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Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 3

Exciting chance for development and growth

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professionaleducationand research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged,diverseand collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About theMental Health Division

The Mental Health Division provides care and services through a comprehensive range of teams to meet the needs of mental health consumers and carers throughout Victoria. Services arelocatedacross Austin Health and in the community.

All mental health services work within a clinical framework that promotes recovery-oriented practice and supported decision making. This approach to client wellbeing builds on the strengths of the individual working in partnership with their treating team. It encompasses the principles of self-determination and individualised treatment and care.

This role will be working in the Acute Psychiatric Unit.

About the role

An opportunity currently exists for a contemporary and experienced Mental Health Nurse to join the Mental Health Nursing Education and Training Team as a Clinical Support Nurse.

In your role, as a Clinical Support Nurse, you will be pivotal in advancing mental health nursing care through evidenced based and contemporary nursing education and training.





A regular day will see you:

Work in partnership with mental health nursing education & training team members, Clinical Nurse Consultant, and Nurse Unit Manager of APU to support best clinical practice of early career nurses through development and delivery of an education program that are designed to increase mental health nursing knowledge, skill capacity, and improved patient outcomes.

Provide professional supervision to support and ensure the effective delivery of quality clinical services.

Coordinate and provide nursing education and training activities, including promoting mandatory training and other training packages.

About you

To be successful in this roleyou’llbring with you:

Post Graduate Qualification in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent

Registered Nurse, Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA)

Mental health clinical experience in a range of clinical settings, particularly acute inpatient services

Highly developed communication and teaching skills to effectively support a wide range of nursing experience and skill level.

Working at Austin Health means enjoyinga strong senseof purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.



Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.

A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships andspecial offerson health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.

Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.

Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people withdisability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and ifrequired, a WorkingWithChildren Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Bianca Blatchford, Acting Manager of Nursing Education Mental Health at ***************@austin.org.au

Application closing date: Sunday 2nd August 2026

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📌 Clinical Support Nurse (Melbourne)
🏢 Austin Health
📍 Melbourne