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An Southern TAS hospital requires a Registered Nurse/RN in Mental Health from 12/01/2026 to 12/04/2026.

Brief Role Description
As part of a multidisciplinary youth mental health service (16-25 years of age) delivering high quality mental health services in accordance with the Statewide Mental Health Services Strategic Plan, Mental Health Service principles, National Mental Health Standards, Agency policy, legal requirements and relevant professional competencies, the Registered Nurse will:
• Undertake the delivery of quality care with young people and their families/significant others to the Youth Mental Health Hospital in the Home (Y-HiTH), based on best practice principles, person centred, recovery orientated and trauma informed care, within a collaborative and multidisciplinary framework.
• Provide intensive home-based care to young people and their families/significant others, which includes therapeutic engagement, monitoring and review of mental state and response to treatment, brief interventions and psychoeducation using a range of developmentally suitable therapeutic approaches.
• Provide specialist biopsychosocial assessments and treatment services, with a focus on therapeutic engagement, and working with community supports available to the young person and their family/significant others.
• Act as a consultant to other agencies, regarding the assessment and management of individuals with mental health disorders.
Essential Requirements
• Mental Health nursing experience – preferably working with young people.
• Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse
• Working with Vulnerable People registration.

Locum Period 12.1.26 to 12.4.26

Service Mental Health Services

Unit Community Child & Youth Mental Health Services – Hospital in the Home (Y-HiTH) – North West

Please complete the form below and attach your CV. To apply for this role, you must hold medical registration with AHPRA and have the right to work in Australia. For further information, please call us on 1300 900 100.

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