Registered Nurse Psych G2

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• Full time opportunity, located at Austin Hospital in Heidelberg  
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse (Grade 2 Y2-Y8)
• Salary Range 68,541 - 96,808

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 Department

The Child Inpatient Unit (CIPU) is part of Austin Health’s Infant Child and Youth Mental Health Services (ICYMHS). We care for children from metropolitan and regional Victoria, NSW and Tasmania at present. The CIPU is a 12-bed unit which provides specialist inpatient psychiatric assessment and treatment for young people up to the age of 12 years with severe emotional and/or behavioural disturbance. Our community teams are currently based primarily at Austin Hospital in Heidelberg. 

About the role 

The role requires the Registered Nurse to plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal healthcare outcomes for our patients.   

A regular day will see you: 

• Prioritise and deliver care within scope of practice and according to nursing care plan.  
• Facilitate active patient/family participation in delivery of goals of care, including handover.  
• Recognise and seek support when input is required from senior/experienced staff. 
• Active participation in huddles and handover process recognising deviation from handover content to clinical presentation 
• Provide accurate, accessible and timely written records of clinical work, as required in CYMHS standards of documentation.  

About you 

You will be someone who has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with consumers, families/carers, colleagues, clinical staff, and other health and welfare service 

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

• A clear understanding of and practice in the principles of recovery-orientated trauma informed and patient focused/family-centered care.
• Collaborative practice and expertise in engaging children and their families within a clinical setting.  
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including expressing own viewpoints respectfully and valuing the perspectives of others.  
• An awareness and practice knowledge of relevant legislation and practice frameworks (e.g. Mental Health Act (2022) and Child Youth and Families Act (2005).  

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: Sandra Chirume-Chiguma, Nurse Unit Manager - Child Inpatient Unit at Sandra.CHIRUME-CHIGUMA@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: Friday 31 October 2025