Mental Health Nurse

Limelight People; Sydney; On-site; AUD 91,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation provided

Job summary

Limelight People is seeking experienced Mental Health Nurses for 3-month contracts in Regional Victoria, focusing on acute community mental health, triage and crisis response.

You will join an established multidisciplinary team, conducting telephone triage, risk assessments and crisis intervention, with care planning and coordination for complex cases.

Accommodation is provided; roles are 3 hours from Melbourne, paying $80 per hour plus super and salary sacrifice.

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Postgraduate mental health qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years’ post-graduate experience in Community Mental Health.
• Experience in mental health triage, CATT or crisis response.
• Experience managing complex mental health presentations in community settings.
• Ability to conduct telephone triage and risk assessments.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed and recovery-oriented care.
• Strong communication, documentation and computer skills.
• Current driver’s licence.
• Flexibility to work a rotating roster including night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide telephone triage and comprehensive mental health assessments.
• Conduct risk assessments and crisis intervention.
• Develop treatment plans and coordinate care across teams.
• Contribute to recovery-oriented, person-centred care in acute settings.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Telephone triage

CATT / Triage

Trauma-informed care

Recovery-oriented practice

Communication

Documentation

Driver's license

Roster flexibility

Education

Postgraduate mental health qualifications

Specialist psychiatric nursing qualifications

Job description

Regional Victoria | 3-month contracts | Accommodation provided

• 3-month regional contract opportunities, with potential extension
• Work across acute community mental health, triage and crisis response
• 3 hours from Melbourne
• Excellent rates of pay and accommodation provided
• $80 per hr plus super plus salary sacrifice

Mental Health Clinicians – CATT / Triage

Regional Victoria | 3-month contracts | Accommodation provided

• 3-month regional contract opportunities, with potential extension
• Work across acute community mental health, triage and crisis response
• 3 hours from Melbourne
• Excellent rates of pay and accommodation provided
• $80 per hr plus super plus salary sacrifice

Limelight People are seeking experienced Mental Health Nurses for 3-month contract opportunities within acute community mental health services in Regional Victoria.

These roles are ideal for clinicians with strong experience in mental health triage, acute crisis assessment and community-based mental health response.

You will join an established multidisciplinary team, supporting consumers experiencing complex and acute mental health presentations.
The roles involve a varied caseload across triage, acute crisis response and broader community mental health services. You will undertake telephone triage, comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, crisis intervention, treatment planning and care coordination.
You will bring a person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented approach, with the ability to work confidently in a fast-paced acute setting.

Essential Criteria

• Current unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse,
• Relevant postgraduate mental health qualifications, specialist psychiatric nursing qualifications and/or equivalent experience
• Minimum five years’ post-graduate experience within Community Mental Health Services
• Demonstrated experience in mental health triage, CATT, acute crisis assessment or community crisis response
• Experience managing complex mental health presentations in community settings
• Confidence completing telephone triage, comprehensive assessments, risk assessments, crisis intervention and treatment plans
• Sound knowledge of trauma-informed care, recovery-oriented practice and person-centred care
• Strong communication, documentation and computer skills
• Current driver’s licence
• Flexibility to work a rotating roster, including night duty and 8- or 10-hour shifts

Previous experience in acute community mental health, triage or crisis services will be highly regarded.

Regional Victoria | 3-month contracts | Accommodation provided

• 3-month regional contract opportunities, with potential extension
• Work across acute community mental health, triage and crisis response
• 3 hours from Melbourne
• Excellent rates of pay and accommodation provided
• $80 per hr plus super plus salary sacrifice

Mental Health Clinicians – CATT / Triage

Regional Victoria | 3-month contracts | Accommodation provided

• 3-month regional contract opportunities, with potential extension
• Work across acute community mental health, triage and crisis response
• 3 hours from Melbourne
• Excellent rates of pay and accommodation provided
• $80 per hr plus super plus salary sacrifice

Limelight People are seeking experienced Mental Health Nurses for 3-month contract opportunities within acute community mental health services in Regional Victoria.

These roles are ideal for clinicians with strong experience in mental health triage, acute crisis assessment and community-based mental health response.

You will join an established multidisciplinary team, supporting consumers experiencing complex and acute mental health presentations.
The roles involve a varied caseload across triage, acute crisis response and broader community mental health services. You will undertake telephone triage, comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, crisis intervention, treatment planning and care coordination.
You will bring a person-centred, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented approach, with the ability to work confidently in a fast-paced acute setting.

Essential Criteria

• Current unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse,
• Relevant postgraduate mental health qualifications, specialist psychiatric nursing qualifications and/or equivalent experience
• Minimum five years’ post-graduate experience within Community Mental Health Services
• Demonstrated experience in mental health triage, CATT, acute crisis assessment or community crisis response
• Experience managing complex mental health presentations in community settings
• Confidence completing telephone triage, comprehensive assessments, risk assessments, crisis intervention and treatment plans
• Sound knowledge of trauma-informed care, recovery-oriented practice and person-centred care
• Strong communication, documentation and computer skills
• Current driver’s licence
• Flexibility to work a rotating roster, including night duty and 8- or 10-hour shifts

Previous experience in acute community mental health, triage or crisis services will be highly regarded.