Employment Type : Permanent Full Time (38 hours per week)

Position Classification : Registered Nurse

Remuneration : $81,748 - $114,771 per annum + Superannuation

Location : Canterbury Community Health

Requisition ID : REQ689240

In Sydney Local Health District our vision is Excellence in health and healthcare for all. You will be working in an innovative district that celebrates and invests in the ideas of staff, values people and offers life-long careers. Join the team at one of the leading public health organisations in Australia!

About The Role Sydney Local Health District has a long and proud history of delivering care in the community including prevention, early intervention, assessment, treatment, health maintenance and continuing care services designed to improve and support the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

The Community Mental Health/Core Team model of care states:

The “Community Mental Health Team” (Core Team) is the mainstay of the community mental health system. Core Teams and provide a range of clinical services including intake, assessment, consultation, treatment ,and care coordination. Care coordination is the main component of this model of care and includes extended care coordination, targeted packages of care, and short term care coordination.

Consumers under the care of Core Teams will either have:

- Short term interventions and may be discharged or referred back to their GPs or other treatment providers after a period of weeks or months.
- A period of treatment as recommended by evidence based practices.
- Ongoing care and monitoring for prolonged periods.





The Mental Health Nurse will practice in keeping with the standardised Sydney LHD position description for the profession in addition to this position description. For more information, please view the Position Description

Ideal Candidate

- Current nursing registration with AHPRA.
- Competencies to provide contemporary mental health practice.
- Understanding of and commitment to recovery oriented services and consumer involvement in service provision.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with GPs, Service partners, and external providers.
- Ability to participate in a non-rotating roster.
- Current NSW Drivers Licence (P1 and P2 acceptable).

Benefits and Perks!

- Accrued Day Off each month, paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave Loading.
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus.
- Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education.
- Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families.
- Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.

For more information about other perks,



please visit SLHD Benefit. This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months. Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2026_004)

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

For more information about SLHD please visit ‘Working With Us’

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For enquiries, please contact Chloe Van Loon on 0447 306 868 or via email at [email protected]

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day, apply now! Applications Close: 6 September 2026 For Applicant Support and Information, visit ‘Applicant Information’

📌 Registered Nurse - Canterbury Core Team, Community Mental Health Services (Sydney)
🏢 Sydney Local Health District
📍 Sydney