31 Jul
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Department of Health, Tasmania
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City of Sydney
31 Jul
Department of Health, Tasmania
City of Sydney
Join our Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing team at our sites in the North and North West and make a meaningful difference in the lives of adults experiencing mental health challenges. This permanent, full‑time role offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive care while working alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities
- Integrate contemporary information and evidence with experience to support decision making, innovative thinking and objective analysis.
- Apply and share expert clinical knowledge to improve the consumer’s care.
- Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments.
- Initiate and interpret diagnostic pathology and/or radiology.
- Initiate short and medium‑term psychotherapies and other treatments including psychotropic and other medications.
- Clinically manage consumers either directly or by delegation, including admitting and discharging from clinical settings.
- Communicate and develop treatment, safety, and management plans in collaboration with consumers, other relevant members of the health care team, and General Practitioners.
- Contribute clinical expertise to learning environments, which may include individual/team capability development and/or post‑registration clinical teaching.
- Operational management responsibilities.
What You’ll Bring
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner with AHPRA.
- Master Nurse Practitioner with specialisation in mental health.
- Postgraduate qualifications in mental health or psychiatric nursing.
- Significant experience working with all ages across the lifespan experiencing mental health concerns.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to person‑centred care and recovery principles.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to team goals.
Salary: $148,470 per annum (pro rata). Employer superannuation contribution of 12% is on top of this amount. Salary range is in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023. Post‑graduate allowance up to 7.5% may be available.
Advantages include living expenses up to $9,010 and meal entertainment up to $2,650 each FBT year, along with other eligible benefits.
We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.
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📌 Nurse Practitioner - Adult Mental Health Services (533126) (City of Sydney)
🏢 Department of Health, Tasmania
📍 City of Sydney