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Opportunities have arisen for Registered Nurses to work in a great team in a friendly regional hospital in a fantastic location. Enjoy the wet season, lush and green with fantastic storms and see Katherine River and Nitmiluk Gorge at its mightiest.

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•Clinical Nurse Specialist N3, Maternity, position 2649 Salary $72,761 - $77,741

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APPLICATION INFORMATION: Applicants should address the selection criteria and provide a current CV and contact details for 2 referees (preferably an email address). A full job description can be obtained by [email protected] Information on the Northern Territory and its great lifestyle is available at www.theterritory.com.au

Department of Health has a Smoke Free Policy. Staff are not permitted to smoke anywhere on Departmental premises, facilities or vehicle nor whilst working off-site. The preferred or recommended applicant will be required to hold a current working with children clearance notice and undergo a criminal history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is relevant to the position.

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Motivated and experienced Remote Area Nurses wanted to join our small, innovative and committed health service team. Tjuntjuntjara Health Service is an Aboriginal Medical Service located 700 kms north east of Kalgoorlie in the Great Victoria Desert Nature Reserve (WA). Our Health Service supports a close knit community of around 150 Spinifex People, the traditional owners of this beautiful and remote area of sand hills and salt lakes.

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITYWe are seeking a Remote Area Nurse who is excited about working outside the square and committed to Closing the Gap. We are also looking for Locum nurses to join our professional team. Your dedication will be rewarded with an attractive remuneration package, including $105,000 base salary and generous leave allowances, relocation assistance, salary sacri�cing and fully furnished subsidized accommodation.

A job-share arrangement (6 weeks on, 6 weeks off) may be considered for the right candidates. We will have numerous Locum contracts of 6 weeks minimum available in 2011. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

For information and Selection Criteria please contact:KatiePennington ([email protected])or phone the Tjuntjuntjara Clinic on 08 90371102.

Applications close COB 25 Feb 2011.

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“I find the work far more rewarding than my day to day job. People in the communities where I have been working genuinely need our help and care and we can make a real difference to the immediate health challenges facing them.” Kristy, Registered Nurse and RAHC Participant.

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REGISTERED NURSESTHE UK AWAITS We believe that the right job can transform a person’s life. As a global industry leader we power the world of work and have assisted a number of Registered Nurses successfully relocate to the UK. We work in conjunction with you to identify your career aspirations and find a role that will help you achieve your goals.

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Applications are invited from innovative and committed Registered Nurses with clinical competence within the specialty of Perioperative Nursing in the area of Anaesthetics, Scrub/scout and Post-Anaesthetic Care.

Applicants will be required to demonstrate clinical experience within the specialty areas. Specialty surgery performed by TCH Operating Rooms includes Ear, Nose and Throat, Vascular, Neuro Surgery, Cardiac, General Surgery, Paediatrics, Urology and Orthopaedic Surgery.

Applicants should demonstrate a willingness to be part of a vibrant and committed organisation that represents a set of values that allow for the provision of high quality health care.

Qualifications/Other Requirements: Registered or eligible for registration with the ACT Nursing and Midwifery Board. Post Graduate qualifi cations relevant to Perioperative Services desirable.

Note: Applicants will be required to work a seven day rotating roster, which includes non-standard shifts and on-call.

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Level/Salary: L2 $66,948 - $71,131 pa pro rata

The primary responsibility of the Staff Development Nurse is to plan, implement and evaluate programs addressing the learning needs of the General Ward Nursing and Midwifery staff.The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their recent experience in training and education, have an understanding of adult learning principles and be committed to professional development.This role also provides professional support to the Clinical Nurse Manager, General Ward and colleagues. In addition, the role is responsible for the co-ordination of the Kimberley Graduate program.

We advocate a nurturing and supportive learning environment and you will be given the opportunity to expand your skills in all areas.

To Access Detailed Information: visit jobs.wa.gov.au and key in the Web Search No. or Ph: (08) 9480 9307 to be mailed an information pack.

For Specifi c Inquiries: Please contact Deb Nicholson on (08) 9194 2366

Location: Broome

Closing Date: Mon, 14 March 2011 at 4.00pm.

Government of Western AustraliaWA Country Health Service

More workforce support programs are vital to the development of a sustainable rural and regional optometric workforce.

The Optometrists Association of Australia and the Rural Optometry Group are lobbying the Federal Government for additional scholarships for continuing professional development and a rural retention program, similar to that available to GPs, to address the shortage of optometrists in rural and remote areas.

ROG Convenor Associate Professor Phil Anderton, an optometrist based in Manilla, NSW, said it was important to enhance access to eye care through more rural optometry programs.

“Rural optometry offers the best environment for clinical training because of the intrinsic multidisciplinary positive collaboration with GPs and ophthalmologists,” he said.

Optometrists Association Australia clinical policy adviser Jules Baggoley commenced her career as a rural optometrist, relocating as a graduate from inner Melbourne to Horsham in country Victoria.

“As a start to my career it offered me tremendous experience in terms of patients I saw and conditions I was able to help manage,” she said.

“My skills as an optometrist benefited as a result. I lived there for seven years before settling in Canberra.

“Optometrists are different in that, not being based in a public health setting, we can often be isolated from health colleagues and extra effort has to be made to ensure that optometrists considering a life in rural areas are made to feel welcome and make contacts to establish relationships.

“Positive personal experiences only increase the likelihood of someone remaining in a rural location for longer.”

The OAA is also calling for a HECS reimbursement scheme for graduates working in rural and regional Australia along with relocation grants for optometrists.

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This position is offered as Permanent Full Time or hours by negotiation.Broome Hospital is seeking to appoint After Hours Nurse Managers to join our management teams. The After Hours Nurse Manager assumes responsibility for the whole of health service across all departments out of hours. In undertaking this role, the After Hours Nurse Manager plans, manages and coordinates all work arrangements and functions that fall under his/her jurisdiction to ensure that a high level of care, with a focus on patient safety, is delivered at the Kimberley Regional Resource Centre.We advocate a nurturing and supportive learning environment and you will be given the opportunity to expand your skills in all areas.


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Duties include:• Provide comprehensive assessments, diagnosis, treatment and care plans• Comprehensive documentation and record keeping• Working autonomously within a multidisciplinary environment• Participating in continuous professional development• Provide supervision, where required• Liaise and work co-operatively with clients to ensure needs are met

You must have:• Degree in relevant discipline• Current and Full Australian registration with relevant professional board• Strong communication skills• A commitment to providing quality care to aged care residents • Right to work in Australia

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Positions are available as part time and full time. Positions are suitable for practitioners wanting to return to work or are semi retired, experienced or new graduates.

To apply for this great opportunity please submit your covering letter and resume to: [email protected]

For more information please visit: www.clinicall.com.au

New year, new nursing career.Find it in Queensland, AustraliaAs Queensland’s population continues to grow so do the number of exciting opportunities within Queensland Health, Australia’s largest public healthcare provider. Our services are expanding and we are looking for experienced nurses in many specialities to join our growing team.

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Chesalon Care has 6 residential aged care facilities within the Sydney Diocese at Beecroft, Jannali, Malabar, Richmond, Nowra and Woonona

Working closely with the Director of Nursing and Deputy Director of Nursing, you will be responsible for the day to day managment and total care of the residents

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How to applyFor further information please contact Mark Bishop on 02 9895 8043 or to view the full criteria and apply, go to www.anglicare.org.au/our-people/careers

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WORKING IN THE UKWe have fantastic opportunities Nationwide in the UK and Ireland

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Mental Health Professionals/Registered Nurses

Southland Hospital, Invercargill, New Zealand

We are looking for experienced health professionals to join our skilled and dedicated

team to work with us to continue to provide a high standard of care. We are seeking

energetic and enthusiastic staff with sound mental health experience to join our team in

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Closing date: Monday, 28 February 2011.

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A new nurse-led clinic in New Zealand’s Horowhenua district will provide immediate health care for more than 500 patients waiting to be enrolled with a GP.

The Waiting-List Clinic opened its doors this week in the district, situated on the west coast of the North Island.

The area, which has a population of 30,600, has a shortage of GPs.

Central Primary Health Organisation clinical director Chiquita Hansen said the GP shortage coupled with a bid to up-skill nurses sparked moves to open the clinic.

“The clinic is for the many hundreds of people in the Horowhenua who are currently without a GP,” she said.

“The health services provided will be led by nurses, with support from doctors.

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with Maori and Kiwi health providers and district health board services.

“Our service will ensure that everyone in our community has access to high quality health care.”

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation, which represents more than 45,000 nurses and health workers, has welcomed the initiative.

NZNO policy adviser and researcher Dr Jill Clendon said the service, which would refer patients to GPs when necessary, would provide medical care for sick people and others who required tests, had small wounds, and needed immunisations and health information.

“Nurses are clinicians who are trained to recognise when medical or other intervention and referral is necessary,” Dr Clendon said.

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Fewer UK nurses are applying to work in Australia

and other English speaking countries.

Research from the Nursing and Midwifery Council

UK shows just 1978 UK nurses applied to work in

Australia last year compared with 3648 in 2009 and

6329 in 2008.

Applications to the United States also fell from 1238

in 2009 to 735 in 2010. It was a similar situation in

New Zealand, with 1241 applications in 2008 and

just 641 in 2010.

Industry experts have questioned whether the trend

could be due to the introduction of the academic-

based English language test, which was introduced

in July 2009, or as a result of UK employees

struggling with economic limitations in the wake of

the recession.

ANF senior professional officer Julianne Bryce

speculated several issues might have contributed

to the decline in UK nursing numbers.

Ms Bryce said a substantial number of newly

graduated nurses have been unable to secure

employment in the acute sector in a number of

Australian states, including Queensland and New

South Wales.

“This news may act as a deterrent to international

nurses wishing to work in Australia,” she said.

“This is not to imply that there are adequate nursing

numbers in Australia, as the union considers that

safe nurse staffing ratios are not consistently

applied across the country.”

Ms Bryce said there used to be a large number

of Australian nurses who went to work in the UK

but that changed with the stricter requirements for

registration in the UK.

“This may have created more job prospects for UK

nurses locally,” she said.

Visit NCAH.com.au for more news and articles.

UK Nurses Shun Positions Down Under

REGISTERED NURSE AGED CARE

FULL TIME POSITIONAGED CARE FACILITY, PUKATJA

An exciting opportunity to work in remote Central Australia, this position is permanent full time.

Nganampa Health Council is an Anangu controlled community health organisation providing primary health care services on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in the north west of South Australia.

The Aged Care Facility is located at Pukatja (Ernabella) and provides respite care and some long term care for elderly Anangu from across the APY Lands. We currently have a vacancy at the Aged Care Facility for a Registered Nurse.

You will provide direct aged care services to frail aged as members of the Aged Care Facility team. You will report to the Aged Care Program Manager and the Medical Director. The ability to work as part of a team is essential as is previous experience working in aged care. Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a General Nurse, a current Police Clearance and a Driver’s Licence are also prerequisites for this positions.

Salary and conditions are offered in accordance with the Nurse’s Award 2010. An attractive salary package includes district allowance, superannuation, salary sacri�cing, relocation assistance and generous recreation leave provision. Furnished housing is also provided.

A job description is available from our website www.nganampahealth.com.au Telephone enquiries to Tracy Turner on 0437 160 406.

Referees may be contacted to assist in the short listing process. Applicants who do not provide referee contact details in their applications will not be considered. Only applicants successful in gaining an interview will be contacted.

Written applications to:

Stacy Hughes, Personnel CoordinatorNganampa Health CouncilPO Box 2232Alice Springs NT 0871Or faxed to 08 8952 0579Or emailed to [email protected]

Applications close Monday 21 February 2011

The Australian Nursing Federation has begun talks

with almost 9000 practice nurses in medical clinics

across the country.

The industrial relations talks will pave the way for

advancing enterprise bargaining in the sector in a

bid to boost wages and conditions.

ANF federal senior industrial officer Nick Blake said

the move comes as an Australian General Practice

Network survey found the number of practice

nurses in 2009 had grown 15.3% since 2007 with

56.9% of general practices employing one or more

nurses.

“It’s not just the numbers of practice nurses that

has grown but also the diversity of the clinical role

and responsibility of the nurse delivering primary

care services in a general practice environment,”

he said.

“Recent Federal Government initiatives will see

further growth in the number of practice nurses and

an expansion of the services they provide.

“It is important the experience and expertise of

nurses in this sector is properly recognised and

rewarded.”

Mr Blake said some enterprise agreements

covered nurses in the sector but the vast majority

of nurses were working under individual contract

of employment arrangements underpinned by

relevant awards which were now “well below”

current standards.

The National Practice Nurse Workforce survey

found 84.8% are registered nurses and 15.2% are

enrolled nurses, 79.6% work part-time and 20.4%

work full time.

It also found 32.3% are employed in at least one

other nursing job, while 49% are located in major

cities, 37% are in regional areas and 14% are in

remote and rural areas.

ANF Begins IR Talks with Practice Nurses

Goulburn Valley Health (GV Health) in central Victoria is just 2 hours drive north of Melbourne with proximity to alpine snow�elds, rivers and lakes, wineries, the arts; we enjoy glorious weather, great lifestyle and the sports and attractions of a major regional city. Are you looking for an opportunity to broaden your horizons and get away from hectic city life?

GOULBURN VALLEY AREA MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESpecialist Dual Diagnosis Clinician (RPN4 or equiv)Location: SheppartonPermanent Full TimeReference 23464 / Applications must be received by 28 February 2011

An exciting opportunity exists for a highly skilled and enthusiastic Dual Diagnosis Clinician to take up this challenging and exciting role within Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health Service. Working across the catchment area with the Mental Health Service, community services, PDRSS sector, GP's and a range of other professionals you will be key to the continued development of this signi�cant area of mental health service delivery.

Based in Shepparton with the Integrated Community Mental Health Team you will have responsibility to work with all of the programs provided by the Mental Health Service including the Lower Hume teams, based in our Seymour Of�ce.

The position requires high level knowledge and skills in Dual Diagnosis and also experience in program and service development together with training and education.

Enquiries: Christine McDougall, Program Manager Adult Mental Health on (03) 5832 2111 or register and apply online at www.gvhealth.org.au. Applicants must address the key selection criteria. Key Selection Criteria and Position Descriptions can be obtained from the Goulburn Valley Health website.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed a $10 million Federal Government campaign to clear up confusion surrounding generic drugs.

PSA acting president Grant Kardachi said the campaign was a positive move.

“PSA supports the government’s campaign to clear up confusion,” he said. “With the ageing population taking more medications, the potential for medication misadventure through confusion is heightened.”

The campaign comes as a Galaxy poll of more than 500 people, commissioned by drug company Nycomed Australia, found 42% accepted the offer of a generic “every time” while 32% did so “most times”.

One in five, or 21%, said they worried a generic drug could lead to getting the wrong medicine while 8% said they never accepted a generic.

Mr Kardachi said pharmacists, as the medication experts, were there to help consumers and answer questions about their medication in a bid to clear up confusion between generic versus name-brand drugs.

He said a few consumers had reported different reactions with generics compared to branded products, which had been attributed to non-active ingredients, such as coatings on pills.

“Where possible the pharmacist should talk directly to the consumer about the implications of changing to a generic medicine and what exactly the generic medicine is.”

Mr Kardachi said under Australian law, generic and brand name drugs must pharmacologically be the same and all new drugs must go through a rigorous testing process.

“Pharmacists will make a judgement as to whether they should even consider a generic – a person’s circumstances, eyesight, age, etc, can be taken into consideration.

“Generics are not recommended as a matter of course.”


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Nurse Educator (Cardiology)Cardiology Services, Division of Medicine, Southport, Gold Coast Health Service District. Remuneration value up to $107 158 p.a., comprising salary between$87 647 - $93 919 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 7) (Applications will remain current for 12 months) JAR: H11GC01482. Duties/Abilities: Coordinate the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of the education program for clinicians within Cardiology Services. This includes Critical Care Unit, Cardiology Unit, Neurology/Cardiology Unit and Cardiac Catheter Suite. Provide an education framework to support quality practice, innovation and research.

Enquiries: Paula Duffy (07) 5519 8648.

Application Kit: (07) 5537 0394 orwww.health.qld.gov.au/workforus

Closing Date: Monday, 28 February 2011.

Nurse Unit ManagerMental Health Unit, Division of Mental Health and Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Service, Mackay Base Hospital, Mackay Health Service District. Remuneration value up to $107 158 p.a., comprising salary between $87 647 - $93 919 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 7) (Applications will remain current for 12 months) JAR: H11MK01521. Duties/Abilities: Accountable at an advanced practice level for the coordination of clinical practice and the provision of human and material resources within the Mental Health Unit.

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The Australian Nursing Federation has met with Federal Minister for Ageing Mark Butler to discuss concerns over the Productivity Commission’s draft report into aged care.

ANF federal secretary Lee Thomas met with Mr Butler to call on the government to urgently review the controversial Caring for Older Australians report.

The call comes as the organisation prepares a national day of action on February 14 as part of its Because We Care campaign.

The Valentines’ Day campaign will urge Prime Minister Julia Gillard to show some love for older Australians through better funding, to ensure quality nursing home places for older Australians, improve the ratio of nurses to residents and to bolster residents’ resources.

As part of the day, union branches will host morning and afternoon teas with Federal MPs and Senators

in a range of nursing homes across the nation while

calling on staff, residents and families to sign its

petition demanding urgent reform.

Ms Thomas said it was vital the government

reviewed the report and its recommendations and

then intervened, in a bid to guarantee that aged

care residents, their families, nurses and assistants

are included in reforms.

“It is crucial that any decisions made around the

reform of the aged care sector must take into

account the care needs of elderly residents,” she

said.

The ANF has criticised the PC report for failing

to deliver on minimum care hours, extra staffing

levels and for not recommending the licensing of all

workers in the sector.

ANF Demands PC Report Ahead of National Action Day

A newly employed nurse mistakenly used the same

needle on 55 people at a New South Wales clinic.

More than 50 cancer patients and two staff

members, who were tested at the Gosford clinic

between November 28 last year and January 28, are

now being tested for HIV and hepatitis B and C.

The nurse made the blunder while using the Accu-

Chek Multiclix, a device used to check blood sugar

levels.

PRP Diagnostic Imaging chairman Dr Michael Jones

told media the nurse mistakenly believed the device

automatically changed needles when instead the

needle should have been changed manually for

each patient.

The error was uncovered when a staff member with

diabetes asked the nurse to perform the test on

her.

“The moment we found out, we withdrew it (the device) from service,” Dr Jones said.

The clinic, which is part of the largest private radiology company in Australia, has now changed to single-use devices to prevent the mistake from reoccurring.

Patients have been sent letters of apology, urging them to undergo blood tests for HIV and hepatitis B and C.

Dr Jones said the chance of infection remained “low or very low”.

“It was very regrettable and we are extremely distressed it happened,” he said.

The patients visited the clinic for a positron emission tomography (PET) scan used to determine the severity of cancers, neurological conditions and

cardiovascular disease.

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Working together for a healthier country WA. Community • Compassion • Quality • Integrity • Justice

Exciting new challenges and work opportunities in Western Australiain the brand new Broome Mental Health inpatient Unit!

Experience the wonders of living and working in the beautiful and majestic tropical north as one of a team of committed individuals working in the Kimberley Region. Broome is located near the famous Cable Beach in the north west of Western Australia and is the ideal gateway for a Kimberley experience which is all about a quality lifestyle.

WA Country Health Service – Kimberley are seeking highly motivated and dynamic staff to �ll uniquely challenging and rewarding positions.Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service (KMHDS) are excited to announce the new Broome Mental Health Unit (BMHU), currently under construction, is scheduled to open late 2011. The BMHU will be a 14 bed acute psychiatric inpatient facility located at and integrated with the Broome Hospital.

The unit will provide acute psychiatric services for people in the remote Kimberley and Pilbara regions. Never before have specialist inpatient psychiatric services been available in the northwest! The Unit will provide care for both voluntary and involuntary patients and will be supported by existing community based Mental Health services and the Broome Networked Recovery Centre which is currently in development phase. Working for Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service will offer a great opportunity to gain experience in rural mental health care while enjoying the fabulous lifestyle Broome has to offer.

It is expected that indigenous consumers will make up 60-70% of patient admissions to the unit and KMHDS is working to ensure that services provided to the inpatient unit are culturally appropriate and respectful. We are looking for committed individuals who are interested in pursuing and/or have experience in working with indigenous people.

To assist the provision of a culturally respectful service, KMHDS have commenced employment to dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) positions in advance of the unit opening. We have created opportunity for indigenous trainee positions with the aim to support trainees in gaining knowledge, experience and con�dence in working with mental health patients.

We are also seeking expressions of interest for the following professional positions: Registered Nurses, Clinical Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists and Social Workers who have a passion for delivering innovative inpatient mental health care in a culturally respectful way.

In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of bene�ts which may include (in line with operational requirements) :

• Annual leave travel concession • Additional North West leave entitlements • Access to generous salary packaging arrangements

• District Allowance • Air Conditioning subsidy • Relocation assistance and housing subsidy (if eligible) • Plus generous professional development opportunities • 9% employer contributed superannuation

If you are interested in a role that is both challenging and rewarding, please do not hesitate to contact Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service to register your interest and receive more information about the Broome Mental Health Unit.

[email protected] or [email protected]: (08) 9194 2640 and ask for Marianne or Gemma.

Broome Mental Health Unit (BMHU) - Nurse Unit Manager ANF SRN3

Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service (KMHDS) are seeking to attract a suitably experienced professional to manage the acute psychiatric inpatient services.

This position is sought in advance of the BMHU opening to form part of the project management team in operational planning and implementation of services, including the integration of the BMHU with Broome Hospital.

You must have strong leadership skills and experience, an innovative approach and a desire to create a culturally appropriate and respectful service.

This position:

• Coordinates the overall BMHU function and works to ensure effective management, administration and delivery of best practice services• Provides leadership and direction to the multidisciplinary team• Is a clinical nurse consultant• Is a member of the KMHDS management team

Applications close Monday 14th March, 2011. Late applications cannot be accepted.

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Aged care staff need specialised training to care for survivors of genocide and mass trauma, according to a La Trobe University report.

The Caring for Older Survivors of Genocide or Mass Trauma report, initiated by Jewish Care, focused on the ageing population of survivors from the Jewish Holocaust and Cambodian Genocide.

Project investigators Karen Teshuva and Dr Yvonne Wells found aged care staff were not equipped to care for the distinct needs group and needed specialised training for genocide survivors.

Ms Teshuva said providing appropriate and sensitive care for elderly survivors and their families was challenging for the sector.

“There is a lack of information about the issues faced by survivors, their caregivers and their families,” she said.

“Consequently, there is little information to inform policy and practice in the aged care

sector about models of service provision.”

The report found the onset of dementia could trigger memories of genocide and holocaust while survivors could have challenging behavioural issues and often mistrusted authority figures.

One holocaust survivor told how she felt “humiliated” when male staff members assisted her in the bathroom.

“…in the camp … we didn’t have a toilet in the barracks. We went out in the open and on the other side of the barbed wire were men looking.

“So it is most embarrassing for me. I didn’t mind men for anything else but not in the toilet.”

Ms Teshuva said it was vital for staff to understand the history of survivors in a bid to improve their quality of care.

She said a training model had been developed for all levels of aged care staff and the university was investigating opportunities to include their resources in new and existing training programs.

Project Investigators: Karen Teshuva and Dr Yvonne Wells

Mass trauma survivors require special training

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Level/Salary: ANF Level 1 $49,325 - $64,908 pa

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and motivated Registered Midwifes with an interest in rural Midwifery/Nursing and a proven commitment to family focused care, providing midwifery and nursing services.

To Access Detailed Information: Please visitjobs.wa.gov.au and key in the Web Search No. or Ph: (08) 9480 9307 to be mailed an information pack.

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MASTER OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSINGIf you’re a registered nurse seeking specialist qualifi cations in the fi eld of mental health nursing, the challenge may well be fi nding the right study option to fi t both your professional needs and busy lifestyle.

The Master of Mental Health Nursing program offered by the University of Newcastle is at the cutting edge of a rapidly developing discipline, enabling graduates to work across mental health specialisations such as rural, child and adolescent, emergency and primary care – And it’s delivered 100% online!

To fi nd out more go to www.GradSchool.com.au

THEATRE & CRITICAL CARE SPECIAL FEATURE

Our next publication – Issue 4, will include a Theatre & Critical Care Feature, with a range of articles and career

opportunities covering this field.

For submissions, bookings and queries, please contact the NCAH Team on (03) 9271 8700 or email [email protected]

Mental Health Staffing Specialists (MHS Nurses Agency) are the new kids on the mental health staffing block – or are they?

Certainly the name is new, but if you look carefully behind the name you will find some very experienced mental health staff who have operated specialist mental health agency before.

Developed in response, to a growing need in the marketplace for, a quality stand alone mental health specific agency, MHS has been carefully designed to respond to the needs of the changing mental health market.

At MHS the staff understand what it takes to be a mental health nurse and also how to operate a specialist nursing agency.

Director Deborah Penglase has been in the business for many years starting her first mental health specific agency more than 17 years ago. As a mental health nurse herself she understands exactly what she asking people to do each time they go out to work. She also understands that in this specialty field of health a nurse is not just a nurse. “Mental Health has specialties within specialties” she says, ‘and if, as a staffing organisation dealing in this area you don’t understand all of those intricacies you could very easily place the wrong nurses into the wrong areas, leading to potentially significant issues. This is not an area in which you can afford to get it wrong.”

With the focus in nursing now on single registration, leading to a possible dilution of the mental health speciality it is increasingly important to have organisations such as MHS who are focused on the delivery of excellent mental health staffing solutions. From day to day placements to permanent recruitment MHS has options for everyone.

“Clients of MHS can be assured that they will receive appropriate staff every time and if you are part of the MHS nursing team you can be guaranteed you will offered only the work you want, where and when you want it. This all goes to protecting, not only our reputation but also mental health nursing” Penglase says.

One major focus of MHS is the development and support of Mental Health professionals. From experienced mental health nurses to the new graduates who would like to specialize in mental health, MHS offers support. Through education programs, sponsorship, mentoring and excellent customer service.

MHS also maintains memberships with many mental health bodies to ensure they remain up to date and relevant in this changing landscape.

So if you’re a mental health nurse looking to change career, pick up extra work or you just want to explore your options why not call the new kids on the block, who have done it before and done it well!

MHS more than a nursing agency

MHS offers • flexible work when you choose • great pay rates • free mandatory education modules • free mental health specific education • supportive team of Mental Health staff • great incentives • casual, contract and permanent work• local and regional

What we need• Current APHRA registration • Experience or interest in mental health • A desire to succeed • The ability to operate as a team member

We are looking for experienced Mental Health staff to join our team.

We need staff who are dedicated to Mental Health, can work flexibly, like to work as part of a team.

Even if it’s for one shift every now and then or full time MHS has the right work for you.

So if you would like to join a great agency that understands what it takes to be a mental health nurse. Call MHS now! Take control of your career today!

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The University of New South Wales has

published the results of a study which they

claim provides the first conclusive evidence that

cannabis use accelerates the onset of mental

health illness such as schizophrenia and other

psychotic illnesses.

The study analysed results from 20,000 patients

with psychotic illnesses and determined

through statistical analysis that patients that

used cannabis presented earlier symptoms

of psychotic illness, and that this early onset

of symptoms cannot be explained by other

factors.

Dr Matthew Large from the University of New

South Wales said the “results of this study are

conclusive and clarify previously conflicting

evidence of a relationship between cannabis use

and the earlier onset of a psychotic illness, with

evidence supporting the theory that cannabis

use plays a causal role in the development of

psychosis in some patients.”

“The results of this study confirm the need for

an ongoing public health warning about the

potentially harmfull effects of cannabis.”

For more news and articles visit NCAH.com.au

Mental Illness Accelerated by Cannabis Use

MENTAL HEALTH NURSESRemote Australia

THE COMPANYInternational Health & Medical Services (IHMS) is a leading provider of private healthcare facilities management in Australia and is part of the global company, International SOS.

Our remote medical clinics within immigration detention centres around Australia are currently seeking motivated Mental Health Nurses.

THE ROLEReporting to the Psychological Services Manager, the main focus of you role will involve the following:

Identifying and assessing clients at risk

Ensure at risk clients receive appropriate and timely assistance

Ensure high standards of mental health practice

Ensure correct and complete documentation of care

THE PERSONOur ideal candidate will have:

Current and unconditional Australian registration

Mental Health qualifications and/or experience

Proven experience in clinical coordination/case management

Well developed organisational and communication skills

Computer literacy

OUR INVESTMENT IN YOUIn return we will offer a comprehensive remuneration package, including flights and accommodation, and the opportunity for career development within our international organisation.

To apply, visit www.internationalsos.com and follow the path: About Us/Careers/Careers in Australia and New Zealand and search for 794; attaching a cover letter and resume to your application. For more information in confidence, please contact the Sydney Recruitment team on (02) 9372 2400.

Latrobe Regional Hospital Mental Health Service

The Latrobe Regional Hospital Mental Health Service is the regional provider of Mental Health Services in Gippsland. LRHMHS operates an integrated mental health program across ten sites and provides inpatient and community mental heath care for child and youth, adult and aged care service streams. LRHMHS also operates a Community Residential Care Unit and a Prevention and Recovery Care Unit.

The Latrobe Regional Hospital Mental Health Service is located in Gippsland – home to sandy beaches, snow�elds, mountains and national parks. Gippsland provides a fantastic rural lifestyle with easy access to Melbourne.

Under the new 10 year “Because Mental Health Matters” Strategy, Mental Health Services are moving into an exciting period of reform. This reform will focus on early intervention, prevention, social inclusion and recovery. LRHMHS is seeking dynamic, experienced and creative change agents to lead us into the next phase of service delivery.

We have exciting positions in the following areas for Nursing and Allied Health Clinicians:

Senior Clinician – CYMHSConsultation Liaison Psychiatry Mental Health NursePsychiatric Nurse Consultant - Manager Professional Development UnitCommunity Clinician – Aged CareClinical Nurse Educator Registered and Enrolled Nurses - Inpatient & CommunityTriage Clinicians

Full time, part time, casual, temporary and permanent positions are available.New Graduates and experienced Clinicians are encouraged to apply. LRHMHS offers a supportive environment with clinical educators, preceptors, clinical supervision, a nurse practitioner candidate program and professional development opportunities.

Please visit www.lrh.com.au and go to our employment section.For enquiries please contact Cayte Hoppner, Director of Mental Health on03 5173 8549 or [email protected]

These included:

• The fact that mental health nurses

find that a high percentage of general

practitioners, psychiatrists and other

health professionals don’t listen to

carers.

• Aneedforbetterqualitysupportsystems

for carers themselves.

• Accessibility of acute care for patients

remains an issue, particularly in regional

areas. Carers across the country reported

that what is available is both hard to

access and doesn’t respond to carer

need for information and involvement in

discharge planning for the person they

care for.

• A whopping 95 per cent of carers

said that stigma and discrimination to

those with mental health issues was

widespread or existed to some extent.

• Privacy and confidentiality remains an

issue, with a third of carers indicating

an extreme or large amount of anxiety

because of the lack of necessary

information from health professionals.

Sincetheworkshopduring2008and2009,

theMentalHealthCouncilofAustraliahas

responded to carers’ feelings of neglect by

maintaining contact with all who attended,

by sending either a letter or email to update

them on the progress of the project.

TonyFowke,MHCAboardmember,wrote

in the report that he hopes the survey puts

valuable data into the hands of policy

makers and politicians, who are able to identify and create the changes needed to bring about change.

TheMHCAwillcontinueongoingsurveysof mental health carers to monitor the changes, for better or worse, that mental health carers experience.

The results will be used to advocate, where possible, for better lives for mental health carers. Nurses working in the mental health area, however, are no doubt sceptical that this survey will change anything long term for them.

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• The National Survey of Mental HealthandWellbeing2007foundthat11.9%ofthe total population used health services for mental health reasons in the previous 12 months. 58% of these people hada 12month disorder, while 19.8% hadexperienced a mental disorder in their lifetime, but had no symptoms in the past 12 months.

• One in three people (34.9%) with a12-month mental disorder used health services for mental health problems in the previous 12 months. This is equivalent to 1.1 million Australiansseeking help for their mental problems during this period.

• Around one quarter of people with a12-month mental health disorder were taking medication for mental health problems.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing.

AnewreportisthefirstrealstatisticalevidencethatAustralianmentalhealthworkers are lacking education and training, which raises serious concerns for patients. But will anything be done about it?

Nurses employed within the mental health sector have raised some grave concerns about the lack of training and education being offered to them in a new report.

The Mental Health Carers Report, released in November last year, saw mental health nurses put their collective hands up to raise concerns about a lack of training in a move that hope will ultimately bring about change.

Respondents believe that a national approach to training clinical and non-clinical staff working in the mental health field is vital and also advocate the importance of ongoing professional development.

Thereportprovidesthefirstquantifiablemeasure of the issues and concerns of Australianmentalhealthcarersincludingnurses. It is the first in an ongoing series of surveys to record, compare and comment upon the changing experiences of mental health carers.

The report came about after more than 1500mentalhealthcarersattended116fulldayworkshopsthroughoutAustraliaduring2008and2009,whichwerefundedby the Federal Government and run by the MentalHealthCouncilofAustralia.

Asurveyfollowedtoworkshopparticipantsin 2010 and the results were released late

lastyear.Inall,756carersfromeachstate

and territory completed the survey. Of

those respondents, 211 were mental health

nurses(around27%ofoverallresponses).

Interestingly, while carers to respond to the

50-questionsurvey,whichformsthebasis

for the report, were asked to concentrate

their remarks on issues of caring that

affected their own lives, they continually

highlighted that carers’ most pressing

concerns were those of consumer care

and service provision.

While a lack of education and training was

raised an issue, it was just the tip of the

iceberg.Thereportlisted15mainissues

facing mental health workers.

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•TheNationalSurveyofMentalHealthandWellbeing2007foundthat11.9%ofthe total population used health services for mental health reasons in the previous 12months.58%ofthesepeoplehada12monthdisorder,while19.8%hadexperienced a mental disorder in their lifetime, but had no symptoms in the past 12 months.

•Oneinthreepeople(34.9%)witha12-month mental disorder used health services for mental health problems in the previous 12 months. This is equivalentto1.1millionAustraliansseeking help for their mental problems during this period.

•Aroundonequarterofpeoplewitha12-month mental health disorder were taking medication for mental health problems.


A new report is the first real statisticalevidence that Australian mental healthworkers are lacking education and training, which raises serious concerns for patients. But will anything be done about it?




The report provides the first quantifiablemeasure of the issues and concerns of Australian mental health carers includingnurses. It is the first in an ongoing series of surveys to record, compare and comment upon the changing experiences of mental health carers.

The report came about after more than 1500 mental health carers attended 116full day workshops throughout Australiaduring2008and2009,whichwerefundedby the Federal Government and run by the MentalHealthCouncilofAustralia.
















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•TheNationalSurveyofMentalHealthandWellbeing2007foundthat11.9%ofthe total population used health services for mental health reasons in the previous 12months.58%ofthesepeoplehada12monthdisorder,while19.8%hadexperienced a mental disorder in their lifetime, but had no symptoms in the past 12 months.

•Oneinthreepeople(34.9%)witha12-month mental disorder used health services for mental health problems in the previous 12 months. This is equivalentto1.1millionAustraliansseeking help for their mental problems during this period.

•Aroundonequarterofpeoplewitha12-month mental health disorder were taking medication for mental health problems.


A new report is the first real statisticalevidence that Australian mental healthworkers are lacking education and training, which raises serious concerns for patients. But will anything be done about it?




The report provides the first quantifiablemeasure of the issues and concerns of Australian mental health carers includingnurses. It is the first in an ongoing series of surveys to record, compare and comment upon the changing experiences of mental health carers.

The report came about after more than 1500 mental health carers attended 116full day workshops throughout Australiaduring2008and2009,whichwerefundedby the Federal Government and run by the MentalHealthCouncilofAustralia.
















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• The National Survey of Mental HealthandWellbeing2007foundthat11.9%ofthe total population used health services for mental health reasons in the previous 12 months. 58% of these people hada 12month disorder, while 19.8% hadexperienced a mental disorder in their lifetime, but had no symptoms in the past 12 months.

• One in three people (34.9%) with a12-month mental disorder used health services for mental health problems in the previous 12 months. This is equivalent to 1.1 million Australiansseeking help for their mental problems during this period.

• Around one quarter of people with a12-month mental health disorder were taking medication for mental health problems.


AnewreportisthefirstrealstatisticalevidencethatAustralianmentalhealthworkers are lacking education and training, which raises serious concerns for patients. But will anything be done about it?




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The report came about after more than 1500mentalhealthcarersattended116fulldayworkshopsthroughoutAustraliaduring2008and2009,whichwerefundedby the Federal Government and run by the MentalHealthCouncilofAustralia.
















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