Nurse Practitioner

Gippsland Health Alliance; Traralgon; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Meals/Entertainment benefit

Professional development

Staff wellbeing centre

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Latrobe Regional Health seeks an experienced Nurse Practitioner – Community Mental Health for a full-time role in the Latrobe Valley. You will provide advanced clinical leadership, including assessment, diagnosis, prescribing, and care coordination for complex cases, while guiding the Clozapine program and establishing an NP-led physical health clinic.

Ideal candidates bring endorsed NP status, Division 1 RN, and postgraduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing and NP practice, with strong

Qualifications

• Endorsed Nurse Practitioner with current AHPRA endorsement and Division 1 RN registration.
• Postgraduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing and Nurse Practitioner practice.
• Extensive senior mental health nursing experience with advanced clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis, prescribing, and care management.
• Strong knowledge of the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 and recovery-oriented practice.
• Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, and drive for quality improvement and service innovation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement across multidisciplinary and community services.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, prescribing, and care coordination for complex mental health needs.
• Lead clinical oversight and governance of the Clozapine Program, monitoring adverse effects and adherence.
• Lead an NP-led physical health clinic integrating Equally Well principles.
• Offer expert clinical leadership, education, and mentoring to staff in multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to quality improvement, governance, research, and policy development.
• Build partnerships with consumers, families, healthcare providers, and community agencies.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner endorsement

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Clinical governance

Education

Postgraduate Mental Health Nursing

Postgraduate Nurse Practitioner qualification

Job description

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Nurse Practitioner – Community Mental Health role in a leading regional hospital?Join Gippsland’s largest mental health service and be part of a team making a real difference every day. With services spanning inpatient care, community mental health, specialist therapeutic programs, and innovative lived experience initiatives, we support people across all stages of life and recovery.

The Latrobe Valley Community Mental Health team are seeking an experienced and innovative Nurse Practitioner to provide advanced clinical leadership on afull-time ongoing basis. This autonomous and collaborative role combines specialist mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, and care coordination with a strong focus on improving the physical health outcomes of people living with mental illness. Working closely with consumers, carers, psychiatry, general practice, and multidisciplinary teams, you will lead the Clozapine and Equally Well programs, drive evidence-based practice, and contribute to service development, education, research, and quality improvement initiatives.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of theNurse Practitioner – LV Community Mental Healthis to:

• Provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, prescribing, and care coordination for consumers with complex mental health needs in accordance with Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice.
• Lead the clinical oversight and governance of the Clozapine Program, including monitoring, management of adverse effects, medication adherence, and coordination with key healthcare providers.
• Establish and lead an NP-led physical health clinic, embedding Equally Well principles through comprehensive physical health monitoring, health promotion, early intervention, and management of cardiometabolic risk factors.
• Provide expert clinical leadership, consultation, education, and mentoring to staff while supporting multidisciplinary care planning and evidence-based practice.
• Lead and contribute to quality improvement, clinical governance, research, service evaluation, and policy development activities to improve consumer outcomes and service delivery.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with consumers, families, healthcare providers, and community agencies to support recovery-oriented, person-centred, and integrated mental health care.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Endorsed Nurse Practitioner with current AHPRA endorsement, Division 1 Registered Nurse registration, and postgraduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing and Nurse Practitioner practice.
• Extensive senior mental health nursing experience with advanced clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, prescribing, and complex case management.
• Strong knowledge of the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022, recovery-oriented practice, clinical governance frameworks, and contemporary mental health service delivery.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to influence practice, mentor staff, lead quality improvement initiatives, and drive service innovation.
• Highly developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with proven success working collaboratively across multidisciplinary and community-based services.
• Passionate about improving both mental and physical health outcomes for consumers through holistic, evidence-based, and person-centred care.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Melissa DeKlepper, Site and Operations Manager - Latrobe Valley Community Mental Health Servicesemail on***************@lrh.com.auor Harry Singh, Director of Nursing (Mental Health) on***********@lrh.com.aufor aconfidential discussion.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

We are Gippsland’s main Provider of acute Mental Health Services, with inpatient care at our Hospital in Traralgon and Community Mental Health Services in Traralgon, Sale, Bairnsdale, Yarram, Orbost, Warragul and Wonthaggi.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: ***************@lrh.com.au

Applications Close: 16th October 2026

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Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.