Make a Difference Where It Matters Most
Join Serco’s dedicated health team at Clarence Correctional Centre, Australia’s largest and most advanced correctional facility as a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner! This is a rewarding opportunity to provide primary health care in a safe, collaborative environment — where you can truly make a difference.
We’re offering relocation assistance, meals provided on-site, and a competitive salary with great benefits.
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About The Role
As a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Clarence Correctional Centre, you will play a pivotal role in delivering specialised, evidence-based mental health care within our Primary Health team. This position offers a unique opportunity to combine clinical expertise, autonomous practice, and leadership to positively impact a complex and often vulnerable population.
What You’ll Be Doing
Provide advanced mental health assessment, diagnosis, and management for people in custody.Prescribe and monitor appropriate treatments, including medications and therapeutic interventions.Deliver person-centred care that is trauma-informed, culturally safe, and responsive to individual needs.Apply expert clinical judgement to manage complex presentations and respond confidently to dynamic with GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, allied health professionals, and custodial staff to ensure coordinated care.
What You’ll Bring
Current Nurse Practitioner credentialing with demonstrated experience in mental health.Strong clinical reasoning, critical thinking, and decision-making skills in high-acuity environments.Leadership and mentorship experience, with the ability to support and develop nursing colleagues.Understanding of the social, psychological, and systemic factors affecting mental health within correctional settings.Commitment to culturally safe, trauma-informed, and respectful practice.
Leadership and Collaboration
You will provide guidance and mentorship to the nursing team, contribute to workforce development, and drive continuous quality improvement initiatives. By fostering a collaborative approach with multidisciplinary colleagues, you will ensure holistic, coordinated, and high-quality mental health care.
This is a highly autonomous role, working 8 shifts per fortnight (9:00am–7:00pm).
What’s In It For You
Competitive salary with flexible salary packaging (including novated leasing)Daily meals and free onsite parkingAccess to Benefits@Serco – wellbeing support, financial perks, career development, and Fitness PassportOpportunities to grow in primary, emergency, and correctional health12 weeks paid parental leave for eligible employees (Share2Care program)Employee referral incentives to reward great talent
Who You Are
You are an endorsed Nurse Practitioner with:
A Master of Nursing Practice and NMBA endorsement for Nurse PractitionerStrong clinical judgement, problem-solving, and leadership capabilitiesAlignment with the NMBA Nurse Practitioner Standards for Practice (2014)The ability to work independently, mentor others, and manage complex mental health care in a secure settingExperience in mental health nursing, acute psychiatric care, or correctional health with a mental health focus (highly regarded)Current Advanced Life Support and First Aid
Important information
Due to the nature of the role, a comprehensive probity assessment, including State and Federal Police Checks, is required.
We celebrate diversity and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQI+ individuals, veterans, and people living with disability. At Serco, you’ll also gain access to employee-led networks that promote inclusion and belonging.
Impact a better future at Serco.
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For Questions Or Help With Your Application, Contact
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