Registered Nurse Psych G2

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• Full time or part time permanent opportunity (monthly ADO for full time)
• Make a lasting impact of the lives of patients, their families and carers in this senior mental health clinician role
• Connect, learn and collaborate with our multidisciplinary team, located in Heidelberg

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 small 11-bed inpatient unit located at the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg, that works closely with young people and their carers to achieve positive outcomes in all areas of functioning. The unit is part of the broader Infant Child Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS).

Adolescents who have turned 13 (but are not yet 18 years of age) are admitted for mental health assessment and treatment when their presentation presents high levels of risk, or when a more specialised service is required for assessment and treatment. These young people may be experiencing significant acute and complex emotional, behavioural and/or social difficulties and have usually had some outpatient treatment.

The team is well supported by the Austin School teaching staff who work to keep young people connected to their home schools or help them reconnect to appropriate educational pathways.

About the role 

As a Registered Nurse at Austin Health, you are responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based nursing care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal healthcare outcomes for our patients.

The Registered Nurse is a key member of the health care team responsible for ensuring nursing professionals, organisation, and legal and ethical standards are met. The Registered Nurse is responsible for supervising and delegating to other health professionals such as Enrolled Nurses.

A regular day will see you:   

• Perform nursing assessment of consumer and environment keeping in mind the developmental needs of young people.
• Plan and evaluate nursing care in consultation with consumers and the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Practices nursing care in line with a trauma informed care lens, with a view to minimising the use of restrictive interventions.
• Provide safe and effective evidence-based nursing care to achieve optimal mental and physical health outcomes for consumers
• Participate in therapeutic group program including both therapeutic and leisure groups
• Documents all aspects of care, analyse and interpret data accurately utilising the organisations clinical patient information and documentation systems
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with others to facilitate the provision of care

About you 

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

• Registered Nurse registered with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency
• Knowledge of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 and other relevant legislation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of recovery and collaborative clinical practice
• A consumer centered approach to care
• A flexible, innovative team-oriented approach to service delivery
• Proficiency in information technology systems and applications (Office 365, search engines, databases, etc.)

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. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Whitney Cornell, Nurse Unit Manager at Whitney.CORNELL@austin.org.au

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

Application closing date: Thursday 8 July 2026