Registered Psychiatric Nurse (Pool)

Bayside Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Onsite car & bike parking

Fitness Passport membership

ProSport pre-tax memberships

KU Children’s Services childcare

Job summary

Bayside Health is seeking motivated psychiatric registered nurses to join the Alfred Psychiatry Nursing Workforce. You will provide direct patient care in acute and community settings, participate in assessments and care planning, and support patients and families across Bayside Health sites.

Flexibility for shifts across Alfred Hospital, Caulfield Hospital and Sandringham Hospital is highly valued, with opportunities for permanent part-time or full-time roles and professional development.

Qualifications

• Unrestricted registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
• Significant experience in mental health settings
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Strong communication with patients, families and staff
• Commitment to patient-centered care and safety

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in acute psychiatric and community settings
• Contribute to care planning, risk and mental-state assessments
• Collaborate with clinicians to support recovery and safety
• Participate in shift coverage across Bayside Health sites as required
• Engage with patients, families and carers to support treatment goals

Skills

RN registration

Psychiatric nursing

Teamwork

Patient-centered care

Communication skills

Job description

Bayside Health

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.

• Permanent Positions Available
• Part-Time and Full-Time hours
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 2 Classifications (NP11-NP70)
• Alfred Hospital, Caulfield Hospital and Sandringham Hospital

Bayside Health

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.

• Permanent Positions Available
• Part-Time and Full-Time hours
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 2 Classifications (NP11-NP70)
• Excellent professional development opportunities
• Alfred Hospital, Caulfield Hospital and Sandringham Hospital
• Amazing staff benefits

The Department

Alfred Psychiatry is a recognised industry leader in acute and community psychiatric care. The Nursing Workforce Department comprises The Workforce Unit and Staffing Allocations. We provide supplementary staff to Alfred, Caulfield and Sandringham sites when required due to increased service demand or shortfall in staffing requirements. The service provides advanced and just-in-time bookings (short-notice shift replacement). The team recruits and hires both casual and permanent staff for Bank and Pool for the purpose of advanced and short-notice bookings, short-term contracts and permanent placement of Bank and Pool staff. We develop strategies to maximise retention of the Bank and Pool Staff. We develop and monitor the orientation and ongoing educational programs of the Bank and Pool staff. We work in close collaboration with numerous departments and the staff that are provided by this service, includes General, Theatre Nurses, Psychiatric and Enrolled nurses, Clerical staff and Patient Attendants. The staff can be provided via various contractual arrangements including permanent part-time (Pool) and casual (Bank).

The Position Summary

We are seeking motivated psychiatric registered nurses who are looking for the opportunity to work across various of our bed-based services, including our acute psychiatric unit based at the Alfred site. Flexibility and availability for shifts across the different settings will be highly valued.

Nurses will be employed within the Nurse Pool of The Alfred, and will work either in the Acute In-Patient Psychiatric Unit (based at The Alfred Hospital) and the Residential Rehabilitation (Community Care Unit located in St Kilda) or may from time to time provide psychiatric nurse specialising to patients admitted to the medical/surgical wards of The Alfred. This is a direct patient care role involving risk assessment, mental state assessment, and care planning, as well as consultation, liaison and negotiation with patients, carers, family members, and other professionals. The single most important goal of Alfred Psychiatry is to create an environment that facilitates clinical recovery, supports individual recovery efforts and strives to minimise service system barriers to the recovery process.

You may be required to work at all Bayside Health (Alfred) Sites (Alfred Hospital, Caulfield Hospital and Sandringham Hospital)

Skills/Qualifications Required

• Unrestricted registration as a Nurse through the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
• A psychiatric nurse who has previously demonstrated extensive experience in mental health
• Motivated and enjoys the challenge of working in a team environment
• A strong understanding and background in Patient-Centred care
• Able to maintain a high level of communication with patients, staff and visitors

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!! *subject to availability
• Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership
• Enjoy excellent onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred via ProSport(pre-tax memberships)
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

If you are interested in the opportunity to join one of Australia's leading health care providers, view a copy of the attached position description and then apply online.

For further enquiries, please contact Shiera Baladad at [e-mail]

Applications close at 11:00pm AEDT Sunday, 22 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.