Registered Psychiatric Nurse - Grade 2

Registered Psychiatric Nurse

• Full time Fixed Term opportunities are available in a range of Mental Health settings
  
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse: Grade 2 Year 3 - Year 8
• Salary range $72,945 to $92,601 per annum depending on experience (in accordance with the relevant EA)
• Join an award winning Mental Health team

Your new team:

Full time Fixed Term positions are now available for Mental Health Nurses, in both Acute Inpatient Units and with our Community Teams.

The RMH/NorthWestern Mental Health is Melbourne’s leading public provider of mental health services achieved through the professionalism and commitment from our mental health nurses who deliver quality front-line, evidence-based services across our Adult, Youth and Aged Care Programs.

Our evidence based nursing approach is enhanced by our Academic Mental Health Nursing Research Unit in conjunction with the Australian Catholic University.

Registered Psychiatric Nurses (Grade 2) will be required to provide quality standards of care including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

So why not take your career to the next level by joining the award winning RMH/NorthWestern Mental Health team?

Your success in this role will be in your ability to:

• Contribute your expertise in clinical meetings, ensuring clinical standards of care are met
• Provide mental health assessments and treatment to consumers and their carers
• Provide overall coordination of care and deliver care as required on a shift-to–shift basis
• Provide clinical supervision of placement students and junior staff within their discipline specific team
• Manage clinical risk and actively work toward implementing risk reduction strategies
• Promote a friendly, respectful and supportive environment within the organisation

Your contribution: 

• Demonstrated experience in Mental Health Nursing
• Excellent interpersonal skills plus the ability to communicate effectively with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers
• Commitment to ongoing professional self-development

Benefits of working with the Royal Melbourne Hospital/NorthWestern Mental Health:

• Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• We believe our success comes from our people. We are committed to the RMH/NWMH being a great place to work and a great place to receive care

The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Interested:

Get to know us at www.nwmh.org.au or click ‘Apply Now.’

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment and up to date COVID-19 vaccination status prior to commencement.