Comprehensive learning and growth opportunitiesFlexibility for balancing work and life commitmentsStunning region, offering great lifestyle, affordable housing, and shorter commute times, giving you more time for fun, family and friends.
About The Role
Closing Date: 09/08/2026
Comprehensive learning and growth opportunitiesFlexibility for balancing work and life commitmentsStunning region, offering great lifestyle, affordable housing, and shorter commute times, giving you more time for fun, family and friends.
Make a Difference in Mental Health Nursing
An exceptional opportunity exists for a Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 2 to join the Kerferd Unit and contribute to the delivery of outstanding mental health care.
In this rewarding role, you will provide specialist psychiatric nursing care, including mental and physical health assessment, monitoring treatment outcomes, therapeutic engagement and recovery-focused interventions.
Working in partnership with consumers, families, carers and the multidisciplinary team, you will help create positive experiences and meaningful recovery outcomes for those accessing our service.
The successful candidate will hold current AHPRA registration and relevant mental health nursing qualifications.
Most importantly, you will demonstrate a robust understanding of trauma-informed, strengths-based and recovery-oriented practice, together with the communication skills and clinical judgement required to support individuals experiencing complex mental health challenges.
Employment Type: This is a fixed term part time position (maternity leave cover)
Further details
About Mental Health Services At Albury Wodonga Health (AWH)
Albury Wodonga Health (AWH) is established in the twin cities of Albury and Wodonga, between Sydney and Melbourne.
Our dedicated team of nearly 3,000 staff supports a population of 250,000 people throughout North-East Victoria and Southern NSW.
Our extensive network encompasses two primary hospital campuses,



and an additional 22 sites, delivering a diverse range of emergency, community, mental health, allied health and sub-acute services.
AWH is an Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, providing mental health treatment, care and support, including delivering Alcohol and Other Drugs services.
We deliver 10 specialised community-based programs, along with three acute care services and three facilities dedicated to recovery and rehabilitation.
We also provide services supporting families coping with parental mental illness and facilitating connections to carer consultants.
Our Mental Health and Wellbeing teams comprise mental health clinicians with a background in nursing, occupational therapy, social work and psychology, all of whom have experience in helping people through a range of therapies.
The diversity of our service provides a range of experiences for our team and will assist you in expanding and embedding your clinical practice skills.
What awaits you at AWH?
We are committed to our Employee Value Proposition and will deliver on our key pillars of Growth, Balance, Contribution and Lifestyle.
We provide comprehensive induction and training to set you up for success, offer exceptional Rewards and Benefits and continuously nurture your professional growth by providing opportunities for development.
Are you ready to become part of our team?
Join our Talent Community
Salary and terms will be in accordance with the relevant state EBA or Award.
AWH prioritises Equal Employment Opportunity, Ethical Practice, and embraces Cultural Diversity and Social Inclusion.
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Please note that appointments are contingent on satisfactory pre-employment checks including Criminal Record check and working with Children checks.
Important Notice: All healthcare workers must be fully vaccinated or hold an approved medical contraindication certificate.
Successful candidates will need to provide documentation of their COVID-19 and flu vaccination status .
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📌 Registered Nurse, Acute Mental Health - Kerferd (Wangaratta)
🏢 Albury Wodonga Health
📍 Wangaratta