Clinical Nurse Consultant - Mental Health Community (Education)

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Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

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About the Role

Monash Health has an exciting opportunity for a passionate, organised and motivated mental health nurse to join our Nursing and Midwifery Education and Strategy (NaMES) team as a Clinical Nurse Consultant (Community Education) in a full time/part time, fixed term role (Until Jan 2026)

As an integral member of the NaMES and Senior Mental Health team, you will demonstrate leadership and the ability to develop and coordinate learning and growth opportunities to nursing staff within the organisation. You will demonstrate a strong understanding of contemporary nursing workforce issues, the ability to lead projects and fully engage with relevant stakeholders and consumers.

This position will:

• Contribute to delivering a future ready nursing workforce in Mental Health Community settings
• Enrich the culture of learning and growth across the Mental Health Program and Monash Health
• Coordinate the planning, implementation and evaluation of education programs, activities and initiatives
• Lead and engage early in career and transition mental health nurses working in community settings to build their capacity to deliver high quality nursing services to consumers, carers and families
• Organise and implement clinical supervision and mentoring for the community mental health nursing workforce
• Work collaboratively with the leadership team including the multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrate agility and work as a change agent

Includes: requirement to travel across sites

About Us

The Nursing and Midwifery Education and Strategy (NaMES) Team supports the organisation in achieving their vision and values by providing strategic direction, education programs and professional development opportunities to ensure Monash Health has a contemporary, flexible and highly skilled workforce.

About You

To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

• You are flexible, enthusiastic and committed to developing innovative programs that facilitate the professional development of Monash Health nurses.
• You are a highly skilled nurse who brings current, well-developed clinical skills, and whose excellent engagement, communication and collaboration in a team environment is second nature.
• You have a passion for supporting all levels of learners and providing engaging professional development opportunities

Mandatory requirements of the role 

• AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Relevant Qualification in Mental Health Nursing
• Experience working in community settings in a public mental health service
• Education qualification desirable

In Return,

Be part of a supportive, innovative and friendly team

Work in a large, dynamic service with many professional growth opportunities

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Nicole Edwards on 0466 571 615 or Cimi Bajwa on 0405 494 159

For the Position Description please Click Here 

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

Aplications Close on 8th July 2024