Mental Health Registered Nurses | NT Health Darwin | 12-Month or Ongoing

Relocation assistance, accommodation support and NT Health incentives available HealthOne Consulting is seeking experienced Mental Health Registered Nurses for current vacancies with NT Health in Darwin.

These opportunities are available within hospital-based inpatient mental health services. Start dates are negotiable, with a choice of 12-month fixed-term contracts or ongoing employment.

This is an excellent opportunity to relocate to the Northern Territory, broaden your clinical experience within a major public health service and secure direct employment with NT Health.

New Zealand-based nurses and other candidates with valid Australian working rights are encouraged to apply. Applicants must already hold AHPRA registration and must not require employer sponsorship.

What’s on Offer

- Salary of $80,665–$107,800 per annum
- Direct employment with NT Health
- Choice of a 12-month contract or ongoing position
- Negotiable commencement date
- Relocation assistance of up to $6,000 for eligible interstate candidates
- Relocation assistance of up to $10,000 for eligible New Zealand candidates
- Salary packaging benefits of approximately $17,000 per annum
- Seven weeks’ annual leave each year
- Professional development opportunities and allowances
- Support from a dedicated HealthOne recruitment consultant

Accommodation Support

- Ongoing positions or contracts longer than 12 months – 12 weeks’ free accommodation

Additional Allowances

Eligible employees may also receive:
- $1,000 attraction allowance after three months of service
- $1,500 retention allowance after 12 months of service
- A further $1,500 retention allowance after 24 months of service

All incentives, allowances, relocation assistance and accommodation support are subject to eligibility criteria and NT Health conditions.





About the Role

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver contemporary, culturally sensitive nursing care to patients accessing Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs services.

Your responsibilities will include

- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care
- Providing safe, responsive and patient-centred mental health care
- Coordinating patient care with the multidisciplinary team
- Maintaining a culturally and psychosocially safe environment
- Communicating effectively with patients, families, carers and colleagues
- Contributing to continuous quality improvement
- Participating in shift work and responding to changing clinical needs

Essential Requirements

Applicants must have:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
- At least 12 months’ relevant clinical experience
- Recent hospital-based inpatient mental health nursing experience
- Valid Australian working rights
- The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- An understanding of culturally safe healthcare practice
- A commitment to ongoing career development in mental health nursing
- Availability to undertake shift work

Relevant postgraduate mental health nursing qualifications—or evidence that you are working towards them—will be highly regarded. Successful applicants must also hold or obtain a Working with Children clearance, complete a criminal history check and meet Category A healthcare worker immunisation requirements.

Please note: employer-sponsored visa arrangements are not available for these vacancies.

Apply Now

If you are an AHPRA-registered nurse with hospital-based inpatient mental health experience, we would love to hear from you. Apply now with your current resume and take the next step in your mental health nursing career with NT Health.

📌 Mental Health Registered Nurses – NT Health Darwin
🏢 HealthOne Consults
📍 Darwin