Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Northern Health; Portugal; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing programs

Flexible workplace options

Inclusive and culturally safe space

Salary packaging & EAP

Library services for learning

Job summary

Northern Health is seeking a Registered Psychiatric Nurse to join the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. The role is an ongoing, part-time position (40 hours per fortnight) with home/community visits across Melbourne’s northern outer suburbs.

You will be a Key Clinician, have strong mental health assessment skills and documentation, and work collaboratively with a diverse team within our community services.

Qualifications

• Registered Psychiatric Nurse with APHRA.
• Postgraduate diploma in Mental Health Nursing.
• Minimum 5 years in mental health.
• Current driver’s license.
• Experience in community mental health and older adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to older adults in home or aged care facilities.
• Conduct mental health assessments and risk assessments.
• Act as a Key Clinician.
• Be mobile and visit a diverse range of older adults.
• Collaborate with the team and seek support as needed.

Skills

Mental health experience

Assessment skills

Risk assessment

Team collaboration

Older adult care

Education

Postgraduate diploma in Mental health nursing

AP HRA registration

Job description

Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Reference Number:54063: Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Employment Type: On Going Part Time (PT)

Location: Northern Health (All Campuses)

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Mental Health Clinician RPN to join our Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (SOACS-MH) Specialist Older Adult Community Service.

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals Centres and Kilmore District Hospital.

In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About the Role:

This role requires an enthusiastic Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 3 having experience working in community Mental health - including a passion caring for the older person.

• You will have an awareness of the complexities of mental health in older persons.
• Have sound assessment and risk assessment skills.
• You will be working as a Key Clinician.
• You will be mobile, flexible and comfortable visiting a diverse range of Older adults in their home or aged care facilities.
• You will be confident and comfortable working as part of team and seeking support and consult of team members as required.

This role is for an Ongoing, Part Time position, 40 hours per fortnight.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Have current driver’s license and confidant navigating the Northern and in particular the North west areas of Melbourne.
• Experience of least 5 years working in mental health.
• Demonstrated Mental Health assessment / risk assessment skills, as well as excellent documentation skills.
• Flexible and adaptable, and able to safely prioritise community care- having sound time management skills and able to work as a collaborative team member.
• Able to Escalate concerns re safety, quality and risk to appropriate staff if unable to rectify yourself.
• Well-developed engagement skills, being able to work with older people from diverse / disenfranchised backgrounds. As well as Ability to undertake a range of interventions with consumers.
• Have completed a post graduate diploma in Mental health nursing and are a registered Nurse with APHRA.

Applications close Tuesday 1 September 2026

Alternatively, you can contact Lynette Stephens Manager SOACS M: 0418 596 742

Why work at the Northern Health?

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• Access to salary packaging & EAP
• Comprehensive Library services for learning, research, clinical decision-making, leisure and wellbeing (onsite and online)

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.