Enrolled Nurse - Mental Health Services

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health in Western Sydney is seeking an Enrolled Nurse to provide direct nursing care under supervision, delivering safe mental health care across Cumberland Hospital or Blacktown Hospital.

You will assess clients, assist with daily living, document care, and work with multidisciplinary teams to support recovery, dignity and independence.

Permanent roles up to 38 hours per week; registration with AHPRA is required.

Responsibilities

• Undertake client assessments, recognise changes in clinical observations, evaluate outcomes and promptly escalat concerns to the Registered Nurse.
• Assist clients with activities of daily living, comfort and emotional support to promote dignity, recovery and independence.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation, contribute to quality improvement and support reliable health care information.
• Collaborate with the nursing and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care, manage competing priorities and achieve shared clinical goals.
• Uphold NSW Health and WSLHD policies, infection prevention standards, professional accountability and culturally respectful practice.

Job description

Grow your nursing skills in supportive multidisciplinary teams

Make a meaningful difference across Western Sydney communities

Build your nursing career while delivering safe, quality mental health care and supporting recovery, dignity and independence.

Employment Type: Permanent Full & Part Time roles available

Position Classification: Enrolled Nurse

Remuneration: $75,011.91 - $81,508.14 per annum / $37.83 - $41.10 per hour

Hours Per Week: up to 38

Location: Cumberland or Blacktown Hospital

Where you'll be working

Join Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) and become part of a dedicated mental health workforce committed to improving health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. With opportunities at Cumberland Hospital in North Parramatta or Blacktown Hospital, you'll contribute to services that value collaboration, cultural diversity, continuous improvement and professional growth.

At Cumberland Hospital, you'll work within NSW's largest and Australia's oldest mental health facility, providing care across a broad range of mental health services. You'll also be part of an evolving service as the Integrated Mental Health Complex at Westmead transforms the delivery of mental health care.

At Blacktown Hospital, you'll join a contemporary teaching hospital serving one of Western Sydney's fastest-growing and most culturally diverse communities, with a strong focus on teamwork, learning and staff wellbeing.

Contribute to a major mental health service delivering care from primary to tertiary levels.

Work alongside experienced Registered Nurses and multidisciplinary professionals in a respectful, supportive environment.

Be part of service innovation and transformation, with opportunities to strengthen your clinical capability.

• Enjoy a workplace that values staff wellbeing, with landscaped outdoor spaces at Blacktown Hospital.
• Benefit from convenient access to public transport, shopping and parking options near Blacktown Hospital.

What you'll be doing

As an Enrolled Nurse, you'll provide direct nursing care under the supervision and direction of a Registered Nurse, helping clients achieve the best possible health outcomes. You'll use your clinical skills, communication and sound judgement to deliver safe, responsive and individualised care within your scope of practice.

• Undertake client assessments, recognise changes in clinical observations, evaluate outcomes and promptly escalat concerns to the Registered Nurse.
• Assist clients with activities of daily living, comfort and emotional support to promote dignity, recovery and independence.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation, contribute to quality improvement and support reliable health care information.
• Collaborate with the nursing and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care, manage competing priorities and achieve shared clinical goals.
• Uphold NSW Health and WSLHD policies, infection prevention standards, professional accountability and culturally respectful practice.

Ready to make a difference?

Bring your compassion, clinical skills and commitment to person-centred care to a team where your work matters. Join NSW Health and grow your career while helping create better health outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

Registration: Current Endorsed Enrolled Nurse Division 2 Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Selection Criteria:

• Relevant and recent clinical experience deemed appropriate by WSLHD
• Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise work.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills both written and verbal
• Effective interpersonal skills showing initiative and leadership.
• Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to continuing professional development and demonstrated ability to utilise information technology within a variety of applications and willingness to undertake training.

Applications Close:5th November 2026

Need more information?

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .

Blacktown hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a managed waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Blacktown Hospital. This does not apply to staff with a disability parking permit.

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.