- Enjoy the perks of NFP salary packaging - up to $18,550 p.a.
- Come join one of WA's largest Aged Care organisations.

We hope you will join us and become one of the people who make Southern Cross Care WA an extraordinary place to be.

About the role and where you will be working:

As a Mental Health Registered Nurse, you will play a critical role in delivering high quality, person centred care to individuals experiencing mental illness. Working closely within a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to recovery focused and trauma informed practices across both sites.

This is a permanent part time position, working 4 days per fortnight across two of our aged care residential facilities:

Frank Prendergast House in Success

Margaret Hubery House in Rossmoyne

We’ll also be asking you to:

Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments and collaboratively develop care plans

Administer and monitor medications, including psychotropic drugs

Provide crisis intervention and ongoing risk assessment

Educate and support clients and their families/carers through their recovery journey

Maintain accurate clinical documentation using electronic health systems

Liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders

Participate in care reviews, team meetings, and quality improvement activities

To be considered for this role, you’ll need:

Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA

Demonstrated understanding of the Mental Health Act 2014 (WA)

Experience working with clients with severe and persistent mental illness





Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Competence using clinical systems for documentation and care planning

A current WA Driver’s Licence

Provide First Aid and CPR Certificate

Kindly note, if your application progresses to an interview, we’ll be asking for:

- National Police Clearance - current within 6 months (or evidence of application)

About us:

Established over 50 years ago, Southern Cross Care WA is a purpose-driven, not-for-profit organisation contributing to social, health and economic development in WA. We do this by enabling the delivery of integrated services in our community for the increasingly complex health, care and accommodation needs of our aging population and those living with mental illness.

Our dedicated and passionate team of around 900 employees and 130 volunteers, deliver care and services to over 3000 West Australians across our residential, retirement village, mental health, community housing and home care portfolio.

Our promise to our clients, residents and each other is to enable extraordinary because we;

Listen, Act, Do not give up, Work as one.

Southern Plus and Southern Cross Housing Ltd. are part of the Southern Cross Care WA Inc. Group.

Southern Cross Care WA is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We also acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work.

For more information on the services, we provide visit: scrosswa.org.au

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Healthcare & Medical Nursing - Aged Care

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📌 Mental Health Registered Nurse (City of Canning)
🏢 Southern Cross Care (WA
📍 City of Canning