Occupation Description

Treats and cares for people with mental illness, disorder or dysfunction, or those experiencing emotional difficulties, distress or crisis, in hospitals, nursing homes and the community.

Skill Level: -
The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification. Registration or licensing is required.

Tasks Include: -

• provides treatment, therapy, clinical support, continuing care, residential support and rehabilitation services in collaboration with other health care professionals and carers
• advises on structuring the environment to enable clients to lead normal, healthy, functioning lives
• conducts comprehensive and specific mental health assessments and reports and evaluates interventions and health care services
• administers, supervises and monitors medications prescribed and initiates appropriate interventions
• maintains records of treatment and progress
• delivers health education and health promotion programs

Specialisations: -
Child and Adolescence Mental Health Nurse
Drug and Alcohol Nurse
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Nurse
Psychogeriatric Care Nurse