Associate Nurse Manager - Children's Mental Health - Clayton

Monash Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Onsite staff parking

Gym access

Uniform

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Monash Health is seeking an Associate Nurse Manager for the Oasis Child Neuropsychiatry Inpatient Unit at Monash Children's Hospital. This leadership role will drive day-to-day operations and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, recovery‑oriented care for children and families.

You will supervise nurses, coordinate care during crisis and transition periods, and contribute to a supportive environment focused on safety, dignity and family-centered practice, with

Qualifications

• Passionate mental health nurse with experience in child mental health preferred.
• Familiarity with milieu therapy is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with young people and families within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the inpatient unit.
• Liaise with internal and external facilities.
• Supervise, mentor and coach nurses delivering holistic care.
• Support the Nurse Manager to ensure high standards of service provision.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Job description

Associate Nurse Manager - Children's Mental Health - Clayton

Monash Health exists to reimagine care, so that people can live their best lives.

We provide safe and equitable care, for every stage of life, delivered with world-leading expertise and over 175 years of experience.

As a leading academic health service, we're committed to providing tomorrow's care today by integrating research, teaching and training into everyday practice.

Our team of 24,000 people are full hearted, open minded and all in. Together, we provide more than 250 integrated services for every stage of life at over 50 locations and in the community across south-east Melbourne, Victoria, serving 1.2 million residents in the South Metro Local Health Service Network.

To see first‑hand what our colleagues think about working here, take a look at the following short videos monashhealth.org/careers.

About the Role

The Associate Nurse Manager (ANM) position is a clinical leadership role responsible for the day-to-day operations of the inpatient unit, as well as liaising with internal and external facilities, within our Oasis Child Neuropsychiatry Inpatient Unit at Monash Children's Hospital.

This is a Full-Time or Part-Time Ongoing role, based at Monash Children's Hospital.

About You

You are a passionate mental health nurse who may or may not be a current ANM, preferably with previous experience in child mental health nursing. Familiarity with milieu therapy is desirable, but this is a great opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge in this area if you don't have this experience yet.

You also have excellent communication skills and are able to work well with young people, related services and their families within a multidisciplinary team setting.

The role provides the enviable opportunity to develop your capabilities working within a diverse Early in Life Mental Health Setting (ELMHS).

You are committed to teamwork, respect and collaboration, providing excellent and accountable, high-quality, recovery‑oriented nursing practice and service delivery for all patients and their families/carers.

You support, supervise, mentor and coach mental health Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses in delivering support and holistic nursing care to patients and families during crisis and transition periods of their mental illness — considering each person's physical, psychological, social, spiritual and cultural needs.

You are responsive and flexible in coordinating and delivering care, and as part of the ANM leadership team, you actively support and assist the Nurse Manager to ensure a high standard of service provision, clinically and operationally, within the program.

What You Bring

• An advocate of Monash Health's Strategic Guiding Principles.
• Flexibility to work across a 24/7 rotating roster.

You Are Also

• Well respected and highly regarded by peers and colleagues.
• Exceptional in communication and superior time-management skills.
• Genuinely passionate about mental health and nursing management.

In Return

Ours is a connected team with strong shared values and an unwavering commitment to providing mental health services and support to children, young people and their families/carers experiencing emotional, behavioural or mental health problems. Ours is also a highly skilled, passionate and collaborative team, working closely with our community teams and external agencies in our pursuit of excellence in mental health for young people and their families. There's no better time to join us, and here are just a few reasons why:

• A purpose‑built inpatient unit located within Monash Children's Hospital.
• Dyadic and family interventions used to achieve better outcomes for children and families.
• A leadership team fostering high‑performing talent and career progression.
• A range of benefits including access to salary packaging options that increase your take‑home pay, onsite subsidised staff car parking, gym access at certain sites, uniform, and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

About Oasis

The Oasis Child Neuropsychiatry Inpatient Unit (Oasis) is a purpose‑built unit located in Monash Children's Hospital. Oasis provides specialist assessment and care planning for children aged up to 12 years with neurodevelopmental disorders (such as Autism Spectrum Disorder or Intellectual Disability) and/or who show severe or complex psychiatric, behavioural and developmental symptoms that indicate a need for a short‑term inpatient service.

All children admitted to the unit are accompanied by a parent/carer, who remains throughout the admission.

Oasis is a multidisciplinary unit that provides a range of consultation services, brief emergency admissions, and planned assessment admissions. The unit is part of the network of Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Services (ICYAMHS) situated across metropolitan and regional Victoria. Patient care is carefully planned and managed through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure an integrated and effective service, tailored to the individual needs of each child, family and carer. Oasis is a centre for excellence with an active clinical and research program that integrates and enhances knowledge from psychiatry, paediatrics, neurology, endocrinology, and other specialist medical and allied health services.

For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out to Nicky Young, Nurse Unit Manager, on 0435 962 ***, or Matthew Parker on 0400 144 ***.

Our Culture and Values

At Monash Health, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and future‑focused, underpinned by clear values and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Our teams play a critical role in bringing our new strategy to life, challenging traditional approaches, embracing innovation, and ensuring every appointment reflects our commitment to equity, transparency and excellence.

You'll be encouraged to share ideas, contribute to improvement initiatives, and grow alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about what they do.

We are Full Hearted, Open Minded and All In, enabling excellent service delivery and a positive candidate and employee experience every time.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards.