Mental Health Nurse
Visa sponsorship
Healthcare · Melbourne, VIC, Australia · Full-Time · $90,000 - $120,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Experienced Mental Health Registered Nurses are wanted at an established private mental health hospital in Melbourne, for permanent full-time work on an inpatient unit. The people in your care live with acute, complex mental health conditions, and you would work beside psychiatrists, psychologists and allied health colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team. Recovery-focused, trauma-informed and person-centred practice is at the heart of the job.
Eligible applicants on the 482 visa pathway are catered for by the employer, as the requirements below explain.
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Key Responsibilities
- Complete thorough mental health assessments and design individualised nursing care for each patient
- Look after patients living with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other conditions
- Undertake risk assessments and mental state examinations, and monitor patients closely
- Give medications and track how treatment is working
- Guide patients through crisis intervention, recovery planning and therapeutic engagement
- Work with psychiatrists, psychologists, allied health staff and fellow nurses, document care accurately and contribute to discharge planning
Requirements & Eligibility
- A qualified Registered Nurse whose background includes inpatient mental health or psychiatric nursing
- Registration with AHPRA, or eligibility to obtain Australian nursing registration
- Clinical assessment, risk management and communication abilities that are strong
- Time spent in acute mental health, adult psychiatry or specialist inpatient services, plus a commitment to recovery-focused, trauma-informed and person-centred care
- Seeking employer sponsorship under the Subclass 482 visa
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Visa guide: Skills in Demand Visa (482) Guide