Employment Type: Permanent Full Time (38 Hours per week) and Permanent Part Time (Minimum 24 Hours per week)
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $41.22 - $57.88 per hour + Superannuation
Location: Concord Centre for Mental Health
Requisition ID: REQ706421

Sydney Local Health District is one of the fastest growing Local Health Districts in New South Wales. Our facilities and services are world class and our staff are dedicated, cutting-edge and caring.

About the Role
Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) facilitates two statewide specialist inpatient units for adolescents: the Walker Unit and Rivendell Unit.

Both units provide specialised, multidisciplinary mental health care, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for young people experiencing complex and persistent mental health challenges.

- Walker Unit: Delivers an intensive, rehabilitation-focused program for young people with severe, treatment-resistant mental illnesses and high-risk behaviours. The focus is on recovery, developing independence, rebuilding daily living skills and supporting a gradual return to education and community life.
- Rivendell Unit: Provides specialist assessment, therapeutic treatment and rehabilitation for adolescents experiencing persistent mental illness and significant challenges with education, family and social functioning. The program supports recovery, social development and reintegration into education and the community.

Nurses play a vital role in both units, providing therapeutic support, promoting safety, building positive relationships and empowering young people to develop the skills and confidence needed for recovery.

Our approach is trauma-informed, inclusive and least restrictive, recognising the individual needs, identities and lived experiences of every young person. We work alongside young people and their families to promote independence, wellbeing and positive futures.

Key abilities for nurses working in our CAMHS (Walker)



Unit include;

· Ability to engage in age- and developmentally appropriate ways, often with young people showing resistance to treatment.

· Ability to observe and interpret behaviours in young people, help them understand their internal experiences, and support safe ways to express their needs and emotions.

· Heightened awareness of and capacity to place effective boundaries with young people, to maintain therapeutic relationships which have a wide range of attachment styles and/or disorders.

· Ability to work with patients, carers and wider families in often complex family dynamics.

· Knowledge in managing a wide array of mental health diagnoses including anxiety disorders, affective disorders, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, depression with suicidal or self-harm behaviours, psychotic disorders, attention deficit disorders and those who may be neurodivergent.

For more information, view the Position Description

Ideal Candidate

- Current nursing registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
- Demonstrated understanding of evidence informed practice and critical thinking.
- Demonstrated commitment to person centred care and NSW Health Core Values.
- Previous experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health is highly desirable but not essential.

Benefits and Perks

- Monthly Accrued Day Off (for full time roles)
- Additional Public Holiday during Xmas for celebrations!
- Paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging, Novated Leasing & Meal Entertainment allowance,



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- Upskill with free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) confidential counselling for staff and their families
- Annual influenza vaccination on us!
- Discounted Fitness Passport membership and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.

For more information, visit SLHD Benefits

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles 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’

To further connect with us, check us out on LinkedIn

For enquiries, please contact Mona Du, A/Nurse Unit Manager, Walker Unit, on 0403 596 ***

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day, apply now!

Applications Close: 22 November 2026

For Applicant Support and Information, visit ‘Applicant Information’

📌 Registered Nurse - Walker Unit (CAMHS) (Concord)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Concord