Community Mental Health Clinician | RPN

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne; Clarendon; On-site; AUD 108,000 - 119,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing initiatives

Employee counselling

Fitness Passport

Salary Packaging

Professional development

Job summary

St Vincent's Health Australia Limited seeks a Permanent part-time Registered Psychiatric Nurse for the Clarendon Clinic in East Melbourne. The role is 0.8 FTE and covers mobile mental health outreach within a recovery‑oriented framework.

You will contribute to clinical assessment, treatment, and case management for adults with complex needs, collaborating with carers and a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in clinical mental health or related field.
• Experience in mental health assessment and case management desirable.
• Criminal history check clearance or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assessment, treatment and outreach support to adults with complex mental health needs and their carers.
• Join Mobile Support Mental Health Team delivering recovery‑oriented care.
• Work within the Strengths Model of recovery‑orientated practice.
• Build a therapeutic alliance with consumers and families, involving them in care planning.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Criminal history check

Education

Bachelor Degree in Occupational Therapy or Social Work

Job description

Job Description

Permanent, part time 0.8 FTE Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 3 Clarendon Clinic - East Melbourne location

Classifications for this position will range from Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 3 NP81 - NP74 ($107,546 - $119,438 per annum pro rata)

About the Role

Based at our Clarendon Clinic, which is centrally located and close to multiple public transport routes, this is a great opportunity to increase your skills in community mental health. You will provide a high standard of clinical assessment, treatment and outreach support to clients of the St. Vincent’s integrated adult MHS and their carers, demonstrating excellence in discipline specific and recovery-focused case management skills.

You will join a dynamic Mobile Support Mental Health Team operating under a recovery-oriented model of care, utilising the Strengths Model of Case Management.

Work within the Strengths Model of recovery orientated practice.

Build a therapeutic alliance with the consumer and family/carers and actively engage them in the planning, delivery and evaluation of their care.

Undertake the assessment, provision of treatment and delivery of targeted interventions to consumers with complex mental health related needs and their family/carers in line with SVMH policies and strategic direction.

Work a 7-day rotation roster.

Your Contribution

• Bachelor Degree in Occupational Therapy or Social Work
• A minimum of at least 3 years within the clinical mental health field
• Experience in the provision of assessment, discipline specific intervention and case management services to consumers with a serious mental illness and complex needs and their carers within a recovery framework
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Post-graduate qualifications in relevant area of specialty or in the process of achieving the same are desirable
• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About Mental Health

St. Vincent’s Mental Health (SVMH) includes an adult area mental health service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara.

The Clarendon Mobile Support Team provides ongoing specialist treatment and support to meet the identified needs of clients who suffer with a serious mental illness and associated high level of disability in the City of Yarra.

The multidisciplinary team provides a range of clinical and therapeutic interventions using the recovery-focused Strengths Model of Recovery-Oriented Practice.

Working at St Vincent’s

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service.

SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Health and Safety

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

Equality and Inclusion

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.

Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Reconciliation Action Plan

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

About St Vincent’s Health Australia

St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857.

Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD.

Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do.

From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities.

The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.

Contact

Drew Bishop | Manager, Clarendon MST Ph: 9231 5400

Closing Date

6 December 2026 11:59pm