Experienced Psychiatric Registered and Enrolled Nurses

Avive Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Salary packaging options

Job summary

Avive Health is expanding its private mental health services in Melbourne, seeking experienced Psychiatric Registered and Enrolled Nurses for Alphington. Roles are available on a full-time, part-time or casual basis within a modern, clinician-led service that supports inpatient and day programs.

Opportunities include flexible employment arrangements, strong clinical leadership, structured orientation, and career development in a new private mental health facility designed around high-quality

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse.
• Experience in mental health nursing or a strong interest in developing in this area.
• Understanding of mental health conditions and therapeutic approaches.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work across a rotating roster.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, evidence-based nursing care to patients.
• Conduct assessments, monitor progress and elevate clinical concerns.
• Administer medications in line with policies and legislative requirements.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Support patients through admission, treatment and discharge processes.
• Contribute to care planning and therapeutic interventions.
• Facilitate or assist with group programs where required.
• Work closely with nursing, medical and allied health teams.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and handovers.
• Contribute to a collaborative and professional team environment.
• Adhere to policies, procedures and clinical standards.
• Participate in incident reporting and risk management processes.
• Support quality improvement and accreditation activities.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Mental health nursing

Communication

Teamwork

Rotating roster

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Experienced Psychiatric Registered and Enrolled Nurses

Experience Mental Health Registered and Enrolled Nurses

Exciting opportunity to join Melbourne's newest private Mental Health facility: Avive Clinic Melbourne. Flexible employment arrangements available: Full-time, part-time and casual.

Avive Health is a private mental health provider established in 2021, delivering integrated inpatient and day programs. Our services focus on continuity of care, supporting patients through assessment, treatment and recovery within a structured clinical environment.

These roles offer experienced Mental Health Registered and Enrolled Nurses an exciting opportunity to play a key part in our newest Avive facility. Shifts are available across a 7-day roster, including morning, afternoon and night duty.

Avive already operates a 60-bed private mental health hospital in Mount Eliza – less than 60 minutes from Melbourne's CBD – and has expanded its presence across Victoria with the development of our second Victorian private hospital in Melbourne (Alphington). Together, these services reflect a clear and sustained investment in mental health care across the state and a growing network of care supporting patients across metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula and surrounding regions.

We are seeking experienced and compassionate Registered and Enrolled Nurses to join our dynamic Mental Health team at our new Alphington site. This is an exciting opportunity for skilled nurses who are wanting more than a standard clinical role. This is an opportunity to shape service delivery, influence culture, support a multidisciplinary team, and play a meaningful role in a brand new, modern mental health service designed around high-quality, clinician-led care across inpatient and day patient programs.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care

Deliver safe, evidence-based nursing care to patients

Conduct assessments, monitor progress and elevate clinical concerns

Administer medications in line with policies and legislative requirements

Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation

Support patients through admission, treatment and discharge processes

Contribute to care planning and therapeutic interventions

Facilitate or assist with group programs where required

Work closely with nursing, medical and allied health teams

Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and handovers

Contribute to a collaborative and professional team environment

Quality & Compliance

Adhere to policies, procedures and clinical standards

Participate in incident reporting and risk management processes

Support quality improvement and accreditation activities

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse

Experience in mental health nursing or a strong interest in developing in this area

Understanding of mental health conditions and therapeutic approaches

Strong communication and teamwork skills

Ability to work across a rotating roster

Mandatory Requirements

Relevant nursing qualification and current registration

Current Police Check (within 12 months) or willingness to obtain

Evidence of required immunisations

Why Join Us?

Full-time, part-time and casual opportunities available

Supportive clinical leadership and team environment

Structured orientation and onboarding

Opportunity to develop skills in mental health nursing

Employee wellbeing initiatives and salary packaging options