Nurse Practitioner Candidate

Temporary opportunities available to develop the clinical expertise, diagnostic capabilities, prescribing knowledge, and autonomous decision-making skills required to become an endorsed Nurse Practitioner, while making a meaningful impact on the lives of people experiencing acute mental health challenges.

About the role

As a Nurse Practitioner Candidate, you will provide advanced clinical nursing care within a recovery-focused, patient-centred model while building the competencies required for Nurse Practitioner endorsement. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose, manage, treat, and refer consumers with complex mental health needs across Metro North Mental Health's Redcliffe and Caboolture services. This role offers a structured pathway to advanced practice and provides opportunities to contribute to clinical leadership, service improvement, education, and research initiatives.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

• Practice in accordance with code of ethics, professional standards and legislation affecting nursing practice by maintaining current knowledge and competence within scope of position.
• Demonstrate advanced specialist knowledge, experience and clinical skills and follow evidence-based care to manage, diagnose and treat patients in acute and community mental health settings.
• Use specialised planning and assessment skills to develop a comprehensive management plan for implementing and evaluating interventions related to mental health outreach and community care.
• Lead a portfolio to improve the care of patients within acute mental health settings.
• Demonstrate clinical thinking and reasoning and advanced problem-solving skills and expert clinical judgement to support the interprofessional team in the management and care of patients within acute and community mental health settings.

Benefits when working for us

• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED