Senior Mental Health Case Manager CCT | RPN

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 121,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing initiatives

Employee counselling

Professional development

Accrued Day Off

Job summary

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne is seeking a Senior Clinical Nurse to provide advanced clinical assessment, treatment and leadership within the Clarendon Clinic in East Melbourne. The role is full-time and permanent, with a monthly Accrued Day Off, and works within a recovery-oriented Mental Health team.

You will have 5+ years post-qualification nursing experience, AHPRA registration, and a strong background in mental health, supervision, and legislation.

Qualifications

• Current registration with AHPRA.
• Minimum 5 years post-qualification clinical nursing experience.
• Clinical Community Mental Health experience.
• Experience in assessment, intervention and case management in mental health.
• Experience in providing clinical supervision to staff.
• Understanding of the Mental Health Act 2022 and amendments.
• Current Victorian driver's license.
• Willingness to obtain a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History check.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard clinical assessment, treatment and support to clients and carers.
• Lead and supervise staff within a Strengths Model recovery-focused team.
• Conduct one-to-one work and build therapeutic alliances with consumers and families.
• Assess and deliver targeted interventions for consumers with complex mental health needs.
• Deliver recovery-focused case management and coordinate care within the team.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Nursing experience

Mental health experience

Clinical supervision

Mental Health Act knowledge

Victorian driver's license

Criminal history check

Job description

Job Description

• Full time, permanent with a monthly ADO
• Senior Clinical Nursing Position
• Clarendon Clinic - East Melbourne location

About the Role

Centrally located and close to multiple public transport routes. A great opportunity to increase your skills in a senior capacity. You will provide a high standard of clinical assessment, treatment and support to clients of the St. Vincent's integrated adult MHS and their carers, demonstrating excellence in discipline specific and recovery-focused case management skills.

You will join a dynamic community mental health team operating under a recovery-oriented model of care, utilising the Strengths Model of Case Management.

• Work within the Strengths Model of recovery orientated practice providing supervision and leadership to staff
• Work one to one and build a therapeutic alliance with the consumer and family/carers actively engaging them in the planning, delivery and evaluation of their care
• Undertake the assessment, provision of treatment and delivery of targeted interventions to consumers with complex mental health related needs and their family/carers

Classifications for this position will range from RPN Grade 4 NP75 - NP77 ($121,274 - $130,603 per annum pro rata)

Your Contribution

• Current registration with AHPRA
• A minimum of 5 years post qualification clinical experience for Nursing
• Clinical Community Mental Health experience
• Extensive experience in the provision of assessment, discipline specific intervention and case management services for consumers experiencing early psychosis, as well as providing appropriate support for their carers and families within a recovery framework
• Experience in providing clinical supervision to other mental health staff
• A comprehensive understanding and working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2022 (including amendments) and other relevant legislation
• Current Victorian driver's license
• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About the Mental Health Team

St. Vincent's Mental Health (SVMH) includes an adult area mental health service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara.

The Clarendon Clinic Continuing Care Teams provide ongoing specialist treatment and support to meet the identified needs of clients who suffer with a serious mental illness and associated high level of disability in the City of Yarra. The multidisciplinary team provides a range of clinical and therapeutic interventions using the recovery-focused Strengths Model of Recovery-Oriented Practice.

Working at St Vincent's

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

Contact

Ph: 03 9231 5***

Closing Date

6 December 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at ***************@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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