Extend your career with one of Australia's largest and most comprehensive regional health services
Work in a new facility with ample parking and easy access from Melbourne
Enjoy ongoing training and career development in a supportive work environment
Fantastic permanent part-time opportunity available (56 hours per fortnight)
Extend your career with one of Australia's largest and most comprehensive regional health services
Work in a new facility with ample parking and easy access from Melbourne
Enjoy ongoing training and professional development in a supportive work environment
Fantastic permanent part-time opportunity available (56 hours per fortnight)
About the RoleAre you an experienced Registered Psychiatric Nurse looking to take the next step in your career?
Join the McKellar Mental Health and Wellbeing Unit as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) and play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality, recovery-focused care within an acute mental health environment.
You'll provide clinical leadership, coordinate shifts and support the nursing team to deliver safe and effective care to consumers
Key responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership and coordinate the day-to-day operation of the unit
Provide assessment, treatment and ongoing care to consumers experiencing serious mental illness
Support and supervise nursing staff, including during shift coordination and night duty rotations
Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, consumers, families, carers and external services
Contribute to clinical education, quality improvement, risk management and best-practice mental health care
What we're looking for
Registered Nurse Division 1 with current AHPRA registration
Postgraduate qualification in psychiatric/mental health nursing or specialist undergraduate psychiatric nursing qualification




Minimum 2 years' full-time experience in adult psychiatry as a psychiatric nurse
Experience working in an acute psychiatric setting and solid clinical skills in managing people with major mental illness
Sound knowledge of the Victorian Mental Health and Wellbeing Act **** and contemporary recovery-oriented mental health practice
Excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced multidisciplinary environmen
About Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Services (MHDAS)
MHDAS provides integrated and recovery oriented mental health, drugs and alcohol assessment, treatment and community support to people of all ages within the Barwon region experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health and drug & alcohol issues, and their families.
Our service is internationally recognised for its innovative clinical programs and integrated models of practice that are client centred, accessible and family inclusive.We are fortunate to enjoy terrific internal relationships and have developed excellent partnerships with the local community that provide for seamless integrated care for our clients.
MHDAS is entering a new phase of co-design of our service system with people who access our services and our wider community.This will build on our nationally recognised unique cultural approach to the challenges of recovery oriented service delivery to redesign our service system.




Barwon Heath's Mental Health Drugs & Alcohol Servicesare actively building upon our nationally recognised reputation for innovative clinical programs and integrated models of practice that are consumer centred, accessible and family inclusive.
In response to the Royal Commission, a 16 bed Older Adult Acute Mental Health is nearing completion in North Geelong.
Position Description
Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.
Barwon Health staff benefits
Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction
A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
Extensive professional development opportunities
Attractive salary packaging benefitsLiving expenses capped at $9,010
Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650
Diversity and inclusion
Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve.
We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.
Child safety
We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
For further information on the Victorian Government's Child Safe Standards.
Additional information
If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at ******
All appointments are subject to:
Satisfactory Police Record Check
Immunisation Status Clearance
Working with Children Check (if applicable)
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📌 Associate Nurse Unit Manager | Rpn3 | Mckellar Mental Health & Wellbeing Unit (Victoria)
🏢 Barwon Health
📍 Victoria