Registered Psychiatric Nurse - Aged Persons Mental Health - Cheltenham
Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
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About the Role
Full Time or Part Time | Ongoing | Kingston Centre, Cheltenham
This position offers you the opportunity to work in a dynamic multidisciplinary team that strives to deliver excellent care to patients, both during their stay and as they move back into the community.
You will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team caring for patients aged 65 and over, supporting them through their holistic journey of recovery, and being active in ongoing assessment and discharge planning.
Working closely with the Associate Nurse Unit Managers, you will ensure the provision of safe and effective care. The role includes accurate nursing assessments, timely handover and management, and escalation of any deteriorating patient to ensure patient safety. Precise mental state examination and risk assessment are paramount in mental health nursing, and therapeutic engagement time with consumers is vital to building relationships and ensuring excellent assessment and communication.
The Monash Health Mental Health program offers wonderful learning opportunities through both the online portal learning system and face-to-face training. Professional growth is fostered and encouraged, with the nursing team made up of Graduate Nurses, students and RUSONs.
About the Service
Monash Health Mental Health Services provides a range of community, bed-based and specialist services covering the Casey, Cardinia, Greater Dandenong, Kingston and Monash LGAs – a population of nearly one million. The Program has a number of clinical units including three adult units (Casey, Dandenong and Clayton), an Early in Life Mental Health Service (comprising perinatal, infant, child and adolescent services), Young Persons’ Mental Health Service, Psychology and Specialist Services (PsySS), Drug & Alcohol service and Gender Dysphoria Clinic.
Biala is a 20 bed aged acute unit based at the Kingston Centre, Cheltenham. Biala provides acute care, treatment and intervention for older people (65 years and over) with mental illness and behaviours associated with dementia that cannot be managed either at home or in aged care. The team comprises Consultant Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Registrars, Neuro and Clinical Psychology, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Psychiatric Enrolled Nurses, Social Work, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and a Psychiatric Service Officer, providing a holistic model of care across general and mental health.
About You
If you are considering applying for this role, you have finished your Nursing Degree and completed a Postgraduate qualification in Mental Health, completed a Mental Health Graduate Programme, or are looking for a change – either way, you are ready to take this next step in your career. You lead by example, thrive working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of evidence-based nursing care to all patients. You are an advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles.
You Are Also
- Committed to doing your best to provide excellence in patient care.
- Dedicated to safe best practice and quality care.
- Committed to delivering patient-centred care and patient advocacy.
- Enthusiastic, compassionate and able to work collaboratively.
- Excited to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence.
- Keen to teach and take on preceptorship opportunities to develop the skills of other nursing students and graduates.
What You Need
- Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) via AHPRA.
- Registered Nurse with 12 months full-time experience in an acute psychiatric inpatient unit, OR who has successfully completed a Mental Health Nursing Graduate Program (minimum 12 months), OR who holds a sole qualification in Mental Health Nursing, OR who holds (or is working towards) an academic postgraduate qualification in mental health nursing with 12 months full-time acute mental health experience.
- Current Victorian Driver’s Licence (desirable).
- Australian working rights.
In Return
- Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills and knowledge base.
- Avenues to further develop your leadership and project management skills.
- Mentorship and career guidance.
- Support to attend relevant forums and conferences.
- A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies.
- Benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to onsite staff car parking and gym, uniform, and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out to Maree Yalousi, Biala Nurse Manager, on 0433 937 645 or (03) 9265 1150.
Position Description can be found here.
Our Culture and Values
At Monash Health, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and future-focused, underpinned by clear values and a commitment to continuous improvement.
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.
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 6 December 2026.