Registered Nurse, Grade 2 – Detox Unit – Turning Point Addiction Medicine Unit, Box Hill

Full time

• Kindness
• Agility
• Excellence

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and statewide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

The role of the Registered Nurse (RN) of the Turning Point Addiction Medicine Unit (TPAMU) co-located at Wellington Rd Box Hill and Ward 1 East Box Hill Hospital is to support the Nurse Unit Managers (NUM) and Associate Nurse Unit Managers (ANUM) in providing effective coordination and efficient management of TPAMU in line with the Turning Point Alcohol and Drug clinical treatment service. The RN, together with the ANUM, form part of the Unit team responsible for client centred and high quality clinical care that is guided by a recovery model approach.

To be successful in this role you should possess:

• Qualification and registration as a registered nurse under the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Experience and demonstrated skills in alcohol and other drug assessments, withdrawal management, development of shared care plans, referral pathways, delivery of counselling.                                                                                                       
• Demonstrated competence in a clinical position.
• Experience working in the alcohol, drug, dual diagnosis and/or mental health fields.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in the clinical management of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use disorders, including withdrawal management. 
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in providing widely used alcohol and drug interventions such as relapse prevention strategies, motivational interviewing technique and brief intervention.
• Demonstrated knowledge of management of challenging client behaviours including defusing, debriefing and crisis intervention.
• Knowledge of the drug treatment sector including non-government and public services, primary care, rehabilitation and therapeutic community services, mental health services and the private sector.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and networking skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Proficient computer literacy.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and abilities.

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

The benefits of working for Eastern Health include:

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

If you have the ability and drive to make a difference take hold of this opportunity and apply today!

For full details refer to the attached Position Description and direct all enquiries to the contact person listed.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police records check.

You must have the right to permanently live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

Please submit all applications online.

Recruitment agency applications will not be accepted.

Eastern Health Values:  Patients First: Agility: Humility: Respect: Kindness: Excellence