Mental Health Clinician

Alfred Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Onsite parking

Fitness facilities

Public transport nearby

Job summary

Bayside Health in Melbourne is seeking a Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 3 for a 12-month, full-time contract at St Kilda Rd Clinic. The role focuses on client-centred, recovery-oriented care within the Inner South mental health services, including AMAH and HOPS collaborations.

You will deliver assertive clinical case management, provide pharmacological knowledge, and support a multidisciplinary team, with opportunities for professional development and supervision.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.
• Postgraduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing, or equivalent.
• Proven community mental health nursing experience with complex needs.
• A current driver’s licence is required.
• Postgraduate qualifications in related health field preferred.
• Post-qualifying clinical experience in community mental health desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide client-centred, recovery-oriented, assertive clinical case management.
• Deliver community treatment to allocated clients with complex needs.
• Contribute pharmacological knowledge and administer medications with monitoring.
• Provide secondary consultation to Inner South services with partners.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team and support supervision.

Skills

AHPRA RN registration

Mental Health Nursing

Community mental health

Pharmacology knowledge

Medication administration

Clinical supervision

Driver's licence

Education

Postgraduate Mental Health Nursing

Postgraduate health field qualification

Job description

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Full-Time (80 hrs+ADO) 12-month appointment
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 3
• Located at St Kilda Rd Clinic
• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision

The Department

Alfred Mental & Addiction Health is responsible for the operation of services which focus on people with a mental illness residing in the Inner southeastern area of Melbourne.

The Adult and Older Adult Service combines AMAH Adult/Older Adult Community Mental Health and Caulfield Aged and Liaison Psychiatry Services to provide comprehensive, person-centred support for adults and older adults. We offer a wide range of therapeutic, addiction, trauma-informed, and family violence services.

In line with the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health recommendations and the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022, we are expanding our services to provide specialized expertise and broad-spectrum care, including pathways for substance use, rehabilitation, recovery, and trauma-focused care.

Our approach focuses on integrated treatment, education, peer support, care planning, and navigation, supporting individuals at every stage of their recovery journey.

Join us in reshaping mental health care with compassionate, specialised support to create meaningful change for our community.

The Homeless Outreach Psychiatric Service (HOPS) provide specialist psychiatric clinical services and intensive support for adult clients aged 25 to 64 years who are experiencing mental illness and homelessness, itinerancy or are at risk of homelessness. A high proportion of HOPS clients have comorbid substance use disorders. As well as providing assertive case management services, the HOPS service delivery model also includes extensive triage, assessment, referral and secondary consultation services to several key homeless agencies within the Inner South catchment area. This extended service aims for better integration of services to prevent illness progression and earlier intervention to reduce the need for hospitalisation.

The role

This role is a 12-month fixed term contract Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 3. The successful application will provide client centred, recovery oriented, assertive clinical case management and community treatment to their allocated client load with multiple and complex needs. For instance, clients may have primary mental health issues, and may also have housing, drug and alcohol, forensic and general health problems. The successful applicant will also provide discipline specific skills across the multidisciplinary team, particularly in relation to pharmacological knowledge, administration of medications and monitoring and reviewing side effects.

As part of the role, the RPN3 will also provide secondary consultation, assessment and advice to other Inner South services working with complex needs clients including our partners Sacred Heart Mission and Launch Southbank.

Requirements

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
• Postgraduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing, or equivalent
• Proven clinical experience working as a nurse in a community mental health setting with clients who are difficult to engage and present with complex needs
• A current driver’s licence is required to undertake this role
• Postgraduate qualifications in related health field, or working towards it, is strongly preferred
• Proven post qualifying experience working as a clinician in a community mental health setting is highly desirable

The benefits

Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia

• Onsite car (subject to availability) and bike parking opportunities nearby at The Alfred, deducted pre-tax!!

Fantastic onsite fitness facilities nearby at The Alfred through ProSporthealth and fitness

• Close to public transport and cafes

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.