Mental Health Nurse

About the Opportunity

As a Mental Health Clinician within the Acute Care Service, you will:

• Provide specialist mental health assessment, triage, crisis intervention, and treatment to adults experiencing acute mental health crises.
• Deliver assertive outreach and community-based interventions to support consumers in the least restrictive environment possible.
• Conduct comprehensive mental health, risk, and psychosocial assessments to inform treatment planning and safe care delivery.
• Develop clinical formulations, safety plans, and recovery-focused interventions in collaboration with consumers, carers, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Work closely with psychiatrists, GPs, emergency departments, community services, and other stakeholders to coordinate ongoing care and discharge planning.
• Provide case management and short-term support to consumers with complex mental health presentations. ...