Mental Health Nurse - Transition

Alfred Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Salary packaging & novated leasing

Staff benefits: leave

Job summary

Alfred Health’s Alfred Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service seeks a qualified nurse to join the general sector team. The role provides clinical assessment, intervention, case-management and single session/brief therapy for children and young people aged 12–26 and their families, with opportunities for discipline-specific consultation.

You must hold approved tertiary qualifications and NMBA registration via AHPRA; a Developmental Psychiatry course or equivalent and

Qualifications

• Approved tertiary qualifications and registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board via AHPRA.
• Developmental Psychiatry Course or equivalent.
• Training and experience in providing child and youth mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assessment, intervention and case-management for children and young people aged 12–26 and their families.
• Deliver single-session/brief therapy and contribute to multidisciplinary clinical services internal and external to ICYAMHWS.
• Provide discipline-specific consultation and assessment as required.

Skills

Child & youth MH experience

Nursing fundamentals

Education

Approved tertiary qualifications & NMBA registration (AHPRA)

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.

• Fixed Term, Full Time (80hrs + ADO)
• Salary Range: $100k - $112k + Superannuation
• Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision
• Great staff benefits – 5 Weeks Annual Leave, Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing!
• Located at The Alfred – Moorabbin

The Department

Alfred Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is friendly to infants, children, young people and their families/carers.

We provide accessible mental health services inclusive of family, friends and support networks.

We are a specialist, multi-disciplinary and intensive care mental health service incorporating the lived and living experience of family peer specialists and youth peer workers.

Our service is divided into two streams: 0-11 and 12-26 years, and includes specialist services in the areas of perinatal care, neurodevelopmental presentations, eating disorders and outreach support.

Alfred Health staff share they are proud of the workplace at ICYAMHWS, including shared values and attitudes, inclusion of diversity, company culture, innovation and impact, and career growth. ICYAMHWS staff feel working at ICYAMHWS is meaningful as they experience a sense of connection in what they do, express feeling valued in the work they undertake, and that they are making a difference. Alfred Health prides itself on taking care of their staff by providing support, supervision, reflective practice, education and professional development, whilst challenging them to grow.

The Role

The position sits within the general sector team, which provides clinical assessment and intervention, case-management and single session/brief therapy with children and young people aged 12-26 years experiencing emotional, behavioral and mental health difficulties and their families. Embedded into the role are responsibilities for the provision of discipline specific consultation and assessment to clients and clinical services internal and external to ICYAMHWS.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Approved tertiary qualifications and membership with the Nursing and Midwifery Board via AHPRA
• Developmental Psychiatry Course or equivalent
• Training and experience in providing child and youth mental health services

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

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For enquiries regarding this position, please contact, please contact Heidi Wolff or Andrew Jong on 8552055.

Applications Close: 11pm AEST, Sunday 15th November 2026.

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.