Registered Nurse – Cumberland in Sydney

Make a meaningful difference through person-centred mental health care. Grow your mental health nursing career in a supportive clinical team. Shape innovative care within a major new Integrated Mental Health Complex. Build therapeutic relationships, deliver evidence-based mental health care and empower people to achieve better health outcomes.

About the role:

Join Cumberland Hospital, North Parramatta, part of Western Sydney Local Health District and one of Australia's most established mental health services. You'll work in a collaborative environment providing care across the mental health spectrum, while contributing to a service focused on innovation, respect, empowerment and quality. Work within a multidisciplinary team supporting people with diverse and complex mental health needs. Deliver care to local and broader communities across primary to tertiary mental health services. Be part of a service undergoing exciting transformation through the major new Integrated Mental Health Complex at Westmead. Access opportunities for professional growth, supervision, clinical development and continuous learning. Contribute to a culture that values collaboration, openness, respect, empowerment and quality.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based clinical care while building therapeutic relationships that promote psychological, physical and emotional wellbeing.
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate person-centred mental health care in partnership with consumers and the multidisciplinary team.
• Build therapeutic relationships with consumers and their support networks to identify changing needs and enable timely clinical intervention.
• Provide education and health promotion that supports consumers to understand their mental health, manage symptoms and participate in their care.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and deliver care in accordance with professional, legislative and organisational requirements.
• Contribute to clinical improvement, contemporary nursing practice, professional development and initiatives that enhance consumer outcomes.

Essential requirements:

• Current Registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Registered Nurse who has completed a new graduate RN program or experience working as a Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrated experience working with people presenting with an acute mental health problem.
• Demonstrated advanced reasoning skills with proven ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team within minimal direct clinical supervision.
• Proven effective high level written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills and ability to exercise independent professional judgement when solving problems.
• Working knowledge of the NSW Mental Health Act 2007.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with consumers and carers regarding mental health care.
• An understanding of the recovery philosophy and trauma informed care in Mental Health and the ability to implement these within clinical practice.
• Current NSW drivers licence.

Applications Close: 1st October 2026.

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.