Registered Psychiatric Nurse - Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health - Clayton
Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
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About Us
Monash Children’s Hospital continues our tradition of providing outstanding patient and family centred care in a purpose-built paediatric facility, delivering clinical services in a child and family-friendly environment.
The Stepping Stones Adolescent Inpatient Unit is a 15 inpatient bed and 5 transition (day) bed ward. It is a state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility housed in the new Monash Children’s Hospital. The Unit offers Mental Health interventions to adolescents (aged 12 to 18) who present with acute and severe mental health problems, associated high risk factors and have difficulty maintaining their own safety and the safety of others.
About the role
This is an exciting and rare opportunity for a qualified and experienced Mental Health Nurse, to work within the Early in Life Mental Health Service inpatient unit.
We currently have part and full time ongoing roles working across a 24/7 rotating roster.
About You
You are an experienced Mental Health Clinician with previous experience within a youth / adolescent mental health setting. You also have previous experience within adolescent mental health nursing, and familiarity with milieu therapy. You also have excellent communication skills and are able to work well with young people, related services and their families within the multidisciplinary team setting.
You will also work collaboratively with the various components of the ELMHS service, and provide leadership to the unit on a shift-by-shift basis, and add to the leadership group of Stepping Stones
The role provides the enviable opportunity to develop your capabilities of working within a diverse Early in Life Mental Health Setting; and extending your knowledge and skills at liaising with external agencies.
You Are Also
- Well respected & highly regarded by peers & colleagues
- Have exceptional communication & superior time management skills
- Have a genuine passion in mental health & nursing management
- An advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles
What You Need
- Registered Nurse with current registration with AHPRA
- Post Graduate Mental Health Nursing Qualifications, or relevant mental health nursing endorsement.
- Extensive experience within a mental health setting, ideally within an adolescent/ youth mental health setting
In Return
- Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base
- Avenues to further develop your leadership & project management skills
- Mentorship & career guidance
- Support to attend relevant forums & conferences
- A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies
For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out to Chantal Vice on 0409 751 501 or Matthew Parker 0400 144 884
Position Description can be found here
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close 19 April 2026