Mental Health Registered Nurse
Healthcare · Sydney NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview
Calling all mental health nurses! A leading healthcare provider in New South Wales, Australia has multiple full-time openings in 2026 for Mental Health Registered Nurses and Mental Health Clinicians. These roles come with employer sponsorship, relocation support and a pathway to permanent residency, so they are a great option if you are hoping for long-term career growth.
You will join a multidisciplinary team caring for patients in inpatient and community settings. Look forward to ongoing professional development, a supportive workplace culture, salary packaging benefits and real chances to move up in your career while making a difference for patients and their families.
Nurses from the Philippines and around the world are welcome to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Give compassionate, person-centred mental health care, with high-quality nursing and clinical care on every shift
- Carry out thorough mental health and psychiatric assessments
- Create individual care plans, put them into action and review how well they work
- Track each patient's progress and keep clinical notes accurate
- Give medications and treatments following clinical guidelines
- Step in during a crisis and offer therapeutic support to patients
- Work hand in hand with psychiatrists, medical officers and the wider multidisciplinary team, including in case reviews, care planning and discharge planning
- Help patients, their families and carers through education and recovery planning
- Keep patients safe and follow mental health legislation and clinical standards, while upholding professional standards, ethical practice and confidentiality
- Take part in quality improvement projects and in ongoing education and professional development
Requirements & Eligibility
- A Bachelor of Nursing or an equivalent recognised qualification
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse, or eligibility to obtain registration
- Minimum 2–3 years of work in mental health nursing or in mental health clinical practice
- Strong understanding of psychiatric assessment and the principles of mental health care
- A sound grasp of the relevant Australian mental health legislation and clinical practice standards
- Excellent communication and people skills, and the ability to work well within a multidisciplinary healthcare team
- Strong clinical decision-making and problem-solving skills, with a commitment to high-quality, patient-centred care
- A postgraduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing will be highly regarded
- Willing to relocate to Australia
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