Advance your career in a thriving service with strong support structures
Develop your clinical skills at Victoria's largest regional healthcare provider
Permanant | Part time | 64 hours per fortnight
About the role
This role is located at The McKellar Mental Health & Wellbeing Centre (MH&WBC;), a modern, purpose-built acute inpatient mental health facility located within Barwon Health's McKellar Centre precinct.
The service provides high-quality, recovery-oriented care for adults experiencing acute mental health challenges, with a strong focus on safety, engagement, and collaborative treatment planning.
Our multidisciplinary team works closely with consumers, families, carers, and community supports to promote stabilisation, wellbeing, and transition back to the community.
Your primary responsibility is to provide high quality, best practice direct delivery of psychiatric treatment and care to consumers (50+) as part of a multidisciplinary team which operates within a holistic recovery-based model.
We are seeking registered psychiatric nurses with:
Experience in the complexities of working in Acute Mental Health
A genuine interest in delivering recovery oriented, consumer centred delivery of care.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
The ability to function as a member of the multidisciplinary team
Key Responsibilities
Deliver high-quality, recovery-oriented psychiatric nursing care, including comprehensive mental state assessments, risk-informed care planning, and evidence-based interventions within a multidisciplinary team
Maintain accurate,



compliant clinical documentation and actively participate in clinical reviews, handovers, therapy programs, and family/carer engagement to support continuity of care
Contribute to service quality and safety through adherence to clinical standards, participation in quality improvement activities, incident reporting (RiskMan), and alignment with National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
What We Are Looking For
A Registered Psychiatric Nurse who demonstrates strong clinical capability in acute mental health, including risk assessment, care planning, and delivery of evidence-based interventions
A cooperative practitioner with well-developed communication skills, able to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and engage consumers, families, and carers
A professional committed to continuous learning, compliance, and reflective practice, including meeting AHPRA CPD requirements, participating in supervision, and adhering to policies, legislation, and clinical standards
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 advantages
Living expenses capped at $9,010
Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650
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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.
Click here for further information on the Victorian Government's Child Safe Standards
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About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government ()
Additional information
If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at
[email protected]
All appointments are subject to:
Satisfactory Police Record Check
Immunisation Status Clearance
Working with Children Check (if applicable)
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Please note: We do not accept resumes via email.

📌 Registered Psychiatric Nurse (Grade 2), Acute Intervention Service (Western Australia)
🏢 Barwon Health
📍 Western Australia