Registered Nurse Psych G2

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• Make an impact on the lives of young people, their families and carers connected with the Adolescent Inpatient Unit
• Full time or Part time permanent opportunity (32-40 hours per week)
• Heidelberg location, with multiple public transport options available

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the Adolescent Inpatient Unit

The Adolescent Inpatient Unit (AIPU) is a 24-hour acute inpatient unit which aims to provide short-term, multidisciplinary, safe and recovery focused assessment and/or inpatient treatment for adolescents (age 13-17). This occurs in a least restrictive manner when they cannot be treated and/or assessed safely and effectively within the community. Care aims to be responsive to the young person and their family/carer’s needs and requirements and build on and strengthen their community support systems.

AIPU is part of the broader Infant Child Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) which provides specialist mental health services for people aged between 0-25 years and support for their families, carers, and other supports. Multidisciplinary teams (inclusive of medical, nursing, allied health and people with lived and living experience) provide services including assessment, diagnosis, treatment and clinical case management. These services are provided in community-based services, acute inpatient units and several residential settings.

About the role 

As a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, you are responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based nursing care in collaboration with our multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal healthcare outcomes for our patients. You are a key member of the health care team responsible for ensuring nursing professional, organisation, legal and ethical standards are met.

A regular day will see you:   

• Practice within a professional and ethical nursing framework in accordance with the policies of the organisation.
• Identify and support the relevance of nursing and health research to improve consumers’ health outcomes.
• Perform a systematic and focused nursing assessment of consumer and environment keeping in mind the developmental needs of young people in this assessment and plans nursing care accordingly.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with others to facilitate the provision of care.
• Responsible for supervising and delegating to other health professionals such as Enrolled Nurses.

About you 

You will be someone who brings their unique skills and experience working with young people. You will collaborative across a multidisciplinary team and have a commitment to ongoing self-education and skill development.

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Knowledge of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 and other relevant legislation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of recovery and collaborative clinical practice
• A consumer centred approach to care.
• A flexible, innovative team-oriented approach to service delivery
• A positive approach to change and diversity

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Sue Wells, Divisional Manager ICYMHS at Sue.Wells@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Thursday 28 August 2025