Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 2
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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 Community Recovery Program, Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Division
The Community Recovery Program (CRP) is a collaboration between Austin Health (AH), Mind Australia (Mind) and Forensicare. CRP offers 22, purpose-built units and delivers safe, supportive and recovery-focussed residential care in a similar model to a Continuing Care Unit. The catchment area includes the local government areas of Banyule and Nillumbik. Clinical and recovery-focussed support is provided by both Austin Health staff and Mind Australia Community Mental Health Practitioners. Clinical support is on offer 24 hours/7days. The partnership between Austin Health, Mind Australia and Forensicare recognises the unique opportunity to provide people experiencing severe mental health issues and complex needs and their carers/families with residential support, treatment and strategies to manage mental health problems and engage them in recovery focussed interventions and activities to maximise long term community integration. Whilst Austin Health has primary responsibility for clinical governance, all CRP staff work collaboratively to deliver clinical and psychosocial recovery support to residents, their families and carers.
About the role
The Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 2 will hold a keyworking allocation of consumers with whom they will support on a weekly basis towards their individual recovery goals. In addition to this the RPN2 is also responsible for providing daily clinical care and oversight to all of the residents in the program, whilst working alongside MIND community mental health practitioners. This position is fixed term.
A regular day will see you:
- Facilitating therapeutic and social groups
- Having 1:1 sessions with your keyworking consumers to work towards their recovery goals
- Contributing to multidisciplinary team discussion and care planning
- Upholding your own continuing professional development
About you
As a Registered Psych Nurse Grade 2/keyworker at CRP, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.
To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:
- A commitment to collaborative and recovery-focused practice
- Knowledge of community linkages in the north-east mental health catchment area
- Experience facilitating groups
- Current and valid driver’s licence
- Positive team culture
- Effective utilisation of resources
- Excellent time-management skills
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the recovery philosophy
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: Vanessa Tucker, Acting CRP/PARC NUM at Vanessa.TUCKER@austin.org.au.
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Wednesday 12 August 2026
