Associate Nurse Manager - Community Care Unit - Doveton

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Professional development

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Monash Health in Melbourne's south-east seeks an Associate Nurse Manager to lead the Community Care Unit in Doveton. This full-time role supports clinical leadership, governance and recovery-oriented care.

You will collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, mentor junior staff and drive service development and continuous improvement. NMBA registration and mental health nursing qualifications are essential.

Qualifications

• Current NMBA registration with AHPRA.
• Postgraduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing (or equivalent).
• Desirable postgraduate study in management/leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality psychiatric nursing care using a recovery-oriented approach.
• Deliver clinical leadership, including mentoring junior staff and modelling best practice.
• Collaborate with consumers, families/carers and the multidisciplinary team.
• Assist consumers in developing functional and independent living skills.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic, home-like environment.
• Contribute to service development, quality activities and continuous improvement.

Skills

Psychiatric nursing

Clinical leadership

Recovery-oriented care

Communication

Collaborative practice

Education

NMBA registration via AHPRA

Postgraduate Mental Health Nursing qualification

Management/leadership study (desirable)

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Associate Nurse Manager - Community Care Unit - Doveton

Job Requisition ID: 9353

Location: Dandenong, VIC, AU, 3175

Employment Type: Full Time

Posting Date: 30 Oct 2026

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

As an Associate Nurse Manager at Doveton CCU, you will:

• Provide high-quality psychiatric nursing care using a recovery-oriented, evidence-based approach.
• Deliver clinical leadership, including supporting junior staff, modelling best practice, and contributing to clinical decision-making.
• Work collaboratively with consumers, families/carers, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Assist consumers in developing functional, daily-living and independent-living skills.
• Contribute to maintaining a safe, therapeutic, home-like residential environment.
• Participate in service development, quality activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working a seven-day rotating roster across all shifts, based at Doveton Community Care Unit.

About DCCU

Doveton CCU provides community-based residential psychosocial rehabilitation for adults aged 18–64 living with serious mental illness and associated psychosocial challenges. Our supportive, home-like environment enables consumers to continue their recovery journey while developing the skills and confidence needed for independent living and a successful transition back into the community.

About You

We are looking for a clinician who brings:

• Strong psychiatric nursing knowledge and skills.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership capability, including mentorship and role-modelling.
• A commitment to recovery-oriented, person-centred care.
• Highly effective communication and collaborative practice skills.
• A passion for supporting consumers to achieve sustainable and meaningful recovery outcomes.

You are an innovative thinker, always looking for ways to improve service delivery. You are a natural leader and role model for your team, while supporting your Nurse Manager.

What You Need

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) via AHPRA.
• A Postgraduate Diploma or Masters in Mental Health Nursing (or completion of a specialist undergraduate psychiatric nursing program leading to registration as a Bachelor of Mental Health Nursing).
• Postgraduate study in management or leadership (desirable).

In Return

• Salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay.
• A supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team.
• Professional development, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference in consumers' recovery journeys.

For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out toAmy-Kate Sherman, Nurse Unit Manager, on 0417 165 423.

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.