered consumer health outcomes with a focus of recovery within inpatient health care settings. The mental health EN supports the implementation of for specific mental health nursing care activities that support the mental health RN and multidisciplinary health care team.

The intention of the Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Service is to provide recovery-oriented, trauma informed services that are guided by evidence-based practice and collaboration, recognising each person’s unique journey of recovery in a way that fosters hope, purpose, and resilience.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria: