Job Description
Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services (Community Services & Development)
St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 27 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,500 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.
St John of God Social Outreach provides a range of no or low-cost mental health, homelessness and capacity building services to over 5500 people in the community across Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales and the Asia Pacific, particularly in areas where we have identified gaps in service provision.
St John of God Social Outreach, Raphael Service provides support and specialised mental health services to parents and families where the parent is experiencing a perinatal infant mental health problem and/or where there are parent-infant relationship issues. The service is based in the community and provided at no cost to clients
Your role at St John of God Social Outreach
We are seeking applications from Clinical Nurse Specialists to join our Raphael Services team on a permanent full-time basis.
The Raphael Services Clinical Nurse Specialist is a member of a multi-disciplinary team that provides comprehensive mental health care to women and their families during the perinatal period up until the index child is four years of age
We have multiple positions available across our WA sites including Mandurah, Midland and Wembley.
The Position
- Provide specialist perinatal and infant mental health services to women and their families including care coordination.
- Maintain knowledge of current best practice and research in the PIMH field.
- Ensure clinical practice is culturally sensitive.
- Liaise and build effective relationships with primary and tertiary health care providers, as well as other relevant health services/community agencies to ensure continuity of care for clients.
- Support the specialist PIMH consultation and education/training to primary care, government and nongovernment agencies.
- Facilitate therapeutic group programs.
- Maintain client records and statistical data in accordance with legislation, Medicare requirements, WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA), professional standards, and SJGHC requirements.
You will be currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse, considerable experience working in mental health and providing a range of psychotherapeutic interventions to individuals, families and groups.
Experience working with women and families affected by psychological, social and psychiatric problems in the perinatal period will be highly regarded. Successful applicants must hold a valid WA drivers licence and Working with Children card.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.
We can offer you
- Salary: $121,647 to $145,523 + 11% Superannuation
- Permanent full-time x2, working 38 hours per week
- Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
- Novated leasing
- work related expenses
- self-education and
- additional superannuation
- A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
- Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
St John of God Social Outreach is committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in its care and proactively takes measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.
St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse
St John of God Health Care is a leading health care provider, with private hospitals, home nursing, pathology and social outreach services throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the wider Asia-Pacific region. As a Catholic not-for-profit group St John of God Health Care return all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing social outreach services to people in need to improve health and wellbeing. With more than 120 years of experience in health care, St John of God Health Care have an excellent reputation for providing quality health services to metropolitan and regional communities across Australia and New Zealand.
Source: this is an extract from the company's own website
St John of God Health Care is a leading health care provider, with private hospitals, home nursing, pathology and social outreach services throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the wider Asia-Pacific region. As a Catholic not-for-profit group St John of God Health Care return all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing social outreach services to people in need to improve health and wellbeing. With more than 120 years of experience in health care, St John of God Health Care have an excellent reputation for providing quality health services to metropolitan and regional communities across Australia and New Zealand.
Source: this is an extract from the company's own website
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