At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a supportive team to provide high-quality mental health care and develop your nursing skills.
- Company: Mercy Health, a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 compassionate professionals.
- Benefits: Part-time role with structured education, clinical support, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Diverse workplace encouraging applications from all backgrounds and cultures.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful difference in people's lives while growing your career in mental health nursing.
- Qualifications: Compassionate, resilient individuals committed to exceptional patient-centred care.
The predicted salary is between 69300 - 84700 $ per year.
Employment Type: Part time, Fixed term, 12 months
Hours: 28 Hours a Week
Salary: RPN2 Year 2- RPN2 Year 8
Location: Mercy Mental Health Sites
Upload with Application:
- Resume
- Cover letter
- Relevant qualifications
- References
Contact: Natalie Lentini - Graduate Nurse Coordinator mmhgraduatesnursing@mercy.com.au
About the opportunity:
Join Mercy Mental Health & Wellbeing’s Learning and Development Team and become part of a supportive, innovative, and recovery-focused service committed to developing the future mental health nursing workforce. Working alongside experienced educators, clinical supervisors, and multidisciplinary teams, you will receive structured education, clinical support, and professional development opportunities while providing high-quality care to consumers, families, and carers.
Develop your mental health nursing knowledge and clinical skills through a structured learning program while working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary mental health team. Build therapeutic relationships with consumers, families and carers, supporting recovery-oriented practice through collaborative care planning, advocacy, and person-centred mental health nursing. Provide high-quality, recovery-oriented, person-centred care to consumers, families and carers, including conducting assessments, monitoring mental and physical health, and supporting recovery planning. Participate in dedicated education, clinical supervision, and professional development opportunities designed to build confidence, capability, and expertise in contemporary mental health nursing practice.
What you’ll bring:
You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care. To thrive in this role, you will have:
- Strong resilience and adaptability, with the ability to work effectively in a dynamic mental health environment while managing competing priorities and responding to challenges professionally
- Excellent clinical, communication, time management and organisational skills, with the ability to think critically, problem solve and deliver safe, high-quality care.
- A compassionate, recovery-oriented approach to partnering with consumers, families and carers, with a commitment to person-centred mental health care
- The ability to build positive, respectful relationships and contribute effectively within a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment.
- Desire to complete a specialist qualification in mental health
You will also be required to provide evidence of:
- Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
- Covid vaccination status
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
Mid-Year Graduate Transition Registered Nurse Intake in Melbourne employer: Mercy Health
Mercy Health is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee growth and development within the aged care sector. With a strong commitment to community engagement and outstanding customer service, employees enjoy a collaborative work culture that fosters strategic partnerships and innovation. Located in a supportive environment, Mercy Health offers unique opportunities to make a meaningful impact while benefiting from comprehensive training and career advancement pathways.
