MHP - Mental Health RN-ADF Health Services Contract

Serco; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 weeks paid training

Flights & accommodation + car hire + 1

Daily living allowance $50/day

Job summary

Serco invites qualified mental health nurses to join its Fly-In Fly-Out health service for Australian Defence Force personnel. You will travel to Defence Health Centre locations across Australia, delivering high-quality, evidence-based health care as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The role focuses on mental health services, including assessment, psychological strategies, and therapy, with extensive training and support provided.

Qualifications

• Current Australian Citizenship to obtain AGSVA baseline security clearance.
• Unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Minimum two years’ post-RN mental health experience in a primary or specialist setting.
• Experience with Focused Psychological Strategies and Psychological Therapy per Medicare Schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality healthcare within a multi-disciplinary team to Australian Defence Force personnel.
• Work across Defence Health Centre locations as part of FIFO deployments.
• Contribute to mental health care delivery in Defence settings and build clinical knowledge.

Skills

Mental health clinical experience

Assessment skills

Focussed Psychological Strategies

Psychological Therapy (Medicare)

Education

Unrestricted AHPRA RN registration

ACMHN credentialed OR Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing OR UK mental health training

Australian citizenship for AGSVA clearance

Job description

• Your Career, Your Adventure — Build Your Contract Career Adventure with Serco!
• An exciting career that offers both flexibility and adventure while you travel!
• Multiple positions available, applications accepted from anywhere in Australia!

• Enjoy 2 weeks minimum training in your first contract!
• Your Career, Your Adventure — Build Your Contract Career Adventure with Serco!
• An exciting career that offers both flexibility and adventure while you travel!
• Multiple positions available, applications accepted from anywhere in Australia!

About Us

ADF Health Services provides integrated healthcare services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel across Australia. As part of this contract, Serco, in partnership with Bupa, provide defence-ready clinical and support staff across 50+ on-base locations nationally, ensuring that ADF personnel have access to quality on-site medical care. To learn more please visit https://careers.serco.com/gb/en/apac

Build Your Contract Career Adventure with Serco!

Turn your clinical skills into a flexible, rewarding adventure. As a Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) Locum health professional, you’ll travel to any of 55 Defence Health Centre locations across Australia to deliver vital healthcare services to ADF personnel. Serco gives you the chance to grow your career and ADF knowledge while exploring the country.

Choose Your Schedule:

Enjoy true flexibility with contract options from 1 week to 3 months – ideal for balancing lifestyle, career goals, and travel.

Start-Up with Success:

Kick off your journey with a 2+ week paid training to set you up for success. We take care of all the essentials — flights, accommodation, car hire, plus a daily living allowance while you train and for all your subsequent contracts. Rest assured, you’ll be fully equipped to thrive in the ADF clinical setting.

Level-Up Your Experience:

From Army to Navy to Air Force — you’ll gain exposure to the full spectrum of military healthcare, building deep knowledge, specialised skills, and unique insight into defence medicine. It’s a powerful way to advance your career while exploring some of the most fascinating parts of the country.

Why Choose Serco Locum Careers?

• National FIFO roles across Australia – choose adventure for your career!
• Flexibility to match your lifestyle
• Grow your clinical skills in a truly unique setting
• Travel, explore, and earn – with full support along the way
• Work that matters: support those who serve
• Daily allowance, $50p/day for food and expenses
• Paid travel including flights, accommodation, and care hire for your convenience!

About the Role

You will be an integral member of an experienced multi-disciplinary health care team providing a range of high-quality evidence-based health services to patients.

About You

You are a dedicated nurse who is committed to providing the highest quality healthcare and is particularly passionate about general health. With an ability to put patients at ease, your warmth and care is one of your greatest attributes and you understand the importance of this in making a difference to those in need of health services. You are a respectful and professional person who demonstrates exceptional moral values in everything you do. You are passionate about providing health services and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support delivery of the highest standard of care to patients.

To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Have

• The highest levels of personal integrity and ethical behaviour.
• The ability to complete 2 weeks full time minimum for training in first contract.
• Commitment to consistently complete a minimum of 2-week full time contracts in a 3-month period (either x2 one week block or x1 two-week blocks)
• A current Australian Citizenship in order to obtain an AGSVA baseline security clearance as a requirement of the role.
• Unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• One of the following:
  • ACMHN credentialed
  • Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
  • Mental Health trained nurse / UK trained undergraduate Mental Health Nurse
• Minimum two years’ Post RN general registration experience within last five years in mental health within a Primary Healthcare Setting or Specialist Mental Health Setting
• Comprehensive assessment skills and experience in ‘Focussed Psychological Strategies’ and ‘Psychological Therapy’ as per Medicare Schedule

Ready to turn your next contract into a career adventure?

and start building your career – and adventure – with Serco.

For a confidential chat, please contact Manisha Kumar via [e-mail]

Serco and Proud

Serco’s values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people matter and make a difference every day.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans and people with disability. By joining Serco you will have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.