RPN2 Year 2 - $86,580 p.a to RPN2 Year 8 - $107,520.40 p.a
Position Purpose
The RPN2 provides specialist mental health nursing care within a secure forensic environment. The role combines therapeutic engagement, recovery-focused practice, risk management, care coordination and participation in multidisciplinary treatment programs. RPN2s may also rotate through the Early Intervention Support Team (EIST), supporting clinical teams with de-escalation, behavioural management and therapeutic engagement across the hospital.
Essential Qualifications
Candidates must possess:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
- Minimum of Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing (or recognised equivalent)
- Eligibility to work in Australia
- Ability to satisfy police and security screening requirements
Preferred Experience
- Typically 2+ years post-registration psychiatric nursing experience
Highly Desirable Experience
- Acute psychiatric units
- Psychiatric intensive care units (PICU)
- Correctional or prison health services
- High dependency mental health environments
Clinical Capability Requirements
Demonstrated ability to:
- Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments
- Develop and implement recovery-focused care plans
- Undertake risk assessment and risk management planning
- Participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning
- Administer and monitor psychotropic medications
- Deliver group-based therapeutic interventions
- Engage consumers experiencing severe and persistent mental illness
Ideal Candidate Profile
We are seeking nurses who demonstrate:
- Robust therapeutic engagement skills
- Confidence working with complex presentations
- Emotional resilience
- Sound clinical judgement
- Recovery-oriented practice
- Ability to work safely within secure environments
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills