Mental Health RN
Mental Health RN
Contract Type:
Full Time
Location:
Warragul
Industry:
Other
Contact Name:
Sarah McKeown
Contact Email:
sarah.mckeown@talentquarter.com
Contact Phone:
61295495751
Date Published:
08-Jan-2026
Mental Health Registered Nurse Community Mental Health
Victorian Public Mental Health Services
Salary dependent on qualifications & experience
About the Role We are seeking an experienced Mental Health Registered Nurse to join a Community Mental Health Services This role sits within a supportive multidisciplinary team and provides high-quality, recovery-oriented mental health care to adults experiencing acute and ongoing mental health challenges.
You will deliver comprehensive clinical assessment, treatment and care planning within a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive framework, supporting consumers, families and carers throughout their recovery journey across community and bed-based settings.
This position reports clinically to the Clinical Lead and operationally to the Site Team Manager and operates across a 7-day rotating roster, including afternoon shifts.
Key Responsibilities Clinical Care
Professional Practice
Desirable
Victorian Public Mental Health Services
Salary dependent on qualifications & experience
About the Role We are seeking an experienced Mental Health Registered Nurse to join a Community Mental Health Services This role sits within a supportive multidisciplinary team and provides high-quality, recovery-oriented mental health care to adults experiencing acute and ongoing mental health challenges.
You will deliver comprehensive clinical assessment, treatment and care planning within a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive framework, supporting consumers, families and carers throughout their recovery journey across community and bed-based settings.
This position reports clinically to the Clinical Lead and operationally to the Site Team Manager and operates across a 7-day rotating roster, including afternoon shifts.
Key Responsibilities Clinical Care
- Conduct urgent and routine mental health assessments in line with the National Mental Health Triage Scale
- Deliver evidence-based, holistic mental health interventions (pharmacological and therapeutic)
- Work within a recovery-based, consumer-centred model of care
- Collaborate with consumers, carers, families and the multidisciplinary team on care planning and safety planning
- Provide psychoeducation and medication-related education as required
- Monitor and support consumers’ physical and mental health needs
- Deliver individual, group and family-based interventions
- Coordinate referrals and liaise with community organisations
- Participate in regular clinical reviews, discharge planning and clinical supervision
- Maintain accurate, timely and compliant clinical documents
Professional Practice
- Uphold organisational values, policies and professional standards
- Maintain mandatory training, professional development and immunisation requirements
- Actively contribute to a positive safety and risk culture
- Support inclusive, culturally safe and high-quality patient care
- Registered Nurse with post-graduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing
- Current AHPRA registration
- Minimum 2 years post-registration experience in a mental health setting
- Strong knowledge of:
- Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
- National Mental Health Standards & NSQHS Standards
- Sound clinical assessment and therapeutic skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive practice
- Current Driver’s Licence
- Competency with clinical IT systems
Desirable
- Experience with MHA assessment orders and variations
- Knowledge of family violence frameworks (FVISS, CISS, MARAM)
- Awareness of the Royal Commission into Mental Health reforms
- Experience in AOD, guardianship or complex presentations
