Reference Number:54410:Mental Health Nurse Pool Employment Type:On Going Part Time (PT)

Location:
Northern Health (All Campuses) About Northern Health: As an organisation we have a explicit focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none. Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be. Mental Health Nurse Pool
- An exciting prospect to gain valuable experience and provide excellent consumer centred care in the Mental Health Division at Northern Health. Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north. Services are provided through our six main campuses: Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, Kilmore District Hospital and Mernda Community Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are also provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg. About Mental Health Division: Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern. Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles. We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.

About the Role




An exciting opportunity exists for enthusiastic Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) tojoin ourMental Health Nurse Poolat Northern Health. The requirements are:
• Permanent contracted part time a minimum of 0.6EFT to 0.8 EFT. (Casual Employment will not be entertained)
• Commitment to arotating rosterincorporating Day shift, Evenings and Night duty and weekends.
• You will be allocated to the needs of the organisation to back fill staffing vacancies across all Northern Health sites within the Mental health units. The Mental Health Nurse Pool position requires the applicant to work across the Northern, BHS & Bundoora Mental Health Units (including acute adult, aged and residential care services) within your skillset and Scope of Practice. Nurse Pool is responsible for the delivery of high-quality consumer centred care, within their scope of practice whilst observing the legislative requirement of the role and practising according to the Northern Health and Campus specific Policies and Procedures across all sites of Northern Health. Working across all sites of Northern Health you will be exposed to a multitude of mental health nursing areas supporting your development of a diverse range of skills. To be successful in this role you will have:
• Commitment in meeting the Pool requirements noting that this is NOT a casual bank role and is a permanent part timeposition.
• 3 years minimum and current experience as a mental health nurse in adult inpatient, aged based areas and/or community-based areas
• Qualifications in MH such as Transition Program, Post Graduate or Masters




• Responsive to the ever-changing needs of the organisation.
• Ability to adapt to new areas and work with new teams.
• Provide excellent care to all our consumers in various settings. Next Steps: If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, please click on the'Apply'button and follow the prompts.
• Your application requires you to attach your current CV and Cover Letter.
• In your Cover letter you are required to state the following to be considered:
• that you are applying for the Mental Health Pool,
• your desired contracted hours per fortnight
• acknowledging ability to work a rotating roster and commitment to work across all Adult Inpatient wards & Aged Care facilities For further details, please refer to the Position Description,or contactour Nursing Workforce Unit viaNursing.
[email protected] Applications close 10 November 2026. Why work at the Northern Health? NH offer a range of benefits which support and reward staff both personally and professionally. Our staff benefits include award winning facilities and campus partnerships, Career development and events, an award-winning Health and wellbeing program and financial benefits.
• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• Access to salary packaging & EAP
• Comprehensive Library services for learning, research, clinical decision-making, leisure and wellbeing (onsite and online) Work with us Northern Health is an equal prospect employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

📌 Mental Health Nurse Pool (Melbourne)
🏢 Northern Health
📍 Melbourne