Mental Health Nurse
Job No.: 692447
Location: Clayton Campus
Employment Type: Part‐time, fraction (0.6)
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration
The Opportunity
The Mental Health Nurse (Clinician) plays a vital role within Monash University's multidisciplinary health and wellbeing team, delivering expert mental health triage and acute clinical support within an accredited medical practice environment.
This position provides timely, evidence‐based interventions and contributes to the delivery of mental health programmes and psychological literacy initiatives that support the safety, wellbeing and success of students and staff across the University community.
This position will be responsible for delivering expert mental health assessment, triage and short‐term clinical interventions for students and staff presenting with acute and complex mental health concerns.
The role will exercise advanced clinical judgement to assess and manage medical and organisational risk, provide referrals and case coordination with internal and external stakeholders, and support high‐risk individuals through person‐centred, trauma‐informed care.
The position will contribute to mental health literacy initiatives, including facilitation of Mental Health First Aid and safeTALK programmes, while also providing secondary consultation to clinicians and advice to the wider University community.
In addition, the role will maintain accurate clinical documentation, contribute to compliance and quality assurance processes, and support collaborative service delivery across CAPS and University Health Services.
Qualifications
Extensive experience in acute mental health assessment and management within a clinical, tertiary or emergency triage setting, supported by postgraduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing and current AHPRA registration with ACMHN credentials.
Exceptional interpersonal, counselling and risk management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with individuals in crisis using evidence‐based, trauma‐informed approaches.
Strong communication and stakeholder relationship management capabilities are essential, with the ability to work independently while contributing positively within a multidisciplinary team.
Experience in delivering mental health education and high‐level competence in clinical systems, case management and reporting will also be highly regarded.
Working Arrangements
This role will be required to work on site across three days per week.
Equal Opportunity
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr‐recruitment@monash.edu with the subject 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre‐employment and background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Contact
Enquiries: Andrew Marks, Director, Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS), 0417221390 or andrew.marks@monash.edu.
Applications Close: Thursday11June2026, 11:55pmAEST
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