Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse L2

State Government of Victoria, Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Wellness program

Onsite childcare

Career mentoring

Job summary

Austin Health in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Enrolled Nurse to deliver patient-centred care within a mental health setting, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, focusing on assessment, intervention and evaluation of health status.

The role includes regular case management, maintaining high professional standards, supervising medications, and collaborating with consumers and carers to establish recovery goals and service plans.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in a mental health care setting.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2014 and other relevant legislation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of recovery and collaborative clinical practice.
• Patient-centred approach to evidence-based service delivery.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form.

Responsibilities

• Undertake key working/case management duties with residents and the team
• Ensure a high standard of professional practice with early identification of potential risk and deterioration
• Supervise medication and monitor compliance and side effects
• Develop and implement recovery goals identified in collaboration with the consumer/carer
• Service Plan in collaboration with the consumer and where appropriate, the carer

Education

Enrolled Nurse qualification

Job description

Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 6261

• Located at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, close to public transport

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the role

Core Enrolled Nurse responsibilities in the provision of patient centred nursing care include the recognition of normal and abnormal in assessment, intervention and evaluation of individual health and functional status. The Enrolled Nurse monitors the impact of nursing care and maintains ongoing communication with the Registered Nurse regarding the health and functional status of individuals.

A regular day will see you:

• Undertake key working/case management duties with residents and the team
• Ensure a high standard of professional practice is maintained with the early identification of potential risk, deterioration in mental state related to consumers, and the use of effective interventions
• Supervise medication and monitor compliance and side effects
• Develop and implement recovery goals identified in collaboration with the consumer/carer. Monitor through participation within Clinical Review
• Service Plan in collaboration with the consumer and where appropriate, the carer

About you

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• 2+ years professional experience in a mental health care setting
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2014 and other relevant legislation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of recovery and collaborative clinical practice
• Patient-centred approach to evidence-based service delivery
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:Elly Piper, Manager of CRP PARC at [e-mail]

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

Applications close Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 11.59pm