Nurse Practitioner - Alcohol & other Drugs
Hours - Fulltime with ADO

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, Mental Health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

About the role
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) – Alcohol and other drugs (AOD) role will provide expert clinical service to support the recovery of people experiencing mental health difficulties with a key focus on specialist AOD screening, assessment, treatment and referral. This will include the provision of support and advice to GMHWS families, medical, nursing, allied health, GP’s and other health and welfare services who are engaged with the person receiving services from GMHWS

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstration of advanced clinical practice through comprehensive mental health, alcohol and other drug and risk assessments and physical screening of clients referred to the AOD team.
• Provision of expert knowledge in both mental health and AOD, inclusive of nursing interventions/ treatments that are evidence based and contemporary
• The provision of primary and secondary consultation to ensure integrated treatment care and support of people living with mental illness and substance use and addiction
• Comprehensive care planning and initiation, adjustment and/or continuation of medications in accordance with scope of practice.
• The provision of brief non-pharmacological interventions including (but not limited to) supportive psychotherapy, psycho-education and other psychological interventions.

Skills and experience

• Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner
• Masters level Nurse Practitioner qualifications (or those deemed equivalent by AHPRA)
• At least 5 years clinical experience in a senior nursing role
• Demonstrated ability to work with people with complex Mental Health Disorders and associated co-morbid presentations

Grampians Health Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Discounted on-site parking
• Access to discounted health club membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

This position is paid in accordance with the Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise Agreement. The classification is Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 6 (NP61) which ranges from $71.89 per hour

How to apply

Click APPLY or contact Brae Murley, Director of Nursing, on 5320 4100 for a confidential discussion.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.

• Essential : The successful candidate must hold, or be prepared to undergo, an employee Working with Children Check (WWCC). Please advise if you currently hold an employee WWCC, if not are you willing to undergo one?
• Essential : Have you received three doses of a COVID19 vaccine? If no, please provide further detail regarding doses received, booking dates and/or other relevant information.
• Essential : Do you hold current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)? Please detail your registration number.