Job Requisition ID: 5096
Legal Entity: Monash Health
Location:
Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
Employment Type: Full Time
Posting Date: 3 Sept 2025
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This role is for a Registered Nurse (with Post Graduate qualification in Mental Health) Grade 2, Year 2- Year 8 in a permanent capacity with various EFT options.
The PIIU provides mental health interventions to mothers and their infants who present with acute and severe mental health conditions, associated high risk factors and may have subsequent challenges with the dyadic relationship. Women in the antenatal period can also be referred.
About the Role
The Grade 2 Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) position is a clinical role responsible for clinical outcomes under the direction of the ANM and Nurse Manager.
The Registered Psychiatric Nurse is committed to teamwork, respect and collaborates to provide excellent and accountable high quality, recovery orientated nursing practice and service delivery for all patients, their infants and their families/carers.
The Registered Nurse supports, supervise, mentor and coach the mental health ENs, in delivering support and holistic nursing care to patients and families during crisis and transition periods of their mental illness, considering the persons, physical, psychological, social, spiritual and cultural needs.
About You
* You are committed to teamwork, respect and collaboration
* Your provision of nursing care is evidence based, of a high standard and with a focus on recovery orientated nursing practice and service delivery for all Mother, their infants and their families/carers.
* You are motivated to support, supervise, mentor and coach the nursing workforce within the PIIU and role model nursing excellence
* You promote a culture of optimism, innovation, encouragement, learning and creativity and take direction and guidance from senior nurses within the PIIU team
What You Need
* Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
* Registered Nurse who has obtained a sole qualification in Mental Health Nursing (has completed a specialist undergraduate psychiatric nursing program or Bachelor of Mental Health Nursing)
OR
* Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Nursing qualification and had an academic post graduate qualification in mental nursing qualification (minimum Certificate level)
OR
* Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Nursing who is working towards obtaining an academic post graduate mental health nursing qualification and has 12 months fulltime acute Mental Health Nursing experience.
OR
* Registered Nurse who has successfully completed a Mental Health Nursing Graduate Program (minimum program duration - 12 months)
OR
* 12 months fulltime, experience in acute adult psychiatric inpatient units and has the relevant and appropriate competencies and skills within the scope required for a Mental Health Nurse
What We Offer
* access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your clinical skills & knowledge base
* access to salary packaging, onsite staff car parking and the gym
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Matthew Parker on
Position Description can be found here
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the 'Application Guide'
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close: 2nd of October 2025