Registered Nurse Mental Health - Justice Health

Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network
Employment Type: TFT/TPT or PPT/PFT
Position Classification: Registered Nurse 2–8
Remuneration: $79,368.82 - $111,427.34 p.a. (pro rata for part time) plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ

Additional Benefits

You’ll also have access to a range of benefits, including:

- Justice Health NSW nursing allowances of up to $8,703.56 per year
- 12-hour shifts that support work-life balance and provide more time away from work
- Additional award allowances where applicable
- Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay
- Fitness Passport for eligible employees and family members
- Specialist education, training and career development
- Opportunities to build expertise in forensic mental health and leadership
- Free onsite parking
- A mandatory and comprehensive two-week, full-time orientation for all new staff at the Forensic Hospital, with all days paid

About the role

As a Registered Nurse at the Forensic Hospital, you will provide assessment, treatment and recovery-focused care for patients with complex mental illness within a secure forensic environment. You will work alongside experienced nursing, medical and allied health clinicians to contribute to comprehensive mental health assessments, multidisciplinary care planning and therapeutic interventions that support patient recovery while maintaining safety.

This role offers meaningful and varied work, with the opportunity to further develop your capability in:

- Therapeutic security
- Trauma-informed care
- Dynamic risk assessment
- De-escalation and management of acute behavioural disturbance
- Collaborative multidisciplinary practice

Role Requirements

This opportunity may suit you if you have:





- Experience in inpatient mental health and/or forensic mental health nursing
- A commitment to delivering high-quality, recovery-focused care
- The ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- Strong clinical judgement and therapeutic communication skills
- An interest in building specialist skills in forensic mental health

This role may also suit Registered Nurses currently working in general inpatient mental health who are looking to transition into forensic mental health.

About the Forensic Hospital

The Forensic Hospital is unlike anywhere else in NSW Health. As the state’s only high-secure forensic mental health hospital, it provides specialised care for people with reliable mental illness whose treatment requires the balance of recovery, therapeutic engagement and dynamic risk management.

Working here is both challenging and rewarding. You’ll join experienced nursing, medical and allied health professionals who are leaders in their field and committed to delivering the highest standard of forensic mental health care. Justice Health NSW is also a teaching and learning organisation where collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement are part of everyday practice.

To learn more:

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Diversity and inclusivity

Justice Health NSW is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applications are encouraged from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, veterans, refugees and people with disability.

This is also a Targeted Aboriginal Position. Preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal descent. Exemption is claimed under Section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977

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📌 Registered Nurse Mental Health - Justice Health (City of Randwick)
🏢 Justice Health Nsw
📍 City of Randwick