Mental Health Nurse, Malmsbury YJP

cohealth; Malmsbury; Sur place; AUD 90 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Parental leave benefits

Salary packaging benefits

Novated leasing

Discounted fitness membership

Employee assistance program

Résumé du poste

cohealth delivers integrated primary health, mental health, allied health and dental services to young people at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct. A Mental Health Nurse works with a multidisciplinary team to implement a coordinated service for clients with severe mental illness in a 24/7 healthcare setting, with a rotating day/afternoon/night roster.

The role requires current AHPRA registration, a Bachelor of Nursing with postgraduate Mental Health qualification, and at least two years of

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse registration with AHPRA.
• Bachelor level qualification with a post graduate Mental Health qualification or equivalent.
• Two years mental health nursing experience with recent nursing experience in a mental health facility.

Responsabilités

• Undertake practice in accordance with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency.
• Maintain professional, accurate and contemporaneous client notes, assessments, and care plans.
• Participate in shared decision-making regarding client health care delivery using a multidisciplinary approach.
• Conduct thorough mental health assessments and risk assessments in an outpatient setting.

Connaissances

Mental health nursing

AHPRA registration

Team collaboration

Formation

Bachelor of Nursing

Postgraduate Mental Health qualification

Description du poste

• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role.

About the role

cohealth delivers integrated primary health, mental health, allied health and dental services to young people at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the Mental Health Nurse assists in the implementation of a coordinated responsible service that provides support to the General Practitioners in managing clients with severe and complex mental illness in a 24/7 healthcare environment. This role operates on a rotating roster across day, afternoon and night shifts.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

• Undertake practice in accordance with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency
• Maintain professional, accurate and contemporaneous client file notes, assessments, care plans and all other documentation pertaining to client's management
• Participate in shared decision-making regarding client health care delivery using a multidisciplinary approach
• Conduct thorough mental health assessments and risk assessments in an out patient setting

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here:https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)
• Current Registered Nurse registration with AHPRA
• Registered General Nurse Bachelor level qualification with a post graduate Mental Health qualification or equivalent
• A minimum of at least two years mental health nursing experience with recent nursing experience in a mental health facility
• Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close on 30th August 2026 at 10.00 PM.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Carli Norman via ************@cohealth.org.au.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.